Item Details
- Item Category:
- Album, Miscellaneous
- Artist:
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Format:
- Award
- Release Type:
- Certification
- Release Date:
- 2001.11.09
- Release Country:
- United Kingdom
- Manufacture Country:
- United Kingdom
- Package:
- Frame (wood) with window (plastic)
- Label:
- Inc., Virgin Records America
- Release Code:
- Platinum Award
- UPC:
- Matrix Code:
- Other Code:
- RPM:
- Amount Pressed:
- Unknown
Additional Information
UK award from the BPI (British Phonographic Industry). This is a platinum award for 300,000 sales. It is worth noting that the BPI classes Mellon Collie as only one ‘unit’ per sale unlike the RIAA which counts it as two due to it being a two cd release.
Info from http://www.bpi.co.uk/:
“BPI member companies are given certified awards to mark sales to UK retailers.
Singles: Silver 200,000; Gold 400,000; Platinum 600,000
Albums: Silver 60,000; Gold 100,000; Platinum 300,000”
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