The Doors / Music Sales Awards

The Doors

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US rock band The Doors . In their career they could sell over 80 million records so far. 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 1993: for the album In Concert 2013: for the album The Soft Parade 2013: for the album Greatest Hits (CD) 2019: for the single Riders On The Storm 2020: for the single Light My Fire Golden record  Argentina 1993: for the album The Doors 1993: for the album In Concert 1996: for the album Greatest Hits (CD)  Australia 1997: for the album Absolutely Live 2003: for the video album The Doors Live In Europe  Belgium 1995: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985) 2010: for the album The Very Best of the Doors (2007)  Brazil 2005: for the album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording  Germany 1994: for the album Break On Through 1994: for the LA Woman album 1995: for the album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording 2003: for the album Waiting for the Sun 2005: for the album Strange Days  Finland 1991: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985)  France 1983: for the album Absolutely Live 1997: for the album In Concert  Ireland 2007: for the album The Very Best of the Doors (2007)  Italy 2015: for the album The Doors 2019: for the single Light My Fire  Canada 1989: for the video album Dance on Fire 1990: for the video album Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1999: for the album Absolutely Live 1999: for the album Alive, She Cried 1999: for the album In Concert 2005: for the video album The Doors Soundstage Performances 2005: for the video album Live in Europe 1968  Norway 1998: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985)  Austria 1991: for the album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording 1992: for the album The Doors 2000: for the album The Best of The Doors (2000) 2001: for the LA Woman album 2001: for the album Morrison Hotel  Poland 2020: for the album The Very Best of the Doors (2007)  Portugal 2007: for the album The Very Best of the Doors (2007)  Sweden 1999: for the album The Doors  Switzerland 1991: for the album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording 1991: for the LA Woman album 1992: for the album Morrison Hotel  Spain 1991: for the album The Doors 2000: for the album The Best of The Doors (2000)  United States 1967: for the single Light My Fire 1968: for the single Hello, I Love You 1969: for the single Touch Me 1970: for the album Absolutely Live 1980: for the album Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine 1987: for the album Alive, She Cried 1991: for the video album Live in Europe 1968 2004: for the album Legacy: The Absolute Best 2008: for the video album The Doors Soundstage Performances 2008: for the video album No One Here Gets Out Alive 2009: for the album The Very Best of the Doors (2007) 2010: for the video album When You're Strange 2013: for the album The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits  United Kingdom 1985: for the LA Woman album 1991: for the album Waiting for the Sun 1991: for the album Strange Days 1991: for the album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording 2009: for the video album The Doors Soundstage Performances 2013: for the album Morrison Hotel 2016: for the video album When You're Strange 2 × gold record  France 2001: for the album Strange Days 2001: for the album Waiting for the Sun

Platinum record  Argentina 2000: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985) 2000: for the album The Best of The Doors (2000)  Germany 2004: for the album The Doors  France 1993: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985) 1993: for the album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording 2001: for the album Morrison Hotel  Italy 2013: for the album The Very Best of the Doors (2007)  Canada 1999: for the album Morrison Hotel 1999: for the album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording 1999: for the album Strange Days 1999: for the album 13 1999: for the album The Soft Parade 1999: for the album Waiting for the Sun 2002: for the album The Best of The Doors (2000) 2015: for the video album When You're Strange  New Zealand 1995: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985)  Poland 2012: for the album A Collection  Switzerland 1995: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985)  Spain 2001: for the LA Woman album 2001: for the album Morrison Hotel  United States 1987: for the album The Soft Parade 1987: for the album Waiting for the Sun 1987: for the album 13 1989: for the video album Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1989: for the video album Dance on Fire 1995: for the album In Concert 1995: for the video album The Doors' A Tribute to Jim Morrison 2001: for the album Morrison Hotel 2001: for the album The Doors: Box Set 2001: for the album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording 2001: for the album An American Prayer 2001: for the album Strange Days 2007: for the video album The Doors Live In Europe 2018: for the single Light My Fire (Digital)  United Kingdom 2013: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985) 2013: for the video album The Doors - 30 Years Commemorative Edition 2016: for the album The Very Best of the Doors (2007) 2 × platinum record  Australia 1999: for the album Greatest Hits (CD) 2014: for the album The Very Best of the Doors (2007)  France 1993: for the LA Woman album  Canada 1982: for the album Greatest Hits (LP)  United States 1987: for the album LA Woman 1996: for the album Greatest Hits (CD)  United Kingdom 2004: for the album The Doors 3 × platinum record  Australia 1993: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985)  Canada 2001: for the LA Woman album  United States 2001: for the album Greatest Hits (LP) 4 × platinum record  Australia 2001: for the LA Woman album  Canada 1999: for the album The Doors  United States 2007: for the album The Doors 5 × platinum record  Canada 1999: for the album Greatest Hits (CD) 6 × platinum record  Australia 2000: for the album The Best of The Doors (2000)  Canada 1999: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985) Diamond record  United States 2007: for the album The Best of The Doors (1985)

Awards by album

The Doors

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	400,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 11 × platinum	5,680,000

Strange days

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 2 × platinum	1,550,000

Waiting for the Sun

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 2 × platinum	1,550,000

The Soft Parade

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	1,160,000

Morrison Hotel

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 4 × platinum	1,650,000

Absolutely Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	4 × gold	685,000

13

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	1,100,000

LA Woman

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 12 × platinum	3,680,000

Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine

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

To American Prayer

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

Greatest Hits (LP)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
All in all	5 × platinum	3,200,000

Alive, She Cried

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

The Best of The Doors (1985)

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)	gold	25,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	22,150
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	6 × platinum	600,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 14 × platinum 1 × diamond	6,607,150

The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 4 × platinum	1,925,000

Break on through

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

In concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,340,000

Greatest Hits (CD)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 9 × platinum	2,730,000

The Best of The Doors (2000)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	6 × platinum	420,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold 8 × platinum	655,000

Legacy: The Absolute Best

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

The Doors: Box Set

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	250,000
All in all	1 × platinum	250,000

The Very Best of The Doors (2007)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	60,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold 4 × platinum	1,040,500

The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits

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

A Collection

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

Awards by singles

Light My Fire

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	Gold (Physical) + Platinum (Digital)	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold 1 × platinum	2,225,000

Hello, I love you

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

Touch me

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

Riders On The Storm

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

The Doors' A Tribute to Jim Morrison

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

Dance on Fire

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	105,000

Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	105,000

The Doors - 30 Years Commemorative Edition

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

No One Here Gets Out Alive

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 Doors Soundstage Performances

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	3 × gold	80,000

Live in Europe 1968

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold	55,000

When you're strange

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	85,000

The Doors Live in Europe

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	107,500

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	-	210,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	2 × gold2	17 × platinum17th	-	1,232,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	40,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	gold1	-	-	100,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	platinum1	-	1,750,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	22,150	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	6 × gold6th	5 × platinum5	-	2,100,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	-	-	7,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	110,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	7 × gold7th	26 × platinum26th	-	2,880,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	-	platinum1	-	15,000	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	-	-	125,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	30,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	gold1	-	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	125,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	300,000	promusicae.es
United States (RIAA)	-	13 × gold13	25 × platinum25th	diamond1	31,350,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	7 × gold7th	5 × platinum5	-	2,330,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	64 × gold64	87 × platinum87	diamond1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hank Stuever: 'When You're Strange' looks at Doors, Morrison with fresh sensibility, footage. In: Washington Post. May 12, 2010, accessed May 28, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Gold for The Very Best of the Doors (2007) in Portugal ( Memento from October 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ 3 × platinum for The Best of The Doors (1985) in Australia