Popmartijn
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Hello,
In another thread Sting indicated he couldn't get to the certification database of the RIAA: http://www.riaa.com
As I can get to that page I did a small search on U2's certified records and here are the results. All albums are sorted by their most recent certification date and for clarity I've omitted previous certifications of the albums.
Album:
U2 ZOOROPA 09/08/93 ISLAND M (2) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY 05/23/94 ISLAND M (3) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA 05/23/94 ISLAND M (1) SHORTFORMALBUM GROUP Std
U2 THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE 09/11/95 ISLAND M (3) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 THE JOSHUA TREE 09/11/95 ISLAND M (10) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 RATTLE AND HUM 09/11/95 ISLAND M (5) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 BOY 09/11/95 ISLAND P ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 OCTOBER 09/11/95 ISLAND P ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 WAR 09/11/95 ISLAND M (4) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 POP 05/07/97 ISLAND P ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 ACHTUNG BABY 10/24/97 ISLAND M (8) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 BEST OF 1980-1990/THE B SIDES 12/04/98 ISLAND M (2) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND 10/25/01 INTERSCOPE M (3) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 BEST OF 1980-1990 03/06/02 ISLAND RECORDS M (2) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 BEST OF 1990 - 2000 03/31/03 INTERSCOPE P ALBUM GROUP Std
Single:
U2 DESIRE 01/10/89 ISLAND G SINGLE GROUP Std
U2 DISCOTHEQUE 04/07/97 ISLAND G SINGLE GROUP Std
Video:
U2 ACHTUNG BABY 10/13/93 POLYGRAM MUSIC VIDEO P VIDEO LONGFORM GROUP Std
U2 ZOO TV - LIVE IN SYDNEY 02/15/95 ISLAND VIDEO G VIDEO LONGFORM GROUP Std
U2 ELEVATION TOUR 2001: LIVE FROM BOSTON 11/14/02 INTERSCOPE M (2) VIDEO LONGFORM GROUP Std
All together these albums add up to 47 million records sold in the USA alone! If you also count the singles then it's even 48 million. You have to keep in mind though that some certifications may be outdated. The Joshua Tree, U2's most popular album, has not been re-certified since 1995, UABRS not even since 1994.
C ya!
Marty
In another thread Sting indicated he couldn't get to the certification database of the RIAA: http://www.riaa.com
As I can get to that page I did a small search on U2's certified records and here are the results. All albums are sorted by their most recent certification date and for clarity I've omitted previous certifications of the albums.
Album:
U2 ZOOROPA 09/08/93 ISLAND M (2) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY 05/23/94 ISLAND M (3) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA 05/23/94 ISLAND M (1) SHORTFORMALBUM GROUP Std
U2 THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE 09/11/95 ISLAND M (3) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 THE JOSHUA TREE 09/11/95 ISLAND M (10) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 RATTLE AND HUM 09/11/95 ISLAND M (5) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 BOY 09/11/95 ISLAND P ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 OCTOBER 09/11/95 ISLAND P ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 WAR 09/11/95 ISLAND M (4) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 POP 05/07/97 ISLAND P ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 ACHTUNG BABY 10/24/97 ISLAND M (8) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 BEST OF 1980-1990/THE B SIDES 12/04/98 ISLAND M (2) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND 10/25/01 INTERSCOPE M (3) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 BEST OF 1980-1990 03/06/02 ISLAND RECORDS M (2) ALBUM GROUP Std
U2 BEST OF 1990 - 2000 03/31/03 INTERSCOPE P ALBUM GROUP Std
Single:
U2 DESIRE 01/10/89 ISLAND G SINGLE GROUP Std
U2 DISCOTHEQUE 04/07/97 ISLAND G SINGLE GROUP Std
Video:
U2 ACHTUNG BABY 10/13/93 POLYGRAM MUSIC VIDEO P VIDEO LONGFORM GROUP Std
U2 ZOO TV - LIVE IN SYDNEY 02/15/95 ISLAND VIDEO G VIDEO LONGFORM GROUP Std
U2 ELEVATION TOUR 2001: LIVE FROM BOSTON 11/14/02 INTERSCOPE M (2) VIDEO LONGFORM GROUP Std
All together these albums add up to 47 million records sold in the USA alone! If you also count the singles then it's even 48 million. You have to keep in mind though that some certifications may be outdated. The Joshua Tree, U2's most popular album, has not been re-certified since 1995, UABRS not even since 1994.
C ya!
Marty