Tupac Shakur / Music Sales Awards

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This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US rapper Tupac Shakur . According to sources, he has sold over 75 million records worldwide in his career, making him one of the most successful individual interpreters 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.). In total, the rapper received awards for over 37.4 million records sold, 30.7 million of which in the United States alone. The most successful release according to record awards is the compilation Greatest Hits with more than 6.4 million certified sales. Tupac Shakur was able to sell more than 650,000 records in Germany.

Awards

Silver record  United Kingdom 2013: for the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory 2017: for the album Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ 2018: for the album Best of 2Pac Part 1: Thug 2019: for the single Ambitionz Az a Ridah 2019: for the single Until the End of Time 2020: for the single Dear Mama 2020: for the single Do for Love Golden record  Australia 1996: for the single California Love 1997: for the single How Do You Want It 1997: for the album All Eyez on Me 1998: for the single Runnin '(From tha Police) 2006: for the video album Live at the House of Blues 2008: for the video album Death Row: The Complete Live Performances  Belgium 1999: for the single changes 1999: for the album Greatest Hits  Denmark 2020: for the single Ghetto Gospel 2020: for the single changes  Germany 1999: for the single changes 2002: for the album Greatest Hits 2018: for the single Ghetto Gospel  France 2002: for the album Greatest Hits  Canada 2009: for the single California Love  New Zealand 1996: for the single How Do You Want It 1997: for the single I Ain't Mad Atcha 1997: for the single Runnin '(From tha Police) 1997: for the album All Eyez on Me 1999: for the single changes 2005: for the single Ghetto Gospel 2008: for the video album Live at the House of Blues  Netherlands 1999: for the album RU Still Down? (Remember Me) 1999: for the single changes  Norway 1996: for the single California Love  Poland 1999: for the album Greatest Hits  Switzerland 1999: for the single changes 2002: for the album Greatest Hits  United States 1993: for the single I Get Around 1993: for the single Keep Ya Head Up 1995: for the album 2Pacalypse Now 1998: for the single Do for Love  United Kingdom 2005: for the album Loyal to the Game 2007: for the video album Live at the House of Blues 2013: for the video album Thug Immortal 2013: for the album Until the End of Time 2013: for the album Tupac: Resurrection 2013: for the album RU Still Down? (Remember Me) 2013: for the album Better Dayz 2013: for the video album Thug Angel - The Life of an Outlaw 2013: for the album Me Against the World 2014: for the album Still I Rise 2018: for the single California Love

Platinum record  Australia 2005: for the single Ghetto Gospel  Canada 1996: for the album All Eyez on Me 1999: for the album Greatest Hits  New Zealand 1996: for the single California Love 1999: for the album Greatest Hits  Netherlands 1999: for the album Greatest Hits  United States 1995: for the album Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ 1995: for the single Dear Mama 2000: for the album Still I Rise 2003: for the album Tupac: Resurrection 2005: for the video album Thug Angel - The Life of an Outlaw 2005: for the album Loyal to the Game 2006: for the video album Live at the House of Blues  United Kingdom 2013: for the video album Resurrection 2013: for the video album Biggie & Tupac 2014: for the album All Eyez on Me 2017: for the single changes 2018: for the single Ghetto Gospel 2 × platinum record  Australia 2007: for the video album Thug Angel - The Life of an Outlaw 2011: for the album Greatest Hits  Canada 2001: for the album Until the End of Time  United States 1995: for the album Me Against the World 1996: for the single How Do U Want It / California Love  United Kingdom 2017: for the album Greatest Hits 3 × platinum record  Canada 2003: for the album Better Dayz  United States 2014: for the album Better Dayz 4 × platinum record  United States 1997: for the album RU Still Down? (Remember Me) 1999: for the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory 2014: for the album Until the End of Time Diamond record  United States 2011: for the album Greatest Hits 2014: for the album All Eyez on Me

Awards by album

2 Pacalypse Now

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

Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	1,060,000

Me Against the World

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

All Eyez on Me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	diamond	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum, 1 × diamond	5,442,500

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × platinum	4,060,000

RU Still Down? (Remember Me)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 4 × platinum	2,150,000

Greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 7 × platinum 1 × diamond	6,405,000

Still I rise

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

Until the end of time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 6 × platinum	2,300,000

Better Dayz

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	1,500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 6 × platinum	1,900,000

Tupac: Resurrection

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

Loyal to the game

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

Best of 2Pac Part 1: Thug

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

I get around

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

Keep Ya Head Up

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

Dear mom

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	1,200,000

California Love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	gold	20,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold 1 × platinum	475,000

How Do U Want It

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
All in all	2 × gold	42,500

How Do U Want It / California Love

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

I ain't Mad at Cha

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

Runnin '(From tha Police)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
All in all	2 × gold	42,500

Do for love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	700,000

Changes

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	6 × gold 1 × platinum	1,002,500

Until the end of time

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

Ghetto Gospel

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	872,500

Ambitionz Az a Ridah

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

Thug Immortal

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

Thug Angel - The Life of an Outlaw

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	155,000

Live at the House of Blues

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	135,000

Death Row: The Complete Live Performances

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

Biggie & Tupac

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

Resurrection

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	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	6 × gold6th	5 × platinum5	-	395,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	50,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	90,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	650,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	-	gold1	-	-	100,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	7 × platinum7th	-	720,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	7 × gold7th	2 × platinum2	-	77,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	200,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	5,000	ifpi.no
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	50,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	-	4 × gold4th	26 × platinum26th	2 × diamond2	30,700,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × silver7th	11 × gold11	7 × platinum7th	-	4,315,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	7 × silver7th	43 × gold43	48 × platinum48	2 × diamond2

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tupac blamed race in Madonna breakup letter. BBC, July 6, 2017, accessed February 8, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Gold for California Love in Australia
3. ↑ Gold for Live at the House of Blues in New Zealand ( Memento from April 17, 4027 in the Internet Archive )