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Presentation Of Gold And Platinum Awards For E1

January 08, 2003 | Music
Following is the list of gold and platinum awards for ELV1S 30 #1 HITS presented at Graceland today during the Elvis Presley Day proclamation ceremony. Note that sales requirements for gold or platinum status vary from country to country. In our articles section we have a more complete overview of awards for the sales of the CD 'ELV1S 30 #1 Hits'.

Africa - Platinum (over 50,000 sold)
Austria - Platinum (over 40,000 sold)
Australia - Platinum (# units not noted on award)
Belgium - Platinum (over 50,000 sold)
Brazil - Double Platinum (# units not noted on award)
Canada – Six Times Platinum (over 600,000 sold)
Chile - Platinum (# units not noted on award)
Denmark - Platinum (over 50,000 sold)
Finland - Double Platinum (over 60,000 sold)
Germany - Not labeled gold or platinum (over 300,000 sold)
Hong Kong - Platinum (# units not noted on award)
Italy - Platinum (over 100,000 sold)
Japan - Platinum (over 250,000 sold)
Korea - Gold (# units not noted on award)
Mexico - Gold (# units not noted on award)
Netherlands - Platinum (over 80,000 sold)
New Zealand - Triple Platinum (# units not noted on award)
Norway - Platinum (over 40,000 sold)
Portugal - Gold (over 20,000 sold)
Singapore - Triple Platinum (# units not noted on award)
Spain - Double Platinum (# units not noted on award)
Sweden - Double Platinum (over 120,000 sold)
Switzerland – Platinum for A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix) (over 40,000 sold) on same award with Double Platinum for ELV1S 30 #1 HITS (over 80,000 sold)
Taiwan - Platinum (# units not noted on award)
Thailand - Platinum (# units not noted on award)
United Kingdom - Triple Platinum (over 900,000 sold)
United States - Triple Platinum (over 3 million sold)

A gold or platinum award from France is expected, but for some reason has not for today’s presentation. Gold and platinum from other countries could come in the weeks ahead. Upgrades to gold and platinum status in various countries could come as sales continue. So far, nearly 9 million units of ELVIS 30 #1 HITS have been shipped to retailers around the world.
Source:EPE - Elvis Presley Enterprises

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