Radiohead / Music Sales Awards

Radiohead (2007)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of the British alternative rock - music group Radiohead . In their career to date they have sold over 30 million albums. 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 2013: for the album I Might Be Wrong 2015: for the single Paranoid Android 2016: for the single No Surprises 2017: for the single Karma Police 2018: for the album Airbag / How Am I Driving? 2019: for the single High and Dry 2019: for the single Fake Plastic Trees 2020: for the single Street Spirit (Fade Out) Golden record  Argentina 1993: for the album Pablo Honey 1995: for the album The Bends 2001: for the album Amnesiac  Australia 2001: for the album Pablo Honey 2001: for the album Amnesiac 2003: for the album Hail to the Thief 2016: for the album A Moon Shaped Pool  Belgium 1996: for the album The Bends 2000: for the album Kid A 2001: for the album Amnesiac 2007: for the album Hail to the Thief 2008: for the album In Rainbows 2009: for the album Radiohead: The Best Of  Denmark 2019: for the single creep  France 2001: for the album Amnesiac 2003: for the album Hail to the Thief 2005: for the video album Meeting People Is Easy 2016: for the album A Moon Shaped Pool  Italy 2016: for the album A Moon Shaped Pool 2018: for the single No Surprises  Japan 1998: for the album OK Computer 2001: for the album Amnesiac 2004: for the album Hail to the Thief 2007: for the album In Rainbows  Canada 2011: for the album The King of Limbs 2016: for the album A Moon Shaped Pool 2017: for the single High and Dry 2017: for the single Fake Plastic Trees  New Zealand 2001: for the album Kid A 2003: for the album Hail to the Thief  Netherlands 1997: for the album Pablo Honey 1997: for the album The Bends  Norway 1997: for the album OK Computer 2001: for the album Kid A  Poland 2008: for the album Radiohead: The Best Of  Sweden 1997: for the album OK Computer  Switzerland 2001: for the album OK Computer 2003: for the album Hail to the Thief  Spain 1997: for the album OK Computer  United States 2001: for the album Amnesiac 2003: for the album Hail to the Thief 2003: for the video album 7 Television Commercials 2008: for the album In Rainbows 2018: for the album A Moon Shaped Pool  United Kingdom 2011: for the album The King of Limbs 2013: for the video album Meeting People Is Easy 2013: for the video album 27 5 94 - The Astoria London - Live 2013: for the EP My Iron Lung 2016: for the album A Moon Shaped Pool 2018: for the album OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 2 × gold record  France 1997: for the album OK Computer

Platinum record  Argentina 1997: for the album OK Computer 2005: for the video album 27 5 94 - The Astoria London - Live  Australia 1997: for the album OK Computer 2001: for the album Kid A 2006: for the EP My Iron Lung  Belgium 2007: for the album Pablo Honey  Europe 2000: for the album Kid A 2001: for the album The Bends 2010: for the album Amnesiac 2014: for the album Hail to the Thief  France 2008: for the album Kid A 2011: for the video album Radiohead: The Best Of 2013: for the album Radiohead: The Best Of  Ireland 2008: for the album Radiohead: The Best Of  Italy 2014: for the album Radiohead: The Best Of 2017: for the album OK Computer 2019: for the single Karma Police  Japan 2001: for the album Kid A  Canada 2001: for the video album Meeting People Is Easy 2001: for the album Amnesiac 2003: for the album Hail to the Thief 2003: for the video album 7 Television Commercials 2009: for the album In Rainbows 2018: for the single Karma Police  New Zealand 1998: for the album The Bends 1998: for the album OK Computer  Netherlands 1997: for the album OK Computer  United States 1995: for the album Pablo Honey 1999: for the album The Bends 2001: for the album Kid A 2003: for the video album Meeting People Is Easy  United Kingdom 2000: for the album Kid A 2004: for the album Hail to the Thief 2013: for the video album 7 Television Commercials 2013: for the album Radiohead: The Best Of 2013: for the album Amnesiac 2017: for the album In Rainbows 2018: for the single Creep 2 × platinum record  Belgium 2007: for the album OK Computer  Italy 2018: for the single Creep  Canada 2001: for the album Pablo Honey 2017: for the single Creep 2018: for the album Kid A  United States 2006: for the album OK Computer  United Kingdom 2013: for the album Pablo Honey 3 × platinum record  Europe 2006: for the album OK Computer  Canada 2001: for the album The Bends 4 × platinum record  Canada 2018: for the album OK Computer  United Kingdom 2013: for the album The Bends 5 × platinum record  United Kingdom 2013: for the album OK Computer

Awards by album

Pablo Honey

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 6 × platinum	1,965,000

My Iron Lung

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	170,000

The Bends

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	3 × gold 10 × platinum	2,620,000

OK computer

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(50,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(40,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	(1,500,000)
All in all	7 × gold 21 × platinum	5,645,000

Airbag / How Am I Driving?

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	60,000

Kid A

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	(300,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	3 × gold 8 × platinum	2,527,500

Amnesiac

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	6 × gold 3 × platinum	1,755,000

I might be wrong

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	60,000

Hail to the Thief

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	7 × gold 3 × platinum	1,742,500

In rainbows

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,015,000

Radiohead: The Best Of

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	200,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	70,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 4 × platinum	410,000

The King of Limbs

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	140,000

A moon shaped pool

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	6 × gold	750,000

OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017

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

Awards by singles

Creep

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	160,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 5 × platinum	905,000

High and dry

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	240,000

Fake plastic trees

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	240,000

Street Spirit (Fade Out)

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

Paranoid Android

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

Karma Police

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	330,000

No surprises

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	225,000

Awards by video albums

7 television commercials

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	110,000

Meeting People Is Easy

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	145,000

27 5 94 - The Astoria London - Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	33,000

Radiohead: The Best Of

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	platinum	20,000
All in all	1 × platinum	20,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	148,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR3 ( Memento from August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	350,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	6 × gold6th	3 × platinum3	280,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	45,000	ifpi.dk
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	7 × platinum7th	(7,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	6 × gold6th	3 × platinum3	980,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	platinum1	15,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	320,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	4 × gold4th	platinum1	650,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	4 × gold4th	19 × platinum19th	1,820,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	45,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	200,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	50,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	-	10,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	40,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	45,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	-	50,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	-	5 × gold5	6 × platinum6th	7,150,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	8 × silver8th	6 × gold6th	18 × platinum18th	7,220,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	8 × silver8th	52 × gold52	71 × platinum71

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Emma Jonathan: BBC Worldwide takes exclusive Radiohead performance to the world. In: BBC. May 3, 2011, accessed December 30, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Platinum for Hail to the Thief in Europe ( Memento from June 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive )