Sting / Awards for Music Sales

Sting (2009)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of British pop - singer Sting . 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 2003: for the video album Inside the Songs of Sacred Love  United Kingdom 1979: for the author participation and production Can't Stand Losing You ( The Police ) 1980: for the author participation and production So Lonely (The Police) 1981: for the author participation and production Invisible Sun (The Police) 1981: for the author participation and production Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police) 1982: for the author participation and production Spirits in the Material World (The Police) 1986: for the album Bring On the Night 1994: for the single All for Love 2013: for the album If on a Winter's Night ... 2019: for the single Englishman in New York Golden record  Argentina 1999: for the album Brand New Day  Australia 1992: for the single It's Probably Me 1997: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Belgium 1995: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 1999: for the album Brand New Day 2002: for the album … All This Time 2009: for the album If on a Winter's Night ... 2019: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) ( Juice Wrld ) 2020: for the single leftovers  Brazil 2005: for the video album The Brand New Day Tour - Live from the Universal Amphitheater  Denmark 2017: for the author participation and production Every Breath You Take (The Police) 2019: for the authors' participation Money for Nothing (Dire Straits) 2019: for the single Englishman in New York  Germany 1993: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1994: for the single All for Love 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2000: for the single Desert Rose 2002: for the album … All This Time 2003: for the album Sacred Love 2007: for the album Songs from the Labyrinth 2009: for the album If on a Winter's Night ... 2012: for the album Live in Berlin  Finland 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1994: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1996: for the album Mercury Falling  France 1980: for the author participation and production Message in a Bottle (The Police) 1986: for the single Russians 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You ( Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112 ) 1999: for the single Desert Rose 2001: for the video album The Brand New Day Tour - Live from the Universal Amphitheater 2001: for the album … All This Time 2003: for the video album Inside the Songs of Sacred Love 2003: for the album Sacred Love 2016: for the album 57th & 9th 2018: for the video album Live at the Olympia Paris 2019: for the album 44/876 2019: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)  Hong Kong 1985: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 1990: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1997: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Italy 2010: for the album Symphonicities 2012: for the album The Best of 25 Years 2013: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2017: for the authors' participation Money for Nothing (Dire Straits) 2019: for the single Englishman in New York 2019: for the author participation and production Message in a Bottle (The Police) 2019: for the author participation and production Roxanne (The Police) 2019: for the single Fields of Gold  Japan 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1993: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1994: for the single All for Love 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2001: for the album At the Movies 2003: for the album Sacred Love 2004: for the album … All This Time 2008: for the single Shape of My Heart 2014: for the single Englishman in New York  Canada 1981: for the author participation and production De Do Do Do De Da Da Da (The Police) 1985: for the authors' participation Money for Nothing (Dire Straits) 1985: for the single If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 2000: for the video album The Brand New Day Tour - Live from the Universal Amphitheater 2001: for the album … All This Time 2010: for the album If on a Winter's Night ...  Mexico 1999: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94  New Zealand 1988: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1993: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1994: for the single All for Love 2001: for the album … All This Time 2002: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Netherlands 1993: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 2000: for the album Brand New Day 2002: for the album … All This Time 2003: for the album Sacred Love  Norway 2000: for the album Brand New Day  Austria 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1994: for the single All for Love 1994: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2000: for the album Brand New Day 2000: for the single Desert Rose  Poland 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 1997: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 2000: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2002: for the album … All This Time 2006: for the album Songs from the Labyrinth 2007: for the video album The Brand New Day Tour - Live from the Universal Amphitheater 2018: for the album 44/876  Portugal 2003: for the album Sacred Love 2013: for the album The Last Ship  Romania 2017: for the album 57th & 9th  Russia 2006: for the album Songs from the Labyrinth 2010: for the album Symphonicities 2010: for the album If on a Winter's Night ...  Sweden 1995: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94  Switzerland 1989: for the album Nada como el sol 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2000: for the single Desert Rose 2001: for the album … All This Time 2009: for the album If on a Winter's Night ...  Spain 1986: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 1999: for the album Brand New Day 2001: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Hungary 2000: for the album Brand New Day 2003: for the album Sacred Love  United States 1983: for the author participation and production Every Breath You Take (The Police) 1984: for the single Do They Know It's Christmas? 1993: for the video album Ten Summoner's Tales 2002: for the album … All This Time 2005: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2009: for the album If on a Winter's Night ...  United Kingdom 1979: for the author participation and production Message in a Bottle (The Police) 1979: for the author participation and production Walking on the Moon (The Police) 1980: for the author participation and production Don't Stand So Close to Me (The Police) 1981: for the author participation and production De Do Do Do De Da Da Da (The Police) 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 2003: for the album Sacred Love 2013: for the video album … All This Time 2019: for the author participation and production Roxanne (The Police) 2019: for the authors' participation Money for Nothing ( Dire Straits ) 2 × gold record  France 1994: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2003: for the album Brand New Day

Platinum record  Argentina 1994: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 1997: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2002: for the video album … All This Time 2003: for the video album The Brand New Day Tour - Live from the Universal Amphitheater  Australia 1994: for the single All for Love 2001: for the album Brand New Day 2011: for the video album Sting - Live in Berlin  Belgium 2002: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (2002)  Denmark 2018: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)  Germany 1987: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 1988: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1994: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 2000: for the album Brand New Day  Europe 1997: for the album Mercury Falling 2001: for the album … All This Time 2003: for the album Sacred Love  Finland 1995: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94  France 1986: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1995: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 2010: for the album If on a Winter's Night ... 2020: for the album My Songs 2020: for the single leftovers  Italy 1986: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 2019: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)  Japan 1995: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 2001: for the album Brand New Day  Canada 1985: for the single Do They Know It's Christmas? 1985: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 1987: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1993: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1994: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112) 2003: for the video album Inside the Songs of Sacred Love 2003: for the album Sacred Love  New Zealand 1985: for the single Do They Know It's Christmas? 1992: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112) 2001: for the album Brand New Day 2010: for the video album … All This Time 2018: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)  Netherlands 1988: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1995: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 2018: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)  Norway 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112)  Poland 2001: for the album Brand New Day 2010: for the album Live in Berlin  Russia 2003: for the album Sacred Love  Sweden 2018: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)  Switzerland 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1994: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 2000: for the album Brand New Day 2003: for the album Sacred Love  Spain 1987: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1993: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1994: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 2002: for the album … All This Time  Hungary 2009: for the album If on a Winter's Night ... 2010: for the album Symphonicities  United States 1991: for the album The Soul Cages 1994: for the single All for Love 1996: for the album Mercury Falling 2002: for the video album The Brand New Day Tour - Live from the Universal Amphitheater 2004: for the album Sacred Love 2004: for the album Songs of Love  United Kingdom 1984: for the single Do They Know It's Christmas? 1988: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1997: for the album Mercury Falling 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2000: for the album Brand New Day 2013: for the album … All This Time 2018: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld) 2019: for the author participation and production Every Breath You Take (The Police) 2 × platinum record  Australia 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112)  Europe 2000: for the album Brand New Day 2001: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  France 1988: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun  Italy 2013: for the album If on a Winter's Night ... 2019: for the author participation Every Breath You Take (The Police)  Canada 2000: for the album Brand New Day  New Zealand 1996: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94  Netherlands 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112)  Austria 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112)  Poland 2014: for the album The Last Ship 2018: for the album 57th & 9th  Portugal 2013: for the album The Best of 25 Years  Switzerland 1990: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1995: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 1998: for the author's participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112)  United States 1991: for the album ... Nothing Like the Sun 1996: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94  United Kingdom 1992: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 1994: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 3 × platinum record  Argentina 1997: for the video album The Very Best of Sting & The Police  Germany 1999: for the author's participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112)  Poland 2010: for the album Symphonicities 2015: for the album The Best of 25 Years  Sweden 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112)  United States 1994: for the album Ten Summoner's Tales 1994: for the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112) 2001: for the album Brand New Day  United Kingdom 1997: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94 2018: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112) 4 × platinum record  Australia 2019: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)  Belgium 1997: for the authors' participation I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112)  Europe 1998: for the album Fields of Gold - Best of 1984–94  Poland 2010: for the album If on a Winter's Night ...  United Kingdom 2005: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (2002) 5 × platinum record  Canada 2019: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)  United States 2019: for the author participation Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) (Juice Wrld)

Awards by album

The Dream of the Blue Turtles

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	-	200,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	500,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 10 × platinum	5,285,000

Bring on the night

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

… Nothing like the sun

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	600,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 11 × platinum	3,817,500

Nada como el sol

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

The Soul Cages

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	26,040
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 6 × platinum	2,351,050

Ten Summoner's Tales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	28,537
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	7 × gold 8 × platinum	4,475,587

Fields of Gold - Best of 1984-94

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(500,000)
Europe (IFPI)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	(68,127)
France (SNEP)	platinum	(300,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	(50,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	(900,000)
All in all	5 × gold 21 × platinum	6,640,000

Mercury Falling

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(250,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(24,617)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(50,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	8 × gold 4 × platinum	2,200,000

At the Movies

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

The Very Best of Sting & The Police

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	Gold (1997) + Platinum (2002)	75,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(250,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	(50,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum (1997) + 3 × Platinum (2002)	1,500,000
All in all	14 × gold 9 × platinum	3,962,500

Brand New Day

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(300,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(100,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	(10,000)
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	8 × gold 15 × platinum	5,555,000

... all this time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(150,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	10 × gold 3 × platinum	1,657,500

Sacred Love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(100,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Portugal (AFP)	gold	(10,000)
Russia (NFPF)	platinum	(20,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	(10,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	(100,000)
All in all	7 × gold 5 × platinum	2,200,000

Songs of Love

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

Songs from the Labyrinth

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	100,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
All in all	3 × gold	260,000

If on a Winter's Night ...

