Simply Red / Music Sales Awards

Simply Red

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of British pop - music band Simply Red . 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  Portugal 2004: for the video album Home in Sicily: Live  United Kingdom 1986: for the single holding Back the Years 1989: for the single If You Don't Know Me by Now 1996: for the single Angel 2013: for the album Songs Of Love 2018: for the album Stars - Collector's Edition 2018: for the single stars 2019: for the single Sunrise Golden record  Argentina 1993: for the album Stars 1996: for the album Greatest Hits  Australia 1989: for the single If You Don't Know Me by Now 1995: for the single Fairground 2012: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Belgium 1986: for the album Picture Book 1995: for the album Life 1998: for the album Blue 2003: for the album Home  Brazil 1994: for the album A New Flame 2003: for the video album Live In London 2004: for the video album The Greatest Video Hits 2005: for the video album Home in Sicily: Live 2009: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Denmark 2009: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Germany 1995: for the single Fairground 1998: for the album Blue 2000: for the album It's Only Love  Finland 1992: for the album Stars  France 1986: for the album Picture Book 1996: for the album Life 2001: for the album Men and Women 2003: for the album Home  Italy 1986: for the album Picture Book 2011: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Canada 1992: for the album Stars 2003: for the single Sunrise 2004: for the album Home  New Zealand 1989: for the single If You Don't Know Me by Now 1998: for the album Blue 2009: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Netherlands 1987: for the album Men and Women 2004: for the video album Home in Sicily: Live 2005: for the album The Very Best of Simply Red 2007: for the album Stay 2009: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Austria 1991: for the album Picture Book 1991: for the album Men and Women 1999: for the album Love and the Russian Winter 2000: for the album It's Only Love 2003: for the album Home  Poland 2007: for the album Stay  Portugal 2004: for the album Home 2008: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Russia 2003: for the album Home 2008: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Sweden 1989: for the single If You Don't Know Me by Now 1989: for the album A New Flame 1996: for the album Greatest Hits  Switzerland 1987: for the album Men and Women 1995: for the album Life 1997: for the album Greatest Hits 1998: for the album Blue 2003: for the album Home 2010: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Spain 1987: for the album Picture Book 1999: for the album Blue  United States 1989: for the album A New Flame 1989: for the single If You Don't Know Me by Now 1992: for the album Stars  United Kingdom 2000: for the album It's Only Love 2005: for the album Simplified 2007: for the album Stay 2013: for the video album Live In London 2013: for the video album Home in Sicily: Live 2013: for the video album Cuba! 2019: for the album Song Book - 1985-2010 2020: for the album Big Love

2 × gold record  France 1997: for the album Greatest Hits Platinum record  Argentina 2000: for the video album Live In London 2002: for the video album The Greatest Video Hits  Australia 1996: for the album Life 2010: for the video album Live In London  Brazil 1996: for the album Stars 1998: for the album Greatest Hits  Denmark 2001: for the album It's Only Love  Germany 1989: for the album A New Flame 1995: for the album Life 1996: for the album Men and Women 1999: for the album Love and the Russian Winter 2002: for the album Greatest Hits 2004: for the album Home 2013: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Europe 1998: for the album Blue 1999: for the album Love and the Russian Winter 2003: for the album Home  France 1992: for the album Stars 2001: for the album A New Flame  Italy 1987: for the album Men and Women  Canada 1989: for the album A New Flame  New Zealand 1987: for the album Picture Book 1987: for the album Men and Women 1989: for the album A New Flame 1991: for the album Stars 1996: for the album Life 1997: for the album Greatest Hits  Netherlands 1986: for the album Picture Book 1989: for the album A New Flame (WEA Records BV) 1990: for the album A New Flame (Warner Music Netherlands) 1992: for the album Stars (Warner Music Netherlands) 1996: for the album Life 2001: for the album Greatest Hits 2005: for the album Stars (Warner Music Benelux BV)  Austria 1990: for the album A New Flame 1995: for the album Life 1996: for the album Greatest Hits 1998: for the album Blue  Portugal 2010: for the album Songs Of Love  Switzerland 1989: for the album Picture Book 1989: for the album A New Flame  Spain 1988: for the album Men and Women 1992: for the album Stars 1996: for the album Life 1997: for the album Greatest Hits 2000: for the album A New Flame  United States 1990: for the album Picture Book  United Kingdom 1995: for the single Fairground 1999: for the album Love and the Russian Winter 2013: for the video album The Greatest Video Hits 3 × gold record  Germany 1997: for the album Picture Book

