Peter Gabriel / discography
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Peter Gabriel - discography
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Peter Gabriel (2008)
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| Publications | |
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 Studio albums
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9 |
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Collab albums
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1 |
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Live albums
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5 |
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Compilations
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8th |
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Soundtracks
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4th |
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EPs
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2 |
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Singles
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49 |
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Video albums
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12 |
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Music videos
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30th |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British pop - rock singer Peter Gabriel . According to the sources, he has sold more than 21.9 million records in his solo career, including over 2.9 million in his home country alone. Gabriel's most successful release is the So album, with over seven million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1977 | Peter Gabriel (album 1977) |
DE9  (31 weeks)DE |
- | - |
UK7th (19 weeks)UK |
US38 (17 weeks)US |
First published: February 25, 1977
Sales: + 1,084,000 |
| 1978 | Peter Gabriel (Scratch) |
DE49 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK10 (8 weeks) UK |
US45 (10 weeks) US |
First published: June 3, 1978
Sales: + 293,400 |
| 1980 | Peter Gabriel (Melt) |
DE83 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK1 (18 weeks)UK |
US22 (29 weeks) US |
First published: May 30, 1980
Sales: + 574,400 |
| 1982 | Peter Gabriel (Security) |
DE84 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK6th (16 weeks)UK |
US28 (31 weeks)US |
First published: September 8, 1982
Sales: + 883,900 |
| 1986 | So |
DE2  (70 weeks)DE |
AT1 (22 weeks) AT |
CH2 (22 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 3
(76 weeks)UK |
US2 × 5
(93 weeks)US |
First published: May 19, 1986
Sales: + 7,088,800 |
| 1992 | Us |
DE1 (37 weeks)DE |
AT10 (16 weeks) AT |
CH2 (21 weeks) CH |
UK2 (29 weeks)UK |
US2 (53 weeks)US |
First published: September 29, 1992
Sales: + 2,630,000 |
| 2002 | Up |
DE4th (10 weeks)DE |
AT9 (6 weeks) AT |
CH4th (9 weeks)CH |
UK11  (4 weeks)UK |
US9 (9 weeks) US |
First published: September 24, 2002
Sales: + 436,800 |
| 2010 | Scratch My Back |
DE2 (11 weeks) DE |
AT11 (7 weeks) AT |
CH3 (9 weeks) CH |
UK12 (3 weeks) UK |
US26 (5 weeks) US |
First published: February 12, 2010
Sales: + 40,000 |
| 2011 | New Blood |
DE6 (1 week) DE |
AT19 (4 weeks) AT |
CH11 (6 weeks) CH |
UK22 (4 weeks) UK |
US30 (4 weeks) US |
First published: October 7, 2011
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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CH
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US
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| 1983 | Plays Live |
DE40 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8 (9 weeks) UK |
US44 (16 weeks) US |
First published: June 9, 1983
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 1994 | Secret World live |
DE8th (24 weeks)DE |
AT8 (7 weeks) AT |
CH10 (11 weeks) CH |
UK10 (4 weeks)UK |
US23 (12 weeks)US |
First published: September 13, 1994
Sales: + 810,000 |
| 2012 | Live Blood |
DE65 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: April 23, 2012
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More live albums
- 2007: The Warmup Tour Summer '07
- 2019: Growing Up Live
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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| 1980 | A German album |
DE65 (1 week) DE |
AT10 (12 weeks) AT |
- | - | - |
First publication: July 1980
German-language new recording of Melt |
| 1982 | German album | - | - | - | - | - |
First publication: September 1982
German-language new addition by Security |
| 1990 | Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats |
DE12 (26 weeks)DE |
AT26 (2 weeks) AT |
CH27 (8 weeks)CH |
UK11 × 2
(18 weeks)UK |
US48 × 2
(28 weeks)US |
First published: November 20, 1990
Sales: + 3,175,000 |
| 2003 | hit |
DE25 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH16 (7 weeks) CH |
UK29 (4 weeks)UK |
US100 (2 weeks) US |
First published: November 4th, 2003
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 2013 | And I'll Scratch Yours |
DE19 (2 weeks) DE |
AT24 (1 week) AT |
CH39 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: September 23, 2013
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| 2019 | Rated PG |
DE97 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH37 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: April 13, 2019
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More compilations
- 1992: Revisited
- 2008: Peter Gabriel
EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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| 1994 | SW live EP | - | - | - |
UK39 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: August 22, 1994
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- 1986: Sledgehammer
Soundtracks
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1985 | Birdy | - | - | - |
UK51 (3 weeks) UK |
US162 (7 weeks) US |
First published: March 18, 1985
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| 1989 | Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ |
DE30 (13 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK29 (5 weeks) UK |
US60 (14 weeks)US |
First published: June 5, 1989
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2000 | OVO |
DE14 (13 weeks) DE |
- |
CH27 (10 weeks) CH |
UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 8, 2000
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| 2002 | Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence |
