Tracy Chapman / Music Sales Awards

Tracy Chapman (2009)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US singer Tracy Chapman . 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 2013: for the album New Beginning 2014: for the album Let It Rain 2019: for the single Baby Can I Hold You 2019: for the album Greatest Hits 2020: for the single Talkin 'Bout A Revolution Golden record  Argentina 1993: for the album Crossroads 2001: for the album Collection  Denmark 2013: for the Streaming Fast Car 2020: for the album New Beginning  Germany 2002: for the album Collection 2003: for the album Telling Stories 2005: for the album New Beginning  Finland 1990: for the album Crossroads  France 2000: for the album Telling Stories 2006: for the album Where You Live  Hong Kong 1990: for the album Crossroads  Italy 2014: for the album Tracy Chapman  New Zealand 2000: for the album Telling Stories  Netherlands 1989: for the album Crossroads  Austria 2000: for the album New Beginning 2002: for the album Let It Rain  Sweden 1990: for the album Crossroads 1998: for the Tracy Chapman album 2002: for the album Collection  Switzerland 1992: for the album Matters Of The Heart 2000: for the album Telling Stories 2001: for the album Collection 2002: for the album Let It Rain 2005: for the album Where You Live 2008: for the album Our Bright Future  United States 2000: for the album Telling Stories 2001: for the album Matters Of The Heart 2 × gold record  France 2003: for the album Let It Rain

Platinum record  Australia 1996: for the single Give Me One Reason 2002: for the album Collection 2016: for the author participation Fast Car (Tobtok feat. River)  Belgium 1998: for the Tracy Chapman album  Brazil 1994: for the Tracy Chapman album  Denmark 2016: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota) 2017: for the single Fast Car  Europe 2001: for the album Collection  France 2001: for the album Crossroads 2002: for the album Collection 2009: for the album Our Bright Future  Hong Kong 1989: for the Tracy Chapman album  Italy 2019: for the single Fast Car  Canada 1990: for the album Crossroads  New Zealand 1990: for the Tracy Chapman album 1990: for the album Crossroads 1996: for the album New Beginning 2002: for the album Collection  Netherlands 1988: for the Tracy Chapman album 2005: for the album Collection  Austria 1990: for the album Crossroads 2002: for the album Collection  Spain 2016: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  United States 1989: for the album Crossroads 1996: for the single Give Me One Reason 2017: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  United Kingdom 1989: for the album Crossroads 2002: for the album Collection 2019: for the author participation Baby Can I Hold You ( Boyzone ) 3 × gold record  Germany 2017: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)

2 × platinum record  Argentina 1992: for the Tracy Chapman album  Belgium 2016: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  Germany 1996: for the album Crossroads  Canada 2016: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  New Zealand 2016: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  Austria 1992: for the Tracy Chapman album  Switzerland 1990: for the album Crossroads  Spain 1989: for the album Crossroads  United Kingdom 2017: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota) 2019: for the single Fast Car 3 × platinum record  Australia 2001: for the album New Beginning  Canada 1988: for the Tracy Chapman album 4 × platinum record  Poland 2017: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  Switzerland 1994: for the Tracy Chapman album 9 × gold record  Germany 2010: for the album Tracy Chapman 5 × platinum record  Australia 2017: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  Denmark 2016: for the album Tracy Chapman  Italy 2019: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  United States 2001: for the album New Beginning 6 × platinum record  Sweden 2016: for the author participation Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)  United States 2001: for the Tracy Chapman album 7 × platinum record  Australia 2001: for the Tracy Chapman album  Canada 1998: for the album New Beginning 9 × platinum record  United Kingdom 2020: for the album Tracy Chapman Diamond record  France 2000: for the Tracy Chapman album

Awards by album

Tracy Chapman

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × platinum	120,000
Australia (ARIA)	7 × platinum	490,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Denmark (IFPI)	5 × platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	9 × gold	2,250,000
France (SNEP)	diamond	1,000,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	50,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	4 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	9 × platinum	2,710,000
All in all	3 × gold 57 × platinum 1 × diamond	13,915,000

Crossroads

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	30,906
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold 14 × platinum	3,475,906

Matters Of The Heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	525,000

New beginning

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	7 × platinum	700,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 16 × platinum	6,270,000

Telling stories

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	5 × gold	782,500

Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(150,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	(300,000)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(30,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(40,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	4 × gold 7 × platinum	1,105,000

Let it rain

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold	300,000

Where You Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
All in all	2 × gold	120,000

Our Bright Future

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	platinum	200,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	215,000

Greatest hits

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

Awards by singles

Fast car

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	8,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	4 × platinum	1,258,000

Talkin 'Bout A Revolution

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

Baby Can I Hold You

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

Give Me One Reason

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	1,070,000

Awards for author participations and productions

Fast Car ( Jonas Blue feat. Dakota)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	60,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	60,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	600,000
Italy (FIMI)	5 × platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	160,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)	4 × platinum	60,000
Sweden (IFPI)	6 × platinum	240,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	1 × gold 32 × platinum	4,050,000

Fast Car (Tobtok feat. River)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
All in all	1 × platinum	70,000

Baby Can I Hold You ( Boyzone )

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × platinum	600,000

Awards after music streaming

Fast car

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

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	170,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	-	18 × platinum18th	-	1,400,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	-	3 × platinum3	-	110,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	-	platinum1	-	250,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	7 × platinum7th	-	328,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	7 × platinum7th	-	4,400,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	-	(1,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	30,906	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	diamond1	2,200,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	30,000	Individual evidence
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	6 × platinum6th	-	350,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	-	13 × platinum13	-	1,260,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	gold1	6 × platinum6th	-	97,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	230,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	225,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	-	60,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	6 × platinum6th	-	380,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	6 × gold6th	6 × platinum6th	-	425,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	3 × platinum3	-	240,000	promusicae.es ES2
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	14 × platinum14th	-	15,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	-	16 × platinum16	-	6,890,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	31 × gold31	123 × platinum123	diamond1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for Crossroads in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Platinum for Give Me One Reason in Australia
3. ↑ Platinum for Collection in Australia
4. ↑ Platinum for Tracy Chapman in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
5. ^ Rob Copsey: The UK's biggest studio albums of all time. officialcharts.com, October 13, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .