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The Beatles[edit]

Artist Country of origin Period active Genre Total certified sales
(From available markets) [Notes] 		Claimed sales
The Beatles United Kingdom 1960—1970 Pop, rock UK: 7.6 million[1]
ARG: 1 million[2]
AUS: 917,500[3]
AUT: 400,000[4]
BRA: 500,000[5]
CAN: 12.5 million[6]
FRA: 3 million[7]
GER: 7.2 million[8]
SWE: 370,000[9]
SWI: 350,000[10]
US: 211 million[11]
Total available certified sales: 244 million 		1 billion[12]
600 million[13][14]

Notes^

  • Certification systems have been established periodically throughout the past half century, thus databases are not able to cover all sales. Some (or all) records released and sold prior to the certification system's establishment year may not be accurately published within the relevant searchable certification database. Year of establishment:
    • 1968: France
    • 1973: United Kingdom (also note, the UK's database system has recently gone through an update; therefore, it may take some time for previously published certifications to re-appear)
    • 1975: Germany, Canada
    • 1980: Argentina
    • 1987: Sweden (published at end of each year)
    • 1989: Switzerland
    • 1990: Brazil, Austria
    • 1997: Australia (ARIA began publishing certifications in 1997, however there is evidence of earlier certifications)
  • Note that the certified-sales-figures will be periodically updated as some records have yet to reach a level of either the gold or the platinum awards, and some records have yet to reach a multi-platinum status. Note that we are to post certified sales of those markets, the databases of which contain a total figures of over 300,000.
  • Certification numbers might overstate sales if stores order more albums than they are able to sell, due to certifications generally being determined by shipments, not actual sales. Record labels must also pay a fee; therefore, they may not always apply for a certification each time a record reaches an accredited status, meaning certifications might not be visible in the databases for more than a short period of time after an album is released.[15][16][17]
  • Modern sales recording began in the US in 1991, when retailers began transmitting sales reports electronically to Nielsen SoundScan. Before then, Billboard's charts relied on rankings rather than absolute sales figures from record stores. SoundScan now covers about 95% of music sales in the US.[15]
  • It should be noted that a large percentage of music markets experienced a decline in sales due to music piracy which began in 1999-2000,[18] consequently associations in the likes of Argentina, Brazil, Finland, Germany and Switzerland opted to reduce their certification volumes.[19][20][21][10][22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  2. ^ "CAPIF - Discos de Oro y Platino: The Beatles" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved 2009-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  4. ^ "IFPI Austria - Gold & Platin" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Austria. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  5. ^ "Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos - Certificados" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved 2009-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results - The Beatles". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  7. ^ "InfoDisc: Les Certifications depuis 1973" (in French). InfoDisc. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2009-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Germany. Retrieved 2009-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Guld & Platina IFPI" (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Sweden. Retrieved 2009-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ a b "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community - Awards". SwissCharts. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Switzerland. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  11. ^ "Gold & Platinum Search Results: The Beatles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  12. ^ "Paul At Fifty: Paul McCartney". Time. 1992-06-08. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  13. ^ "Rock Band' unveils 19 songs for Beatles game". MSNBC. 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  14. ^ Jere Hester (2009-04-08). "All You Need Is Cash". NBC. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  15. ^ a b Carl Bialik. "Spun: The Off-the-Wall Accounting of Record Sales". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  16. ^ Joshua P. Friedlander. "So What Is a Shipment?". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  17. ^ "Certification - The Process". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  18. ^ "The Recording Industry - World Sales 2003" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  19. ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino estadisticas" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved 2009-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Níveis de Certificação" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved 2009-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "IFPI Tilastot" (in Finnish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Branchendaten jahreswirtschaftsbericht" (PDF) (in German). Musikindustrie. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ Rosie Swash. "Online piracy: 95% of music downloads are illegal". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-09-09.


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