DE78 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: April 16, 2002
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Singles
Chart placements
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1977 |
Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel (album 1977) |
DE16 (18 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK13 (9 weeks)UK |
US68 (5 weeks) US |
First published: March 24th, 1977
Sales: + 200,000 |
| 1980 | Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel (Melt) |
DE36 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK4th (11 weeks)UK |
US48 (11 weeks) US |
First published: Jan 28, 1980
Sales: + 200,000; feat. Kate Bush |
| No Self-Control Peter Gabriel (Melt) |
- | - | - |
UK33 (6 weeks) UK |
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First published: April 28, 1980
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| Biko Peter Gabriel (Melt) |
- | - | - |
UK38 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 11, 1980
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| 1982 | Shock the Monkey Peter Gabriel (Security) |
- | - | - |
UK58 (5 weeks) UK |
US29 (18 weeks) US |
First published: September 13, 1982
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| 1983 | I Don't Remember (live) Plays live |
- | - | - |
UK62 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 27, 1983
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| 1984 | Walk Through the Fire Against Every Chance (OST) |
- | - | - |
UK69 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 21, 1984
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| 1986 |
Sledgehammer So |
DE7 (21 weeks) DE |
AT2 (16 weeks) AT |
CH4 (16 weeks) CH |
UK4th (18 weeks)UK |
US1 (21 weeks) US |
First published: April 25, 1986
Sales: +360,000 |
| In Your Eyes So |
- | - | - | - |
US26th (28 weeks)US |
First published: August 16, 1986
Sales: + 500,000 |
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| Do not Give Up Sun |
DE27 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK9 (11 weeks) UK |
US72 (9 weeks) US |
First published: October 19, 1986
feat. Kate Bush |
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Big Time Sun |
DE38 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK13 (9 weeks) UK |
US8 (23 weeks) US |
First published: November 15, 1986
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| 1987 | Red Rain Sun |
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UK46 (4 weeks) UK |
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First published: June 11, 1987
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| 1989 | Shakin 'the Tree Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats |
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UK61 (3 weeks) UK |
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First release: May 22, 1989
feat. Youssou N'Dour |
| 1990 |
Solsbury Hill / * Shaking the Tree Shaking the Tree - 16 Golden Greats |
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UK57 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 10, 1990
* feat. Youssou N'Dour |
| 1992 | Digging in the Dirt Us |
DE23 (13 weeks) DE |
AT29 (2 weeks) AT |
CH12 (14 weeks) CH |
UK24 (4 weeks) UK |
US52 (11 weeks) US |
First published: September 7, 1992
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| Steam Us |
DE48 (14 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK10 (7 weeks) UK |
US32 (15 weeks) US |
First published: December 5, 1992
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| 1993 | Blood of Eden Us |
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UK43 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First release: March 2nd, 1993
feat. Sinéad O'Connor |
| Kiss That Frog Us |
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UK46 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 13, 1993
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| 1994 | Lovetown Philadelphia (OST) |
DE95 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK49 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 13, 1994
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| 2002 | The Barry Williams Show Up |
DE66 (3 weeks) DE |
- |
CH81 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: September 1, 2002
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| More Than This Up |
- | - | - |
UK47 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 30, 2002
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| 2010 | The Book of Love Scratch My Back |
DE93 (1 week) DE |
AT70 (1 week) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: January 11, 2010
feat. Stephin Merritt |
More singles
- 1977: Modern Love
- 1978: DIY (feat. Perspective )
- 1980: Games without borders
- 1980: I Don't Remember
- 1982: Kiss of Life
- 1982: I Have the Touch
- 1983: I Go Swimming (live)
- 1983: Solsbury Hill (live)
- 1984: Out Out (soundtrack to the film Gremlins )
- 1986: That Voice Again
- 1986: In Your Eyes (Sales: + 500,000)
- 1987: Biko (live)
- 1993: Secret World
- 1996: While the Earth Sleeps (feat. Deep Forest )
- 2003: Growing Up
- 2004: Darkness (Remixes)
- 2004: Burn You Up, Burn You Down
- 2008: Down to Earth (with The Soweto Gospel Choir )
- 2012: Courage
- 2016: I'm Amazing
- 2016: The Veil
Collaborations
Albums
- 2008: Big Blue Ball
Singles
- 1996: Hush, Hush, Hush ( Paula Cole feat. Peter Gabriel)
- 2001: When You're Falling ( Afro Celt Sound System feat. Peter Gabriel)
- 2007: Salala ( Angélique Kidjo feat. Peter Gabriel)
- 2007: Whole Thing (with Francis Bebey , Alex Faku , Tim Finn , Karl Wallinger & Andy White )
- 2008: Burn You Up, Burn You Down (with Billy Cobham , The Holmes Brothers , Wendy Melvoin , Arona N'diaye & Jah Wobble )
- 2008: Big Blue Ball ( Karl Wallinger & Peter Gabriel)
Video albums and music videos
Video albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1988 | Compilation video | - | - | - | - |
US1 (… Where.)US |
First published: February 1, 1988
Sales: +58,000 |
| 1994 | Secret World Live |
DE- × 3
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- | - |
UK- |
US9 (… Where.)US |
First published: September 13, 1994
Sales: + 268,000 |
| 2003 | Growing Up - live |
DE31 (4 weeks)DE |
- | - |
UK- |
US10 (2 weeks)US |
First published: November 3, 2003
Sales: + 203,000 |
| 2004 | Play - The Videos |
DE33 (3 weeks)DE |
- | - | - |
