I hope we can see in few weeks that archive!

Accreditation has no bearing on what a song actually sells. It is what is shipped to local stores.

I agree, Nate... I only recently learned what you just said. So, therefore, I guess it wouldn't have much use on Australian-Charts.com... that's ARIA's job.

But that's a sign of what's public wanted? The shops wouldn't ship particlar items in order to promote particlar artist, if so they would bankrupted in a shorter time.

Hey Everyone,
There is so much change in the charts, I Was thinking that it's about time ARIA updated the accreditation awards. It couldn't b that hard to certify any song based on it's exact sales. Accreditation's