Van Halen / Awards for Music Sales

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This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US hard rock - band Van Halen . In their career they have sold over 80 million records to date, making them one of the most successful bands 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 1986: for the album 5150 1988: for the album OU812 2013: for the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Golden record  Argentina 1996: for the album Best of Volume 1  Brazil 1997: for the album Balance 1998: for the album Best of Volume 1  Germany 1989: for the Van Halen album 1993: for the album 5150 2012: for the album Best of Volume 1  Finland 1984: for the 1984 album 1996: for the album Best of Volume 1  France 1979: for the Van Halen album 1981: for the album Women and Children First 1984: for the 1984 album 1988: for the album Van Halen II  Japan 1991: for the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 1993: for the 1984 album 1994: for the album Live: Right Here, Right Now 1995: for the album 5150 2014: for the single Jump  Canada 1993: for the album Live: Right Here, Right Now 2012: for the album A Different Kind of Truth  New Zealand 1996: for the album Best of Volume 1 2004: for the album The Best of Both Worlds  Netherlands 1984: for the album Women and Children First 1984: for the album Van Halen II  United States 1984: for the single Jump 1993: for the video album Live: Right Here, Right Now 1997: for the video album Video Hits - Volume I. 1998: for the album Van Halen III  United Kingdom 1984: for the Van Halen album 1987: for the 1984 album 2013: for the album The Best of Both Worlds 2019: for the single Jump 2019: for the album Best of Volume 1

Platinum record  Australia 1997: for the album Best of Volume 1 2012: for the video album Video Hits - Volume I.  Germany 2009: for the 1984 album  Italy 2019: for the single Jump  Japan 1995: for the album Balance 1998: for the album Van Halen III  Canada 1984: for the album Diver Down 1984: for the album Fair Warning 1991: for the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge  New Zealand 1985: for the 1984 album  Netherlands 1984: for the Van Halen album  United States 2004: for the album The Best of Both Worlds 2 × platinum record  Japan 1996: for the album Best of Volume 1  Canada 1984: for the album Women and Children First 1984: for the album Van Halen II 1996: for the album Best of Volume 1  United States 1993: for the album Live: Right Here, Right Now 1994: for the album Fair Warning 2005: for the video album Live Without a Net

3 × platinum record  Canada 1986: for the album 5150 1995: for the album Balance  United States 1994: for the album Women and Children First 1994: for the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 2004: for the album Best of Volume 1 2004: for the album Balance 4 × platinum record  Canada 1984: for the Van Halen album  United States 1998: for the album Diver Down 2004: for the album OU812 5 × platinum record  Canada 1984: for the 1984 album  United States 2004: for the album Van Halen II 6 × platinum record  United States 2004: for the album 5150 Diamond record  United States 1996: for the Van Halen album 1999: for the 1984 album

Awards by album

Van Halen

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	400,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 5 × platinum 1 × diamond	10,950,000

Van Halen II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
All in all	2 × gold 7 × platinum	5,350,000

Women and Children First

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
All in all	2 × gold 5 × platinum	3,350,000

Fair warning

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	3 × platinum	2,100,000

Diver Down

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
All in all	5 × platinum	4,100,000

1984

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25.305
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 7 × platinum 1 × diamond	11,340,305

5150

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold 9 × platinum	6,710,000

OU812

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

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 4 × platinum	3,260,000

Live: Right Here, Right Now

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	2,150,000

balance

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 7 × platinum	3,600,000

Best of Volume 1

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	22,015
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	400,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	9 × gold 11 × platinum	4,162,515

Van Halen III

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

The Best of Both Worlds

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	1,107,500

A Different Kind of Truth

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

Awards by singles

Jump

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	1,550,000

Awards by video albums

Live Without a Net

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	200,000
All in all	2 × platinum	200,000

Live: Right Here, Right Now

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

Video Hits - Volume I.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	65,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	-	-	20,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	-	2 × platinum2	-	85,000	aria.com.au
Brazil (PMB)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	200,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	1,250,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	47,320	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	4 × gold4th	-	-	400,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	-	-	platinum1	-	50,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	5 × gold5	4 × platinum4th	-	1,300,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	24 × platinum24	-	2,490,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	30,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	200,000	nvpi.nl
United States (RIAA)	-	4 × gold4th	38 × platinum38	2 × diamond2	57,800,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	5 × gold5	-	-	980,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	32 × gold32	72 × platinum72	2 × diamond2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stacey Anderson: Van Halen to Release First Concert Album With David Lee Roth. In: Billboard. July 2, 2015, accessed December 14, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Platinum for Video Hits - Volume I in Australia