2 × platinum record  Australia 1989: for the album A New Flame 1992: for the album Stars  Belgium 2006: for the album Greatest Hits  Netherlands 2007: for the album Home  Austria 1992: for the album Stars  Poland 2009: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits  Switzerland 1992: for the album Stars  United Kingdom 1998: for the album Blue 2004: for the album Home 2013: for the album Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits 5 × gold record  Germany 1996: for the album Stars 3 × platinum record  Europe 1997: for the album Life 2002: for the album Greatest Hits  United Kingdom 1995: for the album Men and Women 4 × platinum record  Australia 2001: for the album Greatest Hits 5 × platinum record  United Kingdom 1997: for the album Life 2004: for the album Picture Book 6 × platinum record  United Kingdom 2004: for the album Greatest Hits 7 × platinum record  United Kingdom 1995: for the album A New Flame 12 × platinum record  United Kingdom 1995: for the album Stars

Awards by album

Picture Book

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	750,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	1,500,000
All in all	6 × gold 10 × platinum	3,865,000

Men and Women

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	4 × gold 7 × platinum	1,915,000

A New Flame

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	Platinum (WEA) + Gold (Warner)	200,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × platinum	2,100,000
All in all	3 × gold 18 × platinum	4,205,000

Stars

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	5 × gold	1,250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	34,401
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	Platinum (Warner Music Benelux BV) + Gold (Warner Music Netherlands)	180,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	12 × Platinum (Original) + Silver (Collector's Edition)	3,510,000
All in all	1 × silver 5 × gold 25 × platinum	6,859,501

Life

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(500,000)
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	(1,500,000)
All in all	6 × gold 14 × platinum	3,085,000

Greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(500,000)
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × platinum	(1,800,000)
All in all	5 × gold 21 × platinum	3,575,000

Blue

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	6 × gold 4 × platinum	1,107,500

Love and the Russian Winter

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(500,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	1,000,000

It's only love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	305,000

Home

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	200,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	140,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	6 × gold 6 × platinum	1,180,000

The Very Best of Simply Red

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	40,000
All in all	1 × gold	40,000

Simplified

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

Stay

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	35,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	145,000

Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	40,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	9 × gold 5 × platinum	1,027,500

Songs of Love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	80,000

Songbook 1985-2010

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

Big love

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

Holding Back the Years

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

If You Don't Know Me by Now

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold	787,500

Stars

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

Fairground

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	885,000

fishing rod

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

Sunrise

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	205,000

Awards by video albums

Greatest Video Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	73,000

Live in London

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	63,000

Home in Sicily: Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	40,000
Portugal (AFP)	silver	2,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold	82,000

Cuba!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	65,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	76,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	3 × gold3	10 × platinum10	740,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	4 × gold4th	2 × platinum2	200,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2	675,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	55,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	10 × platinum10	5,350,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	9 × platinum9	(9,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	34,401	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	6 × gold6th	2 × platinum2	1,300,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	385,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	205,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	3 × gold3	6 × platinum6th	112,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	5 × gold5	9 × platinum9	995,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	6 × platinum6th	405,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	50,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	silver1	2 × gold2	platinum1	42,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	2 × gold2	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	100,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	6 × gold6th	4 × platinum4th	335,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	600,000	promusicae.es ES2 ES3 ES4
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	2,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × silver7th	8 × gold8th	47 × platinum47	16,045,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	8 × silver8th	72 × gold72	121 × platinum121

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Silver for Home in Sicily: Live in Portugal ( Memento from July 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Gold for If You Don't Know Me by Now in Australia
3. ↑ Gold for Fairground in Australia
4. ↑ Gold for Picture Book in Belgium (PDF file, p.33)
5. ↑ Gold for Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits in Denmark
6. ↑ Gold for Picture Book in Italy (PDF file, p.33)
7. ↑ Gold for Home in Portugal ( Memento from January 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Gold for Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits in Portugal ( Memento from February 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Gold for Home in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Gold for Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits in Russia ( Memento from February 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Gold for Men and Women in Switzerland (PDF file, p.43)
12. ^ Platinum for Life in Australia
13. ↑ Platinum for It's Only Love in Denmark ( Memento from October 5, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ Platinum for Men and Women in Italy (PDF file, p.43)
15. ↑ Platinum for Songs of Love in Portugal ( Memento from November 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
16. ↑ 2 × platinum for A New Flame in Australia
17. ↑ 2 × platinum for stars in Australia
18. ^ Rob Copsey: The UK's biggest studio albums of all time. officialcharts.com, October 13, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .