Sade Adu / Awards for Music Sales

Sade Adu (2011)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of Nigerian -britischen Soul - and R & B - singer Sade Adu . 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 2019: for the single smooth operator 2020: for the single By Your Side Golden record  Australia 2001: for the album Lovers Rock  Belgium 2000: for the album Lovers Rock 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  Brazil 1995: for the album The Best of Sade 2001: for the album Lovers Rock 2003: for the video album Lovers Live 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  Denmark 2001: for the album Lovers Rock 2018: for the album The Ultimate Collection  Germany 1988: for the album Stronger Than Pride 1995: for the album The Best of Sade 1993: for the album Love Deluxe 2004: for the video album Lovers Live 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  Finland 1994: for the album The Best of Sade 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  France 2012: for the video album Bring Me Home Live 2011  Italy 2010: for the album Soldier of Love 2014: for the album The Ultimate Collection  Japan 1994: for the album The Best of Sade 2000: for the album Lovers Rock  New Zealand 1988: for the album Stronger Than Pride 1993: for the album Love Deluxe 2001: for the album Lovers Rock  Netherlands 1993: for the album Love Deluxe 2000: for the album Lovers Rock 2011: for the album Soldier of Love  Norway 2000: for the album Lovers Rock  Austria 1998: for the album The Best of Sade 2000: for the album Lovers Rock 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  Sweden 1993: for the album Love Deluxe 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  Switzerland 1992: for the album Love Deluxe 2001: for the album Lovers Rock  Spain 1984: for the album Diamond Life 2002: for the album Lovers Live 2004: for the video album Lovers Live  Hungary 2011: for the album The Ultimate Collection  United States 1986: for the video album Diamond Life 2002: for the album Lovers Live  United Kingdom 1993: for the album Love Deluxe 2013: for the album Soldier of Love 2019: for the album The Ultimate Collection

2 × gold record  France 2000: for the album Lovers Rock Platinum record  Argentina 1994: for the album The Best of Sade  Australia 2011: for the album Promise 2011: for the album Love Deluxe  Belgium 1986: for the album Promise 2002: for the album The Best of Sade  Germany 1984: for the album Diamond Life 1986: for the album Promise 2001: for the album Lovers Rock  Europe 2000: for the album Lovers Rock  Finland 1987: for the album Promise  France 1993: for the album Love Deluxe 1996: for the album The Best of Sade  Greece 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  Italy 2016: for the album The Best of Sade  Japan 1993: for the album Love Deluxe  Canada 1988: for the album Stronger Than Pride 1993: for the album Love Deluxe 1995: for the album The Best of Sade 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  New Zealand 1985: for the album Diamond Life 1985: for the album Promise 1995: for the album The Best of Sade  Netherlands 1984: for the album Diamond Life 1993: for the album Stronger Than Pride 1997: for the album The Best of Sade  Poland 2002: for the album Lovers Rock  Portugal 2011: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2012: for the video album Lovers Live  Sweden 2001: for the album Lovers Rock  Switzerland 1989: for the album Stronger Than Pride 2011: for the album Soldier of Love  Spain 1988: for the album Stronger Than Pride 1995: for the album The Best of Sade 2001: for the album Lovers Rock  United States 2001: for the video album Life, Promise, Pride, Love 2003: for the video album Lovers Live 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  United Kingdom 1988: for the album Stronger Than Pride 2013: for the album Lovers Rock

2 × platinum record  Europe 1996: for the album The Best of Sade  France 1986: for the album Promise 1991: for the album Diamond Life 1995: for the album Stronger Than Pride 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  Canada 1986: for the album Diamond Life 1986: for the album Promise 2001: for the album Lovers Rock  Poland 2012: for the video album Bring Me Home Live 2011  Russia 2010: for the album Soldier of Love  Switzerland 1987: for the album Diamond Life  Spain 1993: for the album Love Deluxe  Hungary 2011: for the album Soldier of Love  United States 2002: for the video album Live Concert Home Video  United Kingdom 1986: for the album Promise 2013: for the album The Best of Sade 3 × platinum record  Australia 2011: for the album The Best of Sade  United States 1989: for the album Stronger Than Pride 2001: for the album Lovers Rock 4 × platinum record  Australia 2011: for the album Diamond Life  Poland 2011: for the album The Ultimate Collection  United States 1994: for the album Love Deluxe 1995: for the album Diamond Life 1997: for the album Promise 1999: for the album The Best of Sade  United Kingdom 1987: for the album Diamond Life Diamond record  Poland 2011: for the album Soldier of Love

Awards by album

Diamond Life

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)	2 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	1 × gold 21 × platinum	7,045,000

Promise

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	75,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	58,935
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	15 × platinum	6,318,935

Stronger Than Pride

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 12 × platinum	4,507,500

Love Deluxe

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	6 × gold 10 × platinum	5,352,500

The best of Sade

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(250,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(34,474)
France (SNEP)	platinum	(300,000)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(100,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	5 × gold 19 × platinum	6,620,000

Lovers rock

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	11 × gold 12 × platinum	4,455,000

Lovers Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	550,000

Soldier of Love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	13,304
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	200,000
Greece (IFPI)	platinum	6,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	diamond	100,000
Russia (NFPF)	2 × platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	2 × platinum	12,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	9 × gold 10 × platinum 1 × diamond	1,796,304

The Ultimate Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	4 × platinum	80,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	20,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 5 × platinum	243,000

Awards by singles

Smooth operator

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

By your side

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

Awards by video albums

Diamond Life

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

Life, Promise, Pride, Love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

Live Concert Home Video

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

Lovers Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	8,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	168,000

Bring Me Home Live 2011

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	10,000
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	20,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	30,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	-	platinum1	-	60,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	9 × platinum9	-	665,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	165,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	4 × gold4th	-	-	195,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	35,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3	-	2,175,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	3 × platinum3	-	(3,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	106.713	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	3 × gold3	10 × platinum10	-	2,810,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Greece (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	-	6,000	Individual evidence
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	160,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	400,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	-	10 × platinum10	-	980,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	-	67,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	-	425,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	65,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	-	7 × platinum7th	diamond1	300,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	-	2 × platinum2	-	28,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	-	2 × platinum2	-	40,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	150,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	225,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	3 × gold3	5 × platinum5	-	610,000	mediafire.com ES2 ES3 ES4
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	15,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	27 × platinum27	-	23,950,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × silver2	3 × gold3	10 × platinum10	-	3,700,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	2 × silver2	46 × gold46	108 × platinum108	diamond1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for Lovers Rock in Belgium
2. ↑ Gold for Lovers Rock in Denmark
3. ↑ Platinum for Promise in Belgium (PDF file, p.33)
4. ↑ Platinum for Soldier of Love in Greece ( Memento from April 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Platinum for The Ultimate Collection in Portugal ( Memento from July 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Platinum for Lovers Live in Portugal ( Memento from March 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ 2 × platinum for Soldier of Love in Russia
8. ↑ 2 × platinum for Diamond Life in Austria (PDF file, p.43)