Rod Stewart / Music Sales Awards

Rod Stewart in Paris (1986)

This is a rundown of British rock singer Rod Stewart's music sales awards . In his career he has sold over 150 million records so far, making him one of the most successful artists of all time . 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 1977: for the single I Don't Want to Talk About It 1977: for the single The First Cut Is the Deepest 1978: for the single Hot Legs 1978: for the single I Was Only Joking 1979: for the single Ain't Love a Bitch 1983: for the single Baby Jane 1984: for the album Camouflage 1986: for the single Every Beat of My Heart 1991: for the single Rhythm of My Heart 1993: for the single Tom Traubert's Blues 1994: for the single All For Love 2013: for the album Every Picture Tells a Story 2013: for the album You Wear It Well - The Collection 2017: for the single Everyday 2018: for the album The Best of… The Great American Songbook Golden record  Argentina 1993: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 1996: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight 2005: for the album Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook Vol. IV  Australia 1991: for the single Rhythm of My Heart 1993: for the single Have I Told You Lately 2005: for the album Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook Vol. IV 2010: for the album Fly Me to the Moon… The Great American Songbook Vol. V 2012: for the album Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990  Belgium 1998: for the single Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1997) 2007: for the album Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III  Brazil 1994: for the album Out of Order 2005: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 2009: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time  Denmark 2018: for the single Everyday  Germany 1983: for the single Baby Jane 1986: for the album Atlantic Crossing 1986: for the album Every Beat of My Heart 1994: for the single All For Love 1994: for the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 1996: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 2006: for the album Blondes Have More Fun  Finland 1989: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart  France 1979: for the single Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 1983: for the single Baby Jane 1983: for the album Foolish Behavior 1983: for the Body Wishes album 1992: for the album Vagabond Heart  Hong Kong 1979: for the album Atlantic Crossing  Ireland 2005: for the album Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook Vol. IV 2009: for the album Soulbook  Japan 1994: for the single All For Love 1994: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 1994: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 1995: for the album A Spanner in the Works 1995: for the single Lady Luck 1997: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight  Canada 1977: for the single Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) 1980: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 1982: for the single Young Turks 1982: for the single Passion 1990: for the album Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 2011: for the album Fly Me to the Moon… The Great American Songbook Vol. V 2013: for the album Time  Mexico 2003: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2006: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time  New Zealand 1974: for the album Sing It Again Rod 1974: for the album Every Picture Tells a Story 1974: for the album Never a Dull Moment 1974: for the single Maggie May 1993: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 1994: for the single All For Love 1995: for the album A Spanner in the Works 1998: for the single Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 2005: for the album Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III 2015: for the album Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990  Netherlands 2005: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart  Austria 1986: for the album Greatest Hits. Vol. 1 1987: for the album Every Beat of My Heart 1991: for the album Vagabond Heart 1994: for the single All For Love 1997: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight  Poland 2005: for the album Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III 2006: for the album Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook Vol. IV 2008: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time 2010: for the album Soulbook 2013: for the album Merry Christmas, Baby  Portugal 2005: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 2003: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook  Sweden 1976: for the album Atlantic Crossing 1976: for the album A Night on the Town 1988: for the album Out of Order 2001: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 2003: for the album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2005: for the album Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook Vol. IV 2006: for the album As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II 2007: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time 2009: for the album Soulbook 2010: for the album Fly Me to the Moon… The Great American Songbook Vol. V  Switzerland 1989: for the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1  Spain 1984: for the album Camouflage 1985: for the album Body Wishes 1994: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 2007: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time  Hungary 2007: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time  United States 1971: for the single Maggie May 1972: for the album Never a Dull Moment 1973: for the album Sing It Again Rod 1975: for the album Atlantic Crossing 1976: for the single Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) 1978: for the single You're in My Heart 1978: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 1984: for the album Camouflage 1992: for the video album Storyteller 1984–1991 1993: for the single Have I Told You Lately 1995: for the album A Spanner in the Works 1996: for the album Absolutely Live 2006: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time  United Kingdom 1973: for the album Sing It Again Rod 1974: for the album Smiler 1975: for the single sailing 1977: for the single You're in My Heart 1977: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 1978: for the single Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 1981: for the album Tonight I'm Yours 1983: for the Body Wishes album 1986: for the album Every Beat of My Heart 1989: for the album Out of Order 1993: for the album Lead Vocalist 1995: for the album A Spanner in the Works 1998: for the album When We Were the New Boys 2001: for the album Human 2003: for the album Changing Faces - The Very Best of Rod Stewart and the Faces 2010: for the album Fly Me to the Moon… The Great American Songbook Vol. V 2013: for the album Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 2013: for the album Reason to Believe 2013: for the album Maggie May - The Classic Years 2013: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 2013: for the video album The Complete American Songbook Volumes 1–4 2013: for the video album The Best of 2018: for the album Blood Red Roses 2019: for the single Maggie May 2019: for the album You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2 × gold record  France 2001: for the album Blondes Have More Fun Platinum record  Argentina 1993: for the album Out of Order 2001: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 2001: for the video album Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 2002: for the album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2003: for the album As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II 2003: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2004: for the album Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III 2004: for the video album One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall  Australia 1976: for the album Atlantic Crossing 1993: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 1994: for the single All For Love 1997: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight 2004: for the album Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III 2005: for the video album Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 2006: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time 2008: for the video album The Best of 2010: for the album Soulbook 2018: for the single Everyday  Belgium 2007: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart  Brazil 1998: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 2003: for the album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2009: for the video album One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall 2009: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook  Denmark 2002: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 2006: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight  Germany 1989: for the album Body Wishes 1991: for the album Vagabond Heart 2007: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart  Europe 1997: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight  France 1993: for the album Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990  Hong Kong 1979: for the album Foot Loose & Fancy Free 1980: for the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 1981: for the album Blondes Have More Fun 1983: for the album Tonight I'm Yours 1997: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight  Ireland 2008: for the album Some Guys Have All the Luck 2012: for the album Merry Christmas, Baby  Canada 1982: for the album Foolish Behavior 1983: for the Body Wishes album 1995: for the album A Spanner in the Works 2002: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 2006: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time 2010: for the album Soulbook 2019: for the single Everyday  New Zealand 1978: for the album Foot Loose and Fancy Free 1979: for the album Blondes Have More Fun 1980: for the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 1981: for the album Foolish Behavior 1992: for the album Vagabond Heart 1992: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 1997: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight 1998: for the single Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1997) 2010: for the album Soulbook  Netherlands 1990: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart  Norway 1996: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight  Austria 1997: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart  Poland 2004: for the album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2005: for the album As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II 2010: for the album Fly Me to the Moon… The Great American Songbook Vol. V  Portugal 2011: for the video album One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall  Sweden 1992: for the album Vagabond Heart 1997: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight 2006: for the album Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III  Switzerland 1991: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 1991: for the album Vagabond Heart  Spain 1999: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart  Hungary 2010: for the album Soulbook  United States 1979: for the single Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 1981: for the album Foolish Behavior 1982: for the album Tonight I'm Yours 1991: for the album Vagabond Heart 1994: for the single All For Love 1995: for the album Every Picture Tells a Story 1997: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight 2004: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 2004: for the album Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III 2005: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2005: for the album Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook Vol. IV 2012: for the album Merry Christmas, Baby 2018: for the single Everyday  United Kingdom 1975: for the album Atlantic Crossing 1976: for the album A Night on the Town 1977: for the album Foot Loose and Fancy Free 1978: for the album Blondes Have More Fun 1979: for the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 1981: for the album Foolish Behavior 1991: for the album Vagabond Heart 1994: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 2004: for the album Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III 2005: for the album Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook Vol. IV 2013: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time 2013: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2016: for the album Another Country

2 × platinum record  Argentina 1993: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 2006: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time  Australia 1997: for the single Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1997) 2004: for the album As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II 2008: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 2015: for the album Merry Christmas, Baby  Germany 1996: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart  Europe 2006: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart  Ireland 2006: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time  Canada 1977: for the album A Night on the Town 1982: for the album Tonight I'm Yours 1982: for the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 1990: for the album Downtown Train: Selections from the Storyteller Anthology 2004: for the album As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II  New Zealand 2007: for the album Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time 2009: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2011: for the video album One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall 2013: for the album Merry Christmas, Baby  Portugal 2007: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight  United States 1984: for the album A Night on the Town 1991: for the album Out of Order 1993: for the album Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 1995: for the album Downtown Train: Selections from the Storyteller Anthology 2004: for the album As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II  United Kingdom 2013: for the album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2013: for the album As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II 2013: for the video album One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall 2015: for the album Soulbook 2015: for the album Merry Christmas, Baby 2017: for the album Time 2020: for the album If We Fall in Love Tonight 3 × platinum record  Australia 2004: for the album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook  Canada 1992: for the album Vagabond Heart 1993: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 2004: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2004: for the album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook 2013: for the album Merry Christmas, Baby  United States 1984: for the album Blondes Have More Fun 1984: for the album Foot Loose and Fancy Free 1994: for the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 1995: for the album Unplugged… and Seated 2006: for the album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook  United Kingdom 2019: for the album Some Guys Have All the Luck 4 × platinum record  Australia 1992: for the album Vagabond Heart  Canada 1979: for the album Foot Loose and Fancy Free  New Zealand 2008: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart  United Kingdom 2013: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 5 × platinum record  Australia 2001: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart  Canada 1990: for the album Out of Order 6 × platinum record  Australia 1999: for the album A Night on the Town 7 × platinum record  Ireland 2005: for the album The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart 8 × platinum record  Australia 2011: for the video album It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook  United Kingdom 2014: for the album The Best of Rod Stewart 10 × platinum record  Australia 2013: for the video album One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall

Awards by album

Every Picture Tells a Story

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,067,500

Never a dull moment

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	507,500

Sing It Again Rod

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	150,000
All in all	3 × gold	657,500

Smiler

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

Atlantic Crossing

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	800,000
All in all	4 × gold 2 × platinum	1,710,000

The Best of Rod Stewart (1976)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	650,000

A night on the town

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	6 × platinum	420,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	800,000
All in all	1 × gold 11 × platinum	3,470,000

Foot Loose and Fancy Free

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	500,000
All in all	10 × platinum	3,935,000

Blondes Have More Fun

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	200,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	500,000
All in all	2 × gold 6 × platinum	3,985,000

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 8 × platinum	3,835,000

Foolish Behavior

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	500,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	1,715,000

Tonight I'm Yours

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	1,320,000

Absolutely Live

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

Body Wishes

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	850,000

camouflage

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	610,000

Every Beat of My Heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	375,000

Out of order

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 9 × platinum	2,810,000

The Best of Rod Stewart (1989)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × platinum	120,000
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25,623
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	8 × platinum	2,400,000
All in all	2 × gold 23 × platinum	4,560,623

Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 3 × platinum	2,492,500

Downtown Train: Selections from the Storyteller Anthology

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	4 × platinum	2,200,000

Vagabond Heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 13 × platinum	2,670,000

Lead vocalist

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

Unplugged… and Seated

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold 8 × platinum	4,107,500

A Spanner in the Works

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 1 × platinum	807,500

If We Fall in Love Tonight

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Portugal (AFP)	2 × platinum	(40,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(80,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	3 × gold 12 × platinum	2,235,000

When We Were the New Boys

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

Maggie May - The Classic Years

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

Human

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

The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(300,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Ireland (IRMA)	7 × platinum	(105,000)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4 × platinum	60,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Portugal (AFP)	gold	(10,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(40,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	(1,200,000)
All in all	4 × gold 25 × platinum	3,410,000

Reason to believe

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

It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	125,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	70,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 14 × platinum	4,375,000

Changing Faces - The Very Best of Rod Stewart and the Faces

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

As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Vol. II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	70,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 10 × platinum	3,150,000

Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	60,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 5 × platinum	1,522,500

Thanks for the Memory… The Great American Songbook Vol. IV

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,150,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,552,500

Still the Same ... Great Rock Classics of Our Time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × platinum	80,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	30,000
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	40,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	7 × gold 9 × platinum	1,253,000

Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Definitive Rod Stewart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	4 × platinum	915,000

Soulbook

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	platinum	6,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 6 × platinum	808,500

Fly Me to the Moon… The Great American Songbook Vol. V

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 1 × platinum	215,000

The Best of… The Great American Songbook

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

Merry Christmas, baby

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	240,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	636,000
All in all	1 × gold 14 × platinum	2,071,000

You Wear It Well - The Collection

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

Time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	640,000

Another country

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × platinum	300,000

Blood Red Roses

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

You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Maggie May

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	3 × gold	1,407,500

Sailing

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	1,030,000
All in all	1 × gold	1,030,000

Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
All in all	2 × gold	1,050,000

I don't want to talk about it

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

The first cut is the deepest

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

You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	1,500,000

Hot legs

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

I was only joking

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

Because Ya Think I'm Sexy?

