Peter Gabriel / Awards for Music Sales

Peter Gabriel (2008)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales for British singer Peter Gabriel . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  United Kingdom 1980: for the single Games Without Frontiers 1986: for the single Sledgehammer 1994: for the album Secret World Live 2002: for the album Up 2019: for the single Solsbury Hill Golden record  Argentina 1990: for the album So 1992: for the album Us  Belgium 1986: for the album So  Germany 2002: for the album Up 2008: for the album Peter Gabriel (album 1977) 2008: for the album Secret World Live  France 1978: for the album Peter Gabriel (album 1977) 1981: for the album Peter Gabriel (Melt) 1986: for the album So 1990: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats (Geffen) 1991: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats (Virgin) 1994: for the album Secret World Live 1994: for the video album Secret World Live (VHS) 2004: for the video album Secret World Live (DVD)  Hong Kong 1990: for the album So  Italy 2014: for the album Scratch My Back  Canada 1994: for the video album Secret World Live (VHS) 1994: for the album Secret World Live 2003: for the album Up  New Zealand 1991: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats 1994: for the album Us  Netherlands 1991: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats  Poland 2005: for the video album Secret World Live 2010: for the album Scratch My Back  Sweden 1992: for the album Us  Switzerland 1991: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats 2002: for the album Up  Spain 1987: for the album So 1992: for the album Us  United States 1987: for the album Peter Gabriel (Security) 1988: for the video album Compilation Video 1992: for the album Peter Gabriel (album 1977) 1997: for the album Secret World Live 1998: for the album Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ 2005: for the single In Your Eyes  United Kingdom 1979: for the album Peter Gabriel (album 1977) 1980: for the album Peter Gabriel (Melt) 1982: for the album Peter Gabriel (Security) 2003: for the album Hit 2013: for the video album Growing Up - Live 2013: for the video album Secret World Live

2 × gold record  France 1993: for the album Us Platinum record  Argentina 2003: for the video album Secret World Live 2003: for the video album Growing Up - Live 2005: for the video album Compilation Video  Australia 1993: for the album Us  Germany 1990: for the album So 2006: for the video album Growing Up - Live 2007: for the album Us 2007: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats 2011: for the video album Play - The Videos  France 2004: for the video album Growing Up - Live  Canada 1980: for the album Peter Gabriel (Scratch) 1983: for the album Peter Gabriel (Security) 1992: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats  Netherlands 1991: for the album So  Switzerland 1987: for the album So  United States 1992: for the album Us 2006: for the video album Growing Up - Live 2006: for the video album Secret World Live  United Kingdom 1993: for the album Us 3 × gold record  Germany 2007: for the video album Secret World Live 2 × platinum record  Canada 1993: for the album Us 1999: for the album Peter Gabriel (Melt)  United States 1996: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats  United Kingdom 1997: for the album Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats 3 × platinum record  Australia 1987: for the album So  Italy 1994: for the album Us  Canada 2003: for the video album Secret World Live (DVD)  United Kingdom 1989: for the album So 5 × platinum record  New Zealand 1987: for the album So  United States 1996: for the album So

Awards by album

Peter Gabriel (album 1977)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	219,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	15,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold	1,084,000

Peter Gabriel (Scratch)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	171,400
Japan (RIAJ)	-	22,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	293,400

Peter Gabriel (Melt)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	259,400
Japan (RIAJ)	-	15,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	574,400

Peter Gabriel (Security)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	155,900
Japan (RIAJ)	-	28,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	883,900

So

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	241,800
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	132,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	5 × platinum	75,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	5 × gold 19 × platinum	7,323,800

Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	Gold (Geffen) + Gold (Virgin)	277,800
Japan (RIAJ)	-	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 6 × platinum	3,760,300

Secret World Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	173,800
Japan (RIAJ)	-	40,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold	1,073,800

Us

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	-	200,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	244,500
Italy (FIMI)	3 × platinum	300,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	178,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,600,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	6 × gold 9 × platinum	3,730,000

Up

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
France (SNEP)	-	96,800
Japan (RIAJ)	-	60,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold	436,800

hit

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	18,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	118,000

Scratch My Back

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	32,200
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
All in all	2 × gold	72,200

Awards by singles

Solsbury Hill

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver	200,000

Games Without Frontiers

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver	250,000

Sledgehammer

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	110,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver	360,000

In your eyes

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Awards by video albums

Compilation video

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	58,000

Secret World Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	75,000
France (SNEP)	Gold (VHS) + Gold (DVD)	20,000
Canada (MC)	Gold (VHS) + 3 × Platinum (DVD)	35,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	6 × gold 6 × platinum	268,000

Growing Up - Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	50,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	20,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	203,000

Play - The Videos

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × platinum	50,000

Live in Athens 1987

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	1,700
All in all	-	1,700

Back to Front - Live in London

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	3,200
All in all	-	3,200

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	84,000	capif.org.ar AR2
Australia (ARIA)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	280,000	Individual evidence
Belgium (BEA)	-	gold1	-	25,000	worldradiohistory.com
Brazil (PMB)	-	-	-	200,000	Individual evidence
Germany (BVMI)	-	4 × gold4th	6 × platinum6th	2,575,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	-	10 × gold10	platinum1	1,935,500	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	-	10,000	ifpihk.org
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	3 × platinum3	330,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	-	-	800,000	Individual evidence
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	10 × platinum10	835,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	100,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	150,000	nvpi.nl
Poland (ZPAV)	-	2 × gold2	-	15,000	zpav.pl
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	50,000	www.ifpi.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	95,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	mediafire.com ES2
United States (RIAA)	-	6 × gold6th	10 × platinum10	11,350,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	6 × gold6th	6 × platinum6th	2,970,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	44 × gold44	50 × platinum50

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Gavin Ryan: Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 . Moonlight Publishing, Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria 2011 (English).
2. ^ Platinum for Peter Gabriel (Scratch) in Canada
3. ^ Platinum for So in Switzerland
4. ↑ Spettacoli. In: Corriere della Sera . archivio.corriere.it, July 11, 1994, accessed on August 3, 2020 (Italian, registration required). 
5. ^ Dean Scapolo: The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 - 2006 . Ed .: Maurienne House. 2007, ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8 (English).
6. ↑ Sales figures for Peter Gabriel (album 1977) in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Oricon Entertainment (Ed.): Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 . Roppongi, Tokyo 2006, ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
8. ↑ Sales figures for Peter Gabriel (Scratch) in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Sales figures for Peter Gabriel (Melt) in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Sales figures for Peter Gabriel (Security) in France ( Memento from March 7, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Sales figures for So in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ Sales figures for Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Sales figures for Secret World Live in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
14. ^ Malena Segura Contrera: O mito na mídia: a presença de conteúdos arcaicos nos meios de comunicação . 45th edition. Annablume, Selo Universidade, Brazil 1996, p. 85 ( google.de [accessed on March 16, 2020]).
15. ↑ Sales figures for Us in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
16. ^ Nielsen SoundScan. In: Nielsen Media Research . nielsen.com, accessed August 3, 2020 (English, registration required, search for “Us” by Peter Gabriel. 2005 database: 1,600,000 units sold in the United States). 
17. ↑ Sales figures for Up in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ Sales figures for Hit in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Sales figures for Scratch My Back in France ( Memento from July 27, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ Sales figures for Live in Athens 1987 in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
21. ↑ Sales figures for Back to Front - Live in London in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )