Tina Turner / Music Sales Awards

Tina Turner (1971)

This is an overview of the music sales awards for former US-American and now Swiss singer Tina Turner . In her career she was able to sell over 100 million records, making her 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 1983: for the single Let's Stay Together 1985: for the single We Don't Need Another Hero Golden record  Australia 2007: for the video album Live in Rio  Belgium 1999: for the album Twenty Four Seven 2009: for the album Tina!  Denmark 2005: for the album All the Best  Germany 1985: for the single We Don't Need Another Hero 1988: for the album Tina Live in Europe 1993: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 1996: for the single Goldeneye 2004: for the video album One Last Time Live in Concert 2009: for the video album Simply the Best: The Video Collection  Finland 1985: for the album Private Dancer 1987: for the album Break Every Rule 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams  France 1985: for the album Private Dancer 1986: for the album Break Every Rule 1991: for the album Simply the Best 1993: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 1995: for the single Goldeneye 1999: for the album Twenty Four Seven 2005: for the album All the Best 2005: for the video album All the Best - The Live Collection  Italy 2019: for the single The Best  Canada 1985: for the single Better Be Good to Me 1985: for the single We Don't Need Another Hero 1985: for the album Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1992: for the album Simply the Best 1994: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 1997: for the album Wildest Dreams 2000: for the album Twenty Four Seven  New Zealand 1990: for the album Foreign Affair 2005: for the album All the Best 2010: for the video album Live in Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour  Netherlands 1987: for the album Break Every Rule 1989: for the single Tonight 2005: for the album All the Best  Norway 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams 1998: for the single Cose Della Vita  Austria 1994: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 1999: for the album Twenty Four Seven  Poland 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams 1997: for the album Simply the Best 2005: for the album All the Best  Switzerland 1996: for the single Goldeneye 1998: for the single Cose Della Vita  Spain 1987: for the album Tina Live in Europe 1994: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams 1999: for the album Twenty Four Seven  Hungary 2005: for the album All the Best  United States 1984: for the single What's Love Got to Do with It 1989: for the album Foreign Affair 2000: for the album Twenty Four Seven 1999: for the album VH-1 Divas Live 99 2001: for the video album VH-1 Divas Live 99 2001: for the video album Live in Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour 2007: for the video album All the Best - The Live Collection  United Kingdom 1988: for the album Tina Live in Europe 2005: for the video album All the Best - The Live Collection 2007: for the video album One Last Time Live in Concert 2009: for the video album Celebrate! - 60th Birthday Special 2013: for the video album Simply the Best: The Video Collection 2013: for the video album Live in Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour 2018: for the album The Platinum Collection 2020: for the single Proud Mary 2020: for the single What's Love Got to Do with It

2 × gold record  France 1990: for the album Foreign Affair 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams Platinum record  Argentina 1991: for the album Simply the Best 2005: for the video album All the Best - The Live Collection  Australia 1990: for the album Foreign Affair 1992: for the single The Best 2004: for the video album Live in Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour 2006: for the video album One Last Time Live in Concert 2006: for the video album All the Best - The Live Collection  Belgium 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams 2006: for the album All the Best  Germany 1997: for the album Wildest Dreams  Europe 1999: for the album Twenty Four Seven 2004: for the album All the Best  Finland 1989: for the album Foreign Affair 1997: for the album Simply the Best  Ireland 2005: for the album All the Best  Canada 1984: for the single What's Love Got to Do with It 1989: for the album Foreign Affair 2004: for the video album One Last Time Live in Concert 2005: for the album All the Best  New Zealand 1986: for the album Private Dancer 1987: for the album Break Every Rule 1994: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 1994: for the album Simply the Best 1997: for the album Wildest Dreams  Netherlands 1989: for the album Tina Live in Europe 1990: for the album Foreign Affair 1992: for the album Simply the Best 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams  Norway 2000: for the album Twenty Four Seven  Austria 1983: for the album Tina Live in Europe 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams 2005: for the album All the Best  Portugal 2004: for the album All the Best  Sweden 1989: for the album Foreign Affair 1992: for the album Simply the Best 2000: for the album Twenty Four Seven  Switzerland 1994: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 1996: for the album Wildest Dreams 1999: for the album Twenty Four Seven 2004: for the album All the Best 2010: for the album Beyond - Buddhist and Christian Prayers  Spain 1986: for the album Private Dancer 1987: for the album Break Every Rule 1989: for the album Foreign Affair 1992: for the album Simply the Best 2005: for the album All the Best  United States 1996: for the album Break Every Rule 1994: for the album Simply the Best 1994: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 2005: for the album All the Best 2007: for the video album One Last Time Live in Concert  United Kingdom 1987: for the album Break Every Rule 1993: for the album What's Love Got to Do with It 1999: for the album Twenty Four Seven 2004: for the album All the Best 2011: for the video album Her Last Show 2020: for the single The Best 3 × gold record  Germany 1993: for the album Simply the Best 2000: for the album Twenty Four Seven 2008: for the album All the Best

2 × platinum record  Australia 1985: for the album Private Dancer  Belgium 1996: for the album Simply the Best  Germany 1990: for the album Foreign Affair 1991: for the album Break Every Rule  Europe 1999: for the album Wildest Dreams  Canada 1987: for the album Break Every Rule  Norway 2000: for the album Simply the Best  Austria 1987: for the album Private Dancer 1993: for the album Break Every Rule 1996: for the album Simply the Best  Switzerland 1987: for the album Break Every Rule 2000: for the album Simply the Best  United Kingdom 2000: for the album Wildest Dreams 5 × gold record  Germany 1993: for the album Private Dancer 3 × platinum record  Australia 1992: for the album Simply the Best  Austria 1994: for the album Foreign Affair  United Kingdom 1986: for the album Private Dancer 4 × platinum record  Switzerland 1992: for the album Foreign Affair 5 × platinum record  United Kingdom 1991: for the album Foreign Affair  United States 1987: for the album Private Dancer 7 × platinum record  Canada 1985: for the album Private Dancer 8 × platinum record  United Kingdom 2000: for the album Simply the Best

Awards by album

Private dancer

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Germany (BVMI)	5 × gold	1,250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	33,464
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	7 × platinum	700,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	3 × gold 23 × platinum	8,338,464

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

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

Break every rule

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	30,773
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 12 × platinum	2,995,733

Tina Live in Europe

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	550,000

Foreign Affair

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	86,895
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	3 × platinum	150,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	4 × platinum	200,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	1,500,000
All in all	4 × gold 20 × platinum	4,114,395

Simply the best

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)	2 × platinum	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	750,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	58,539
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,773,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	8 × platinum	2,400,000
All in all	4 × gold 27 × platinum	6,226,539

What's Love Got to Do with It

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
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)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold 4 × platinum	1,840,000

Wildest Dreams

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(500,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(32,622)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United States (RIAA)	-	475,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	7 × gold 10 × platinum	2,640,000

Twenty Four Seven

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	450,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	517,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	7 × gold 4 × platinum	1,647,000

VH-1 Divas Live 99 ( Whitney Houston , Cher , Tina Turner & Brandy )

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

All the best

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(30,000)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	(15,000)
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	(300,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	(15,000)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(30,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	(20,000)
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	(20,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(30,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(20,000)
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	(10,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	7 × gold 11 × platinum	2,087,500

Tina!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
All in all	1 × gold	15,000

Beyond - Buddhist and Christian Prayers

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
All in all	1 × platinum	30,000

The Platinum Collection

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

Let's stay together

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

What's Love Got to Do with It

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	1,500,000

Better Be Good to Me

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

We don't need another hero

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	550,000

Tonight

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	75,000
All in all	1 × gold	75,000

The Best

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	5,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	725,000

Goldeneye

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	3 × gold	525,000

Cose della vita

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	5,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold	30,000

Proud Mary

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold	400,000

Awards by video albums

Simply the Best: The Video Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold	50,000

Live in Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	92,500

Celebrate! - 60th Birthday Special

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

VH-1 Divas Live 99 ( Whitney Houston , Cher , Tina Turner & Brandy )

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

One Last Time Live in Concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	175,000

All the Best - The Live Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
France (SNEP)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	108,000

Live in Rio

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

Her Last Show

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

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	-	2 × platinum2	68,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	10 × platinum10	542,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	220,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	15,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	10 × gold10	10 × platinum10	6,300,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	(4,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	242.293	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	12 × gold12	-	1,260,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	platinum1	15,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	7 × gold7th	13 × platinum13	1,560,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	3 × gold3	5 × platinum5	92,500	nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	565,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	185,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	12 × platinum12	630,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	3 × gold3	-	120,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	-	platinum1	20,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	-	3 × platinum3	280,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	13 × platinum13	645,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	4 × gold4th	5 × platinum5	700,000	promusicae.es
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	gold1	-	10,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	7 × gold7th	10 × platinum10	13,015,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × silver2	9 × gold9	24 × platinum24	8,875,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	2 × silver2	73 × gold73	126 × platinum126

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ben Cosgrove: Tina Turner: Unpublished Photos of the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. In: Time.com. November 10, 2014, accessed March 27, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Live in Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour in New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Platinum for All the Best in Portugal ( Memento from July 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ 2 × platinum for private dancers in Austria (PDF file, p.43)
5. ↑ 2 × platinum for Break Eer Rule in Switzerland (PDF file, p.43)
6. ↑ Chart Watch Extra: The Ageless Tina Turner ( Memento from September 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
7. ^ Between the Bullets. In: Billboard . April 8, 2000, accessed April 1, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Keith Caulfield, 'Happily Retired' Tina Turner Set to Release 'Love Songs' album. In: Billboard. January 21, 2014, accessed April 1, 2017 .