The Police / Music Sales Awards

The Police (2007)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of the British new wave - band The Police . In their careers they have sold over 75 million records so far, making them one of the most successful musicians 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 1979: for the single Can't Stand Losing You 1980: for the single So Lonely 1981: for the single Invisible Sun 1981: for the single Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 1982: for the single Spirits in the Material World 2013: for the album Reggatta de Blanc Golden record  Australia 1980: for the album Outlandos d'Amour 1997: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2004: for the video album Every Breath You Take: The Singles  Belgium 1980: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2007: for the album The Police  Brazil 2009: for the video album Certifiable  Germany 1980: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 1980: for the album Zenyattà Mondatta 1981: for the album Outlandos d'Amour 1981: for the album Ghost in the Machine 1983: for the album Synchronicity 1990: for the album Their Greatest Hits 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2009: for the video album Certifiable  Finland 1990: for the album Their Greatest Hits  France 1980: for the single Message in a Bottle 1981: for the album Ghost in the Machine  Hong Kong 1984: for the album Synchronicity 1997: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Italy 2013: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2019: for the single Message in a Bottle 2019: for the single Roxanne  Japan 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Canada 1981: for the single De Do Do Do De Da Da Da 1993: for the album Message in a Box 2007: for the album The Police  Mexico 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits  New Zealand 1981: for the album Outlandos d'Amour 1993: for the album Message in a Box 2002: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2008: for the album The Police  Netherlands 1983: for the album Synchronicity 1988: for the album The Greatest Hits 1994: for the album Their Greatest Hits  Norway 2007: for the album The Police  Austria 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Poland 2000: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Switzerland 1989: for the album Every Breath You Take: The Singles 1991: for the album Their Greatest Hits 1993: for the album The Greatest Hits 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Spain 1987: for the album Every Breath You Take: The Singles 1995: for the album Live! 2001: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  Czech Republic 1982: for the album Ghost in the Machine  United States 1983: for the single Every Breath You Take 1986: for the video album Every Breath You Take: The Videos 2005: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  United Kingdom 1979: for the single Message in a Bottle 1979: for the single Walking on the Moon 1980: for the single Don't Stand So Close to Me 1981: for the single De Do Do Do De Da Da Da 2019: for the single Roxanne

2 × gold record  France 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) Platinum record  Argentina 1997: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2003: for the video album Every Breath You Take: The Singles 2005: for the video album Synchronicity Concert 2007: for the video album The Greatest Hits  Australia 1980: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 2007: for the video album Synchronicity Concert  Belgium 2002: for the album The Very Best of Sting & the Police (2002) 2005: for the album The Greatest Hits  Brazil 2010: for the video album Synchronicity Concert  Denmark 2020: for the single Every Breath You Take  France 1980: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 1981: for the album Zenyattà Mondatta 1984: for the album Outlandos d'Amour 1984: for the album Synchronicity 1994: for the album The Greatest Hits 2008: for the video album Certifiable  Canada 1980: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 1980: for the album Zenyattà Mondatta 1981: for the album Ghost in the Machine 1983: for the album Synchronicity 1987: for the album Every Breath You Take: The Singles 1993: for the album The Greatest Hits  New Zealand 1981: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 1981: for the album Zenyattà Mondatta 1982: for the album Ghost in the Machine 1984: for the album Synchronicity 1987: for the album Every Breath You Take: The Singles 1994: for the album The Greatest Hits  Netherlands 1979: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 1979: for the album Outlandos d'Amour  United States 1984: for the album Outlandos d'Amour 1996: for the album Live! 2001: for the album Message in a Box 2002: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 2009: for the video album Certifiable  United Kingdom 1979: for the album Reggatta de Blanc 1979: for the album Outlandos d'Amour 1980: for the album Zenyattà Mondatta 1981: for the album Ghost in the Machine 1983: for the album Synchronicity 1998: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) 2013: for the album The Greatest Hits 2013: for the album The Police 2019: for the single Every Breath You Take

2 × platinum record  Argentina 1992: for the album The Greatest Hits  Europe 2001: for the album The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)  France 1991: for the album Every Breath You Take - The Singles  Ireland 2007: for the album The Police  Italy 2019: for the single Every Breath You Take  Canada 1980: for the album Outlandos d'Amour  Spain 1991: for the album Their Greatest Hits  United States 2001: for the album Zenyattà Mondatta 3 × platinum record  Argentina 1997: for the video album The Very Best of Sting & The Police  United States 2001: for the album Ghost in the Machin e 4 × platinum record  United Kingdom 1992: for the album Every Breath You Take: The Singles 2005: for the album The Very Best of Sting & the Police (2002) 5 × platinum record  Australia 2016: for the album The Greatest Hits  United States 2002: for the album Every Breath You Take: The Singles 8 × platinum record  United States 2001: for the album Synchronicity

Awards by album

Outlandos d'Amour

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	400,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	175,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 6 × platinum	2,252,500

Reggatta de Blanc

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	50,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	876,700
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum (1979) + Silver (2013)	360,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold 7 × platinum	2,676,700

Zenyattà Mondatta

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	-	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	603,900
Italy (FIMI)	-	300,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 6 × platinum	3,568,900

Ghost in the Machine

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	299.100
Italy (FIMI)	-	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Czech Republic (IFPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 6 × platinum	4,214,100

Synchronicity

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	472.100
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	8 × platinum	8,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 12 × platinum	9.097.100

Every Breath You Take: The Singles

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	883.100
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	2 × gold 13 × platinum	7.273.100

Their Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
France (SNEP)	-	45,700
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	200,000
All in all	4 × gold 2 × platinum	595,700

The Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × platinum	120,000
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	451.200
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 12 × platinum	1,561,200

Message in a box

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	250,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	307,500

Live!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	136,100
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,186,100

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	(383,800)
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

The Police

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
France (SNEP)	-	53,300
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Norway (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 3 × platinum	470,800

Awards by singles

Can't Stand Losing You

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

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

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	587,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	3 × gold	1,112,000

Walking on the moon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	407,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	907,000

So lonely

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

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	253,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	753,000

De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	245,000
Canada (MC)	gold	75,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	820,000

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	246,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver	496,000

Invisible Sun

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

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

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
France (SNEP)	-	339,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	2,129,000

Awards by video albums

Synchronicity Concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	125,000
All in all	3 × platinum	148,000

Every Breath You Take: The Videos

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	65,500

Greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
All in all	1 × platinum	8,000

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

Certifiable

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	20,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	170,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	-	9 × platinum9	228,000	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	7 × platinum7th	577,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	165,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	gold1	platinum1	150,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	90,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	8 × gold8th	-	2,025,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	6 × gold6th	8 × platinum8th	6,702,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	2 × gold2	-	20,000	Individual evidence
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	2 × platinum2	30,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	700,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	gold1	-	100,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	8 × platinum8th	975,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	-	100,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	4 × gold4th	6 × platinum6th	120,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	425,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	15,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	-	50,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	100,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	350,000	mediafire.com ES2 ES3
Czech Republic (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	50,000	Individual evidence
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	23 × platinum23	22,900,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × silver6th	5 × gold5	17 × platinum17th	8,910,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	6 × silver6th	58 × gold58	92 × platinum92

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Andy Summers finds new magic in Rock 'n' Roll ( Memento from July 5, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ ^{a b c} International Certifications. In: Cashbox . American Radio History Archive, July 26, 1980, accessed February 23, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Gold for Synchronicity in Hong Kong ( Memento from June 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Gold for The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) in Hong Kong ( Memento from June 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
5. ^ ^{A b} Dean Scapolo: The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 - 2006 . Ed .: Maurienne House. 2007, ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8 (English).
6. ↑ The Police “Ghost in the Machine” Gold Award ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Platinum Vinyl LP from Holland - Made in April 1980 ( Memento from November 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 210) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Majors Fight Economics with Quirky Rock Originals. In: Billboard . American Radio History Archive, June 12, 1982, accessed February 23, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 400) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ CBS-Dischi Distrib Center Bows. In: Billboard . American Radio History Archive, June 13, 1981, accessed February 23, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 1250) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ International Dateline - Italy. In: Cashbox . American Radio History Archive, August 14, 1982, accessed February 23, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 550) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 110) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
16. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 7500) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 650) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 3300) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 900) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” (Top 7000) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
21. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement (Top 300) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
22. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement (Top 800) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement (Top 1600) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
24. ↑ ^{a b} Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement (Top 1700) ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
25. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement (Top 1100) ( Memento of March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )