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The BPI has awarded the pet shop boys a few updates on their sales awards.

PopArt has been upgraded from gold to platinum status.

Ultimate has been awarded with a silver certification.

A few more could follow. :D
These sales awards are based purely on sales, not shipments. They are based on the new auto update certification tracking sales data back to 1994 and up to date.
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how bout electric lol
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Excellent. So I guess albums like popart do pick up gradual sales from the tours, and Olympic promotions (if Winner didn't put people off!).

Anyone with any passing interest in electronic or pop music should own Popart
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'PopArt' should be on the national curriculum.
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Native wrote:'PopArt' should be on the national curriculum.
It was when I was a teacher!
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Haha!
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Elysium and Electric will get to Silver.......in 20 years.
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#8 Post by PSBForTheMasses »

Disco. wrote:The BPI has awarded the pet shop boys a few updates on their sales awards.

PopArt has been upgraded from gold to platinum status.

Ultimate has been awarded with a silver certification.

A few more could follow. :D
These sales awards are based purely on sales, not shipments. They are based on the new auto update certification tracking sales data back to 1994 and up to date.
Great news!

We know that if you live, say, in Turkey and order an item from Amazon.uk, it does not count towards chart calculation. Is the same rule applicable to this certification thing? I have bought at least 15 PSB items in two years from Amazon.uk and I am sure there are a great number of PSB fans in other countries who also use Amazon.uk.

Where do OUR SALES gooooo? Disappear into the blank space? I want them counted for our Boys :(

Anyway, I wish Actually was the best-selling album of all time, like Thriller or the Beatles albums. It is that good.
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They all count in the worldwide sales statistic.
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A new certification for the boys(sort of) Christmas - The Collection released last year, containing IDOSAC, has been awarded a silver certification for sales of 60,000 copies.
It all counts...
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#11 Post by TheGhostOfMyself »

Neil said this week that Introspective is their best selling album - does that show in their certifications?
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No. Its their bestselling worldwide, but not their bestselling in the U.K. Actually is.
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Wouldn't have guessed that, thanks Disco.
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approx global sales figures:

Introspective - 5m
Actually - 4.5m
Very - 4m
Please - 4m
Behaviour - 3m
Bilingual - 1.5m
Nighlife - 1.2m
Release - 900k
Fundamental - 500k
Yes - 450k
Elysium - 200k
Electric - 350k
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#15 Post by Disco. »

TheGhostOfMyself wrote:Wouldn't have guessed that, thanks Disco.
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