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	120,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
Poland (ZPAV)	4 × platinum	80,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	platinum	6,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 6 × gold 8 × platinum	926,000

Symphonicities

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	3 × platinum	60,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	platinum	6,000
All in all	2 × gold 4 × platinum	106,000

Live in Berlin

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	120,000

The Best of 25 Years

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	5,300
Poland (ZPAV)	3 × platinum	60,000
Portugal (AFP)	2 × platinum	40,000
All in all	5 × platinum	105,300

The Last Ship

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	40,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	-	90,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	140,000

57th & 9th

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	59,800
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	40,000
Romania (UFPR)	gold	2,000
United States (RIAA)	-	28,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	129,800

44/876

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
All in all	2 × gold	60,000

My songs

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

Awards by singles

Do They Know It's Christmas?

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	1,710,000

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

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

Russians

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

Englishman in New York

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold	370,000

Shape of My Heart

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

It's Probably Me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
France (SNEP)	-	180,900
All in all	1 × gold	215,900

Fields of Gold

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

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

Desert Rose

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	4 × gold	550,000

Leftovers

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	20,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	200,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	220,000

Awards for author participations and productions

Can't Stand Losing You ( The Police )

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

Roxanne (The Police)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	425,000

Message in a Bottle (The Police)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	500,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	3 × gold	1,025,000

Walking on the Moon (The Police)

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

So Lonely (The Police)

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

Don't Stand So Close to Me (The Police)

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

De Do Do Do De Da Da Da (The Police)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	75,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	575,000

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police)

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

Invisible Sun (The Police)

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

Spirits in the Material World (The Police)

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

Every Breath You Take (The Police)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	1,745,000

Money for Nothing ( Dire Straits )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold	520,000

I'll Be Missing You ( Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans and 112 )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	4 × platinum	200,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × platinum	1,500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	10,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	3 × platinum	90,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	1,800,000
All in all	1 × gold 27 × platinum	7,305,000

Lucid Dreams (Forget Me) ( Juice Wrld )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	20,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 20 × platinum	6,650,000

Awards by video albums

Ten Summoner's Tales

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

The Very Best of Sting & The Police

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	3 × platinum	24,000
All in all	3 × platinum	24,000

The Brand New Day Tour - Live from the Universal Amphitheater

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	25,000
France (SNEP)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 2 × platinum	153,000

... all this time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	38,000

Inside the Songs of Sacred Love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
Portugal (AFP)	silver	2,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum	27,000

Sting - Live in Berlin

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

Live at the Olympia Paris

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	7,500
All in all	1 × gold	7,500

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	7 × platinum7th	180,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	2 × gold2	9 × platinum9	845,000	aria.com.au AU2
Belgium (BEA)	-	7 × gold7th	5 × platinum5	405,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	gold1	-	25,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	225,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	10 × gold10	8 × platinum8th	5,600,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	11 × platinum11	(11,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	147,321	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	18 × gold18th	8 × platinum8th	4,273,700	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	3 × gold3	-	30,000	Individual evidence
Italy (FIMI)	-	8 × gold8th	6 × platinum6th	975,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	10 × gold10	2 × platinum2	1,550,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	6 × gold6th	17 × platinum17th	1,735,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	-	100,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	5 × gold5	8 × platinum8th	155,000	nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	5 × gold5	5 × platinum5	570,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	35,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	7 × gold7th	2 × platinum2	275,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	7 × gold7th	16 × platinum16	625,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	silver1	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	62,000	Individual evidence
Romania (UFPR)	-	gold1	-	2,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	50,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	4 × platinum4th	180,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	6 × gold6th	10 × platinum10	625,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	4 × gold4th	5 × platinum5	700,000	mediafire.com ES2 ES3 ES4
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	32,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	6 × gold6th	27 × platinum27	28,868,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	9 × silver9	9 × gold9	22 × platinum22nd	12,995,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	10 × silver10	132 × gold132	180 × platinum180

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Silver for Inside the Songs of Sacred Love in Portugal ( Memento from January 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Gold for It's Probably Me in Australia ( Memento from January 13, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Gold for The Dream of the Blue Turtles in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Gold for ... Nothing Like the Sun in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Gold for The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) in Hong Kong ( Memento from June 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Gold for Sacred Love in Portugal ( Memento from January 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Gold for The Last Ship in Portugal ( Memento from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Sting a primit la Cluj-Napoca discul de aur din partea Universal Music Romania ( Memento from July 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Gold for Songs from the Labyrinth in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Gold for Symphonicities in Russia
11. ↑ Gold for If on a Winter's Night… in Russia
12. ↑ Platinum for The Dream of the Blue Turtels in Italy (PDF file, p.33)
13. ↑ Platinum for Sacred Love in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ 2 × platinum for The Best of 25 Years in Portugal ( Memento from January 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
15. ^ Glenn A. Baker: Placing the Majors: Labels Try to Balance Pluses and Minuses in Year of Transition. In: Billboard Magazine . American Radio History Archive, November 15, 1986, accessed January 8, 2020 (PDF file, pages A – 6). 
16. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 15800 ( Memento from March 29, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Upcoming Releases - 09.30.16 ( Memento from September 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 6650 ( Memento from March 29, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Leonard Cohen Remembered on Billboard 200, Sting Debuts in Top 10 ( Memento from November 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ Sales figures for It's Probably Me in France ( Memento from December 2, 2019 in the Internet Archive )