PSB U.S. and U.K. gold and platinum records
In the United States,
gold albums (
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are awarded by the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) for sales of
500,000 units and platinum albums (
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for sales of one million units. In the United Kingdom, gold albums are awarded
by the BPI (British Phonographic Industry, Ltd.) for sales of 100,000 units and
platinum albums for sales of 300,000 units. Double-platinum ()
and triple-platinum )
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No PSB singles have received gold or platinum awards in the U.S. In the U.K., however, the following singles have won platinum or gold awards (platinum for sales of at least 600,000 units and gold for sales of at least 400,000 units):
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It's certainly worth noting that Liza Minnelli's PSB-produced album Results also earned a U.K. gold record. (If the BPI is like the RIAA in this regard, an album's producer as well as the performing artist receives the award.)
Finally, I should point out that, unlike in the United States, the U.K. record industry also awards silver certifications for album sales of at least 60,000 units and single sales of at least 250,000 (at least at the time of the awards for the singles below; the figure was later lowered to 200,000). The Pet Shop Boys releases that have received silver awards without afterward going on to receive gold or platinum certification are:
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