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	2,505,000

Ain't love a bitch

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

passion

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Young Turks

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Baby jane

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	1,000,000

Every Beat of My Heart

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

Rhythm of My Heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	235,000

Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)

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

Have I Told You Lately

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	535,000

All for love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	5,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 2 × platinum	1,600,000

Lady luck

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1997)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	180,000

Every day

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 3 × platinum	1,380,000

Awards by video albums

Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	73,000

It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	8 × platinum	120,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	30,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	10,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	10,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	4,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	2 × gold 17 × platinum	382,000

One night only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	10 × platinum	150,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	5,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	8,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
All in all	16 × platinum	321,000

The best of

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	40,000

The Complete American Songbook Volumes 1–4

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

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	3 × gold3	12 × platinum12	536,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR3 ( Memento from August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	5 × gold5	54 × platinum54	3,025,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	100,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	655,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	130,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	7 × gold7th	5 × platinum5	4,050,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	3 × platinum3	(3,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,623	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	7 × gold7th	platinum1	1,300,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	5 × platinum5	110,000	Individual evidence
Ireland (IRMA)	-	2 × gold2	11 × platinum11	180,000	irishcharts.ie
Japan (RIAJ)	-	6 × gold6th	-	500,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	7 × gold7th	41 × platinum41	4,060,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	2 × gold2	-	80,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	10 × gold10	22 × platinum22nd	340,000	nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	150,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	50,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	platinum1	175,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3	220,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	62,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	10 × gold10	3 × platinum3	590,000	sverigetopplistan.se SE2 ( Memento from July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	125,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	4 × gold4th	platinum1	290,000	promusicae.es
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	gold1	platinum1	9,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	13 × gold13	37 × platinum37	45,800,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	15 × silver15th	25 × gold25th	42 × platinum42	20,556,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	15 × silver15th	124 × gold124	256 × platinum256

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lauren Kreisler: Rod Stewart enjoys first Number 1 album in nearly 40 years! In: Official Charts Company. May 19, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Atlantic Crossing in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Gold for Sing It Again Rod in New Zealand (PDF file, p. 53)
4. ↑ Gold for Every Picture Tells a Story in New Zealand (PDF file, p. 53)
5. ↑ Gold for Neer a Dull Moment in New Zealand (PDF file, p. 53)
6. ↑ Gold for Maggie May in New Zealand (PDF file, p. 53)
7. ↑ European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986. Music & Media, December 27, 1986, accessed November 28, 2019 (English, PDF file, page 34). 
8. ↑ Gold for Every Beat of My Heart in Austria (PDF file, p.43)
9. ↑ Gold for The Story so Far - Very Best of Rod Stewart in Portugal ( Memento from July 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Gold for the DVD It Had to Be You… The Great American Songbook in Portugal ( Memento from July 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Gold for Atlantic Crossing in Sweden (PDF file, p. 47)
12. ↑ Gold for A Night on the Town in Sweden (PDF file, p. 47)
13. ↑ Platinum for Atlantic Crossing in Australia (PDF file, p. 44)
14. ↑ Platinum for Foot Loose & Fancy Free in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Platinum for Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
16. ↑ Platinum for Blondes Have More Fun in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Platinum for Tonight I'm Yours in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ Platinum for If We Fall in Love Tonight in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Platinum for One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall in Portugal ( Memento from January 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ 2 × platinum for Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1997) in Australia
21. ↑ 2 × platinum for If We Fall in Love Tonight in Portugal ( Memento from October 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
22. ↑ Keith Caulfield: TI's 'Trouble Man' Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200, Taylor Swift Still Rules. In: Billboard. December 27, 2012, accessed February 3, 2017 . 
23. ^ Rob Copsey: The Official Top 20 biggest Christmas albums of the century. In: Official Charts Company. December 14, 2018, accessed January 6, 2019 . 
24. ↑ Dan Lane: Get Lucky becomes one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all-time! In: Official Charts Company. June 27, 2013, accessed February 24, 2017 .