US15 (1 week) US |
First published: November 16, 2004
Sales: + 50,000 |
| 2005 | Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped |
DE74 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: November 22, 2005
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| 2014 | Back to Front - Live in London |
DE7 (10 weeks) DE |
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First published: June 20, 2014
Sales: + 3,200 |
More video albums
- 1990: POV
- 1991: compilation
- 1993: All About Us
- 2003: More Than This (Single DVD)
- 2004: A Family Portrait - A Film by Anna Gabriel
- 2011: New Blood - Live in London
Music videos
| year | title | Director (s) |
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| 1977 | Solsbury Hill | Jerry Chater, Graham Dean, Peter Gabriel |
| Modern love | Peter Medak | |
| 1980 | Games Without Frontiers | David Mallet |
| No self control | - | |
| 1982 | Shock the Monkey | Brian Grant |
| 1983 | I don't remember | Marcello Anciano |
| 1984 | This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) | Dean Winkler |
| 1986 | Sledgehammer | Stephen R. Johnson |
| Mercy Street | Matt Mahurin | |
| Don't Give Up (Version 1) | Lol Creme, Kevin Godley | |
| Don't Give Up (Version 2) | Jim Blashfield | |
| In your eyes | Graham Dean, Peter Gabriel | |
| Red Rain | Matt Mahurin | |
| 1987 | Big time | Stephen R. Johnson |
| Biko | Lol cream | |
| 1988 | Zaar | Stefan Roloff |
| 1990 | Shaking the tree | Isaac Julien |
| 1992 | Steam | Stephen R. Johnson |
| Digging in the dirt | John Downer | |
| Blood of Eden | Nicola Bruce, Michael Coulson | |
| 1993 | Kiss That Frog | Brett Leonard |
| Come talk to me | Matt Mahurin | |
| Lovetown | Michael Coulson | |
| 2000 | The Nest That Sailed the Sky | York Tillyer |
| 2002 | Growing up | François Vogel |
| 2003 | The Barry Williams Show | Sean Penn |
| The drop | Glenn Marshall | |
| Washing of the Water | York Tillyer | |
| 2004 | My Head Sounds Like That | Anna Gabriel |
| Father, son | Anna Gabriel |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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 Argentina (CAPIF)
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- |
2 × gold2
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3 × platinum3
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84,000 | capif.org.ar AR2 |
 Australia (ARIA)
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- | - |
4 × platinum4th
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280,000 | Individual evidence |
 Belgium (BEA)
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- |
gold1
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- | 25,000 | worldradiohistory.com |
 Brazil (PMB)
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- | - | - | 200,000 | Individual evidence |
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Germany (BVMI)
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- |
4 × gold4th
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6 × platinum6th
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2,575,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 France (SNEP)
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- |
10 × gold10
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platinum1
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1,935,500 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
 Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)
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- |
gold1
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- | 10,000 | ifpihk.org |
 Italy (FIMI)
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- |
gold1
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3 × platinum3
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330,000 | fimi.it |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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- | - | - | 800,000 | Individual evidence |
 Canada (MC)
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- |
3 × gold3
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10 × platinum10
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835,000 | musiccanada.com |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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- |
2 × gold2
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5 × platinum5
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100,000 | nztop40.co.nz |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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- |
gold1
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platinum1
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150,000 | nvpi.nl |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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- |
2 × gold2
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- | 15,000 | zpav.pl |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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- |
gold1
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- | 50,000 | www.ifpi.se |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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- |
2 × gold2
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platinum1
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95,000 | hitparade.ch |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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- |
2 × gold2
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- | 100,000 | mediafire.com ES2 |
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United States (RIAA)
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- |
6 × gold6th
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10 × platinum10
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11,350,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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5 × silver5
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6 × gold6th
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6 × platinum6th
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2,970,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
5 × silver5
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44 × gold44
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50 × platinum50
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