The BPI site is down (the certifications section) but I can say that the album was certified 2x Platinum in UK for shipments of 600,000 copies. According to Musicweek the album sold on stores 329,000 copies.
I have all the certifications for that weeks (I'm waiting for this week)
Silver: (60,000) / Gold (100,000) / Platinum (300,000)
Friday 26/11/2004:
IL DIVO - IL DIVO - 2 x Platinum
RONAN KEATING - TEN YEARS OF HITS - 2 x Platinum
BLUE - BEST OF BLUE - Platinum
ROD STEWART - GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK III - Platinum
SHANIA TWAIN - GREATEST HITS - Platinum
U2 - HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - Platinum
VARIOUS - BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON - Platinum
PLACEBO - ONCE MORE WITH FEELING: SINGLES - Gold
THE VERVE - THIS IS MUSIC: THE SINGLES - Gold
ANDREA BOCELLI - ANDREA - Silver
JAY SEAN - ME AGAINST MYSELF - Silver
MARQUES HOUSTON - MH - Silver
THE ROLLING STONES - LIVE LICKS - Silver
Friday 03/12/2004
U2 - HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - 2 x Platinum
VARIOUS - POP PARTY 2 - 2 x Platinum
KYLIE MINOGUE - ULTIMATE KYLIE - Platinum
THE KILLERS - HOT FUSS - Platinum
TRAVIS - SINGLES - Platinum
ALED JONES - THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM - Gold
ANDREA BOCELLI - ANDREA - Gold
BEVERLEY KNIGHT - AFFIRMATION - Gold
DELTA GOODREM - MISTAKEN IDENTITY - Gold
ELTON JOHN - PEACHTREE ROAD - Gold
GWEN STEFANI - LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY - Gold
MICHAEL BALL - LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING: THE ESSENTIAL - Gold
TINA TURNER - ALL THE BEST - Gold
VARIOUS - THE CLASSICAL ALBUM 2005 - Gold
VARIOUS - WE WILL ROCK YOU - Gold
MURDERDOLLS - BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE MURDERDOLLS - Silver
QUEEN - ON FIRE: LIVE AT THE BOWL - Silver
SNOOP DOGG - R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA) - Silver
The album was certified 2x Platinum in Europe too with sales of 2.000,000 copies.
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20041208.html
I have all the certifications for that weeks (I'm waiting for this week)
Silver: (60,000) / Gold (100,000) / Platinum (300,000)
Friday 26/11/2004:
IL DIVO - IL DIVO - 2 x Platinum
RONAN KEATING - TEN YEARS OF HITS - 2 x Platinum
BLUE - BEST OF BLUE - Platinum
ROD STEWART - GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK III - Platinum
SHANIA TWAIN - GREATEST HITS - Platinum
U2 - HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - Platinum
VARIOUS - BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON - Platinum
PLACEBO - ONCE MORE WITH FEELING: SINGLES - Gold
THE VERVE - THIS IS MUSIC: THE SINGLES - Gold
ANDREA BOCELLI - ANDREA - Silver
JAY SEAN - ME AGAINST MYSELF - Silver
MARQUES HOUSTON - MH - Silver
THE ROLLING STONES - LIVE LICKS - Silver
Friday 03/12/2004
U2 - HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - 2 x Platinum
VARIOUS - POP PARTY 2 - 2 x Platinum
KYLIE MINOGUE - ULTIMATE KYLIE - Platinum
THE KILLERS - HOT FUSS - Platinum
TRAVIS - SINGLES - Platinum
ALED JONES - THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM - Gold
ANDREA BOCELLI - ANDREA - Gold
BEVERLEY KNIGHT - AFFIRMATION - Gold
DELTA GOODREM - MISTAKEN IDENTITY - Gold
ELTON JOHN - PEACHTREE ROAD - Gold
GWEN STEFANI - LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY - Gold
MICHAEL BALL - LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING: THE ESSENTIAL - Gold
TINA TURNER - ALL THE BEST - Gold
VARIOUS - THE CLASSICAL ALBUM 2005 - Gold
VARIOUS - WE WILL ROCK YOU - Gold
MURDERDOLLS - BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE MURDERDOLLS - Silver
QUEEN - ON FIRE: LIVE AT THE BOWL - Silver
SNOOP DOGG - R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA) - Silver
The album was certified 2x Platinum in Europe too with sales of 2.000,000 copies.
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20041208.html