UB40 / Awards for Music Sales

UB40, 2006

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of British pop - and reggae - band UB40 . 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  France 1990: for the single The Way You Do the Things You Do 1991: for the single Homely Girl 1993: for the single (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You  United Kingdom 1980: for the single King / Food for Thought 1985: for the single Don't Break My Heart 1985: for the album Geffery Morgan ... 1990: for the single Kingston Town 2013: for the album Guns in the Ghetto 2017: for the album Unplugged 2018: for the album A Real Labor of Love 2019: for the album Red Red Wine - The Essential Golden record  Argentina 2007: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volumes 1 & 2  Australia 1991: for the single Here I Am (Come and Take Me)  Denmark 2001: for the album The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000  Germany 1988: for the album Labor of Love 1998: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volume One 1990: for the single Kingston Town  France 1990: for the single Kingston Town 2002: for the single Cover Up  Japan 1993: for the single (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You  Canada 1984: for the single Red Red Wine 1987: for the album Rat in the Kitchen 1991: for the album Labor of Love II  New Zealand 1981: for the album Signing Off 1981: for the single King / Food for Thought 1986: for the single I Got You Babe 1987: for the album Rat in the Kitchen 1989: for the album UB40 2005: for the album Love Songs 2008: for the video album Live at Montreux 2002  Netherlands 1983: for the single Red Red Wine 1983: for the album UB40 Live 1984: for the album Present Arms 1986: for the single Sing our own Song 1987: for the album Rat in the Kitchen 1989: for the album UB40 2005: for the video album Live at Montreux 2002  Austria 1994: for the album Promises and Lies 1994: for the single Homegrown in Holland  Sweden 1990: for the album Labor of Love II 1993: for the album Promises and Lies  United States 1989: for the single Red Red Wine 1991: for the single The Way You Do the Things You Do  United Kingdom 1982: for the album UB44 1985: for the single I Got You Babe 1986: for the album Baggariddim 1986: for the album Rat in the Kitchen 1994: for the album Labor of Love Vol. I & II 1998: for the album UB40 1998: for the album Labor of Love III 2013: for the video album The Collection 2013: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volumes 1 & 2 2013: for the album Love Songs 2013: for the album Best of Labor of Love 2 × gold record  France 1991: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volume One

Platinum record  Argentina 1992: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volume One  Germany 1993: for the single (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You 1994: for the album Promises and Lies  Europe 2001: for the album The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000  France 1994: for the album Promises and Lies  Canada 1984: for the album Labor of Love 1994: for the album Promises and Lies  New Zealand 1987: for the album Labor of Love 1991: for the album Labor of Love II 1993: for the single (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You 1994: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volume One 1994: for the album Promises and Lies 1995: for the album Labor of Love Vol. I & II 1996: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volume Two 1999: for the album Labor of Love III  Netherlands 1984: for the album Labor of Love 1988: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volume One 1990: for the album Labor of Love II  Switzerland 1991: for the album Labor of Love II 1994: for the album Promises and Lies  Spain 1992: for the album Labor of Love II  United States 1988: for the album Labor of Love 1991: for the album Labor of Love II 1993: for the album Promises and Lies 1993: for the single (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You  United Kingdom 1981: for the album Signing Off 1982: for the album Present Arms 1993: for the single (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You 1995: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volume Two 2015: for the album Labor of Love I, II & III (The Platinum Collection) 2017: for the album Red Red Wine - The Collection 2018: for the single Red Red Wine 2 × platinum record  Australia 1993: for the single (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You  France 1991: for the album Labor of Love II  New Zealand 2005: for the album Labor of Love I, II & III (The Platinum Collection)  United Kingdom 1985: for the album Labor of Love 1994: for the album Promises and Lies 3 × platinum record  Spain 1993: for the album Promises and Lies  United Kingdom 1993: for the album Labor of Love II 2014: for the album The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000 5 × platinum record  New Zealand 2016: for the album The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000 6 × platinum record  United Kingdom 1997: for the album The Best of UB40 - Volume One

Awards by album

Signing off

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	307,500

Present arms

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	350,000

UB44

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

Labor of Love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
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)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 6 × platinum	2,075,000

UB40 Live

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

Geffery Morgan ...

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

Baggariddim

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

Council in the Kitchen

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold	207,500

The Best of UB40 - Volume One

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × platinum	1,800,000
All in all	3 × gold 9 × platinum	2,425,000

UB40

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold	157,500

Labor of Love II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	2 × gold 10 × platinum	2,865,000

Promises and Lies

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	3 × platinum	300,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 11 × platinum	2,940,000

Labor of Love Vol. I & II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	115,000

The Best of UB40 - Volume Two

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × platinum	315,000

Guns in the ghetto

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

Labor of Love III

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	115,000

The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	5 × platinum	75,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	(900,000)
All in all	1 × gold 9 × platinum	1,075,000

Labor of Love I, II & III (The Platinum Collection)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × platinum	330,000

The Best of UB40 - Volumes 1 & 2

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	120,000

Love songs

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	107,500

Best of Labor of Love

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

Red Red Wine - The Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × platinum	300,000

Unplugged

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

A Real Labor of Love

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

Red Red Wine - The Essential

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

King / Food for Thought

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	257,500

Red Red Wine

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,250,000

I got you babe

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	507,500

Don't break my heart

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

Homely girl

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	silver	125,000
All in all	1 × silver	125,000

Here I Am (Come and Take Me)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
All in all	1 × gold	35,000

Sing our own song

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

Kingston Town

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	700,000

The Way You Do the Things You Do

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	silver	125,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	625,000

(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	silver	125,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold 6 × platinum	2,505,000

Cover Up

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

Awards by video albums

The Collection

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

Live at Montreux 2002

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
All in all	1 × gold	2,500

Homegrown in Holland

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	40,000
All in all	1 × gold	40,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	platinum1	60,000	capif.org.ar
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	175,000	aria.com.au
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	Individual evidence
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	1,750,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	1,000,000	ifpi.org
France (SNEP)	3 × silver3	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	1,975,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Japan (RIAJ)	-	gold1	-	100,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	350,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	7 × gold7th	15 × platinum15th	272,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	7 × gold7th	3 × platinum3	715,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	50,000	ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	100,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	400,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	5,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	8 × silver8th	11 × gold11	23 × platinum23	9,905,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	11 × silver11	45 × gold45	62 × platinum62

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold for Here I Am (Come and Take Me) in Australia
2. Jump up ↑ Gold for The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 in Denmark
3. ↑ Gold for Live at Montreux 2002 in New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ 2 × platinum for (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You in Australia