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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 You have to keep in mind though that some certifications may be outdated.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
 
For a second there, I thought you were about to present new Updated U2 certifications. But thanks for the look and presenting the information as at currently stands at the moment. I don't understand why I can't access the site.
 
Hello,

I don't know either. But I also have occasionally problems to access the site. And yes, it's unfortunate that there aren't any recent updates/re-certifications. I'm quite curious to know if something has changed these past 8 years or so...

C ya!

Marty
 
Hello,

Since the recent re-certification of ATYCLB may spark some questions/debates about U2's other certified records I've decided to bump the thread.
Here's the new line for ATYCLB:
U2 ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND 02/12/04 INTERSCOPE M (4) ALBUM GROUP Std

C ya!

Marty (who now sees that ATYCLB has the same award level as War)
 
"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"


Its been 8-10 years since the above albums received a new certification. Perhaps 2005 will bring a re-certification of the entire catalog, especially with the new album and tour.
 
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