Platinum, Gold, and Silver discs are awarded for a major contribution to the volume of sales of a particular single or album. In the UK, single awards start at 200,000 sales, a Silver record, 400,000 sales, a Gold record and 600,000 sales, a Platinum record, very few achieve double Platinum status 1,200,0000. I’ve been lucky enough to have two records that have achieved that status in thirty three years, showing how rare the achievement is. Those being …Baby One More Time by Britney Spears and Tragedy by Steps.
Albums are awarded in the same way but at different sales levels, 60,000 albums sales is recognized as a Silver record, 100,000 sales a Gold record and 300,000 sales a Platinum record. Some albums achieve multi-Platinum status, I’ve been fortunate to be involved in many of these, the best selling album of my career, Justified by Justin Timberlake which achieved sales of 1,800,000, a six time Platinum award.
| 1984 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SINGLES | ||
| Ghostbusters | Ray Parker | Gold |
| Another Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas | Gary Glitter | Silver |
| Bird Of Paradise | Snowy White | Silver |
| That’s Living Alright | Joe Fagin | Silver |
| Whatever I Do | Hazell Dean | Silver |
| Caribean Queen | Billy Ocean | Silver |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Hooked On Number 1’s | Compilation | Gold |
| All By Myself | Compilation | Gold |
| Hungry For Hits | Compilation | Gold |
| Breakdance | Compilation | Silver |
| All The Hits | Eddie grant | Gold |
| 1985 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| White Wedding | Billy Idol | Silver |
| Atmosphere | Russ Abbot | Silver |
| Suddenly | Billy Ocean | Silver |
| Say I’m Your Number 1 | Princess | Silver |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Suddenly Album | Billy Ocean | Gold |
| Night Moves | Compilation | Gold |
| Songbook | Barbara Dickson | Gold |
| Greatest Hits | Randy Crawford | Gold |
| Vitol Idol | Billy Idol | Silver |
| Here’s To Future Days | Thompson Twins | Gold |
| 1986 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Starting Together | Su Pollard | Silver |
| Brother Louie | Modern talking | Silver |
| Spirit In The Sky | Dr & The Medics | Silver |
| When The Going Gets Tough | Billy Ocean | Gold |
| ALBUMS | ||
| On The Beach | Chris Rea | Gold |
| Love Zone | Billy Ocean | Gold |
| Princess | Princess | Silver |
| Two’s Company | Compilation | Silver |
| Dance Hits 2 | Compilation | Silver |
| Dance Hits 1 | Compilation | Silver |
| 1987 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Reet Petite | Jackie Wilson | Gold |
| I Should Be So Lucky | Kylie Minogue | Silver |
| I Think We’re Alone Now | Tiffany | Silver |
| Let It Be | Ferry Aid | Gold |
| ALBUMS | ||
| From Motown With Love | Compilation | Platinum |
| Jonathon Butler | Jonathon Butler Album | Gold |
| 1988 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Don’t Turn Around | Aswad | Silver |
| Nothing Can Divide Us | Jason Donovan | Silver |
| Get Outta My Dreams | Billy Ocean | Silver |
| One Moment In Time | Whitney Houston | Silver |
| Suddenly | Angry Anderson | Silver |
| Especially For You | Kylie & Jason | Gold |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Kylie | Kylie Minogue | Platinum |
| Julia Fordham | Julia Fordham | Silver |
| 1989 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Blame It On The Boogie | Big Fun | Silver |
| Love Changes Everything | Michael Ball | Silver |
| The Time Warp | Damien | Silver |
| Too Many Broken Hearts | Jason Donovan | Gold |
| ALBUMS | ||
| The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | Gold |
| Ten Good Reasons | Jason Donovan | Double Platinum |
| Enjoy Yourself | Kylie Minogue | triple Platinum |
| Greatest Hits | Billy Ocean | Platinum |
| 1990 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Happening All Over Again | Lonnie Gordon | Silver |
| 1991 | ||
| ALBUMS | ||
| Born Into The 90’s | R Kelly | Silver |
| Mr Lucky | John Lee Hooker | Gold |
| Damn Right I Got The Blues | Buddy Guy | Silver |
| 1992 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| No Limit | 2 Unlimited | Platinum |
| ALBUM | ||
| Spartacus | Compilation | Gold |
| 1993 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Boom Shake The Room | Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | Silver |
| Oh Carolina | Shaggy | Gold |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Feels Like Rain | Buddy Guy | Silver |
| 12 Play | R Kelly | Silver |
| 12 Play | R Kelly | Gold |
| 1994 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Cotton Eye Joe | Rednex | Platinum |
| She’s Got That Vibe | R Kelly | Silver |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number | Aaliyah | Silver |
| 1995 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Total Eclipse of The Heart | Nicki French | Silver |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Complete Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | Silver |
| Complete Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | Gold |
| 1996 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| I Believe I Can Fly | R Kelly | Platinum |
| I Believe I Can Fly | R Kelly | Gold |
| I Believe I Can Fly | R Kelly | Silver |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Essentials | Bread | Gold |
| Essentials | Bread | Silver |
| Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | Silver |
| Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | Gold |
| 96/97 | ||
| Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | 10 Million Disc |
| 1997 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Everybody-Backstreets Back | Backstreet Boys | Silver |
| 5678 | Steps | Silver |
| Gotham City | R Kelly | Silver |
| Everybody-Backstreets Back | Backstreet Boys | Platinum |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Backstreets Back | Backstreet Boys | Silver |
| Backstreets Back | Backstreet Boys | Gold |
| L.I.F.E | Billy Ocean | Silver |
| L.I.F.E | Billy Ocean | Gold |
| 1998 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| One For Sorrow | Steps | Gold |
| Feel It | Tamperer | Gold |
| tragedy | Steps | Platinum |
| I’m Your Angel | Celine Dion & R Kelly | Silver |
| If You Buy This Record | Tamperer | Silver |
| Last Thing On My Mind | Steps | Silver |
| ALBUMS | ||
| R | R Kelly | Gold |
| R | R Kelly | Platinum |
| 2 Pac | Greatest Hits | Silver |
| 2 Pac | Greatest Hits | Gold |
| 2 Pac | Greatest Hits | Platinum |
| Step One | Steps | 4 x Platinum |
| Step One | Steps | 5 x Platinum |
| Essentials | George Benson | Gold |
| Best Of The Levellers | The Levellers | Gold |
| 1999 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Baby One More Time | Britney Spears | Double Platinum |
| I Want It That Way | Backstreet Boys | Gold |
| Love’s Got A Hold Of My Heart | Steps | Silver |
| Born To Make You Happy | Britney Spears | Silver |
| You Drive Me Crazy | Britney Spears | Silver |
| Changes | 2 Pac | Silver |
| Better Best Forgotten | Steps | Gold |
| After The Love Has Gone | Steps | Gold |
| Better The Devil | Steps | Gold |
| Sweet Like Chocolate | Shanks & Bigfoot | Platinum |
| If You Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time | R Kelly | Platinum |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Baby One More Time | Britney Spears | triple Platnum |
| Vertigo | Groove Armada | Silver |
| Vertigo | Groove Armada | Gold |
| Millenium | Backstreet Boys | Gold |
| Millenium | Backstreet Boys | Platinum |
| Steptacular | Steps | 4 x Platinum |
| 2000 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Lucky | Britney Spears | Silver |
| Bye Bye Bye | NSync | Silver |
| Oops I Did It Again | Britney Spears | Gold |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Buzz | Steps | Double Platinum |
| No Strings | NSync | Silver |
| No Strings | NSync | Gold |
| TP2.com | R Kelly | Silver |
| TP2.com | R Kelly | Gold |
| Black & Blue | Backstreet Boys | Gold |
| Oops I Did It Again | Britney Spears | Double Platinum |
| 2001 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Chain Reaction | Steps | Silver |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Goodbye Country, Hello Nightclubs | Groove Armada | Gold |
| Celebrity | NSync | Silver |
| Britney Spears | Britney Spears | Platinum |
| Greatest Hits | Backstreet Boys | Platinum |
| Greatest Hits | Steps | 4 x Platinum |
| 2002 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Like I Love You | Justin Timberlake | Silver |
| Sacred trust | One true Voice | Gold |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Songbook | David Gates | Gold |
| The Last Dance | Steps | Silver |
| Greatest Hits | Kylie | Platinum |
| Best Of… | The Stone Roses | Gold |
| Justified | Justin Timberlake | 5 x Platinum |
| 2003 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| Ignition | R Kelly | Gold |
| ALBUMS | ||
| Chocolate Factory | R Kelly | Gold |
| R In R & B Greatest Hits | R Kelly | Double Platinum |
| In The Zone | Britney Spears | Platinum |
| 2004 | ||
| SINGLES | ||
| I Don’t Want You Back | Eamon | Gold |
| Toxic | Britney Spears | Silver |
| ALBUMS | ||
| I Don’t Want You Back | Eamon | Gold |
| Ultimate Collection | Billy Ocean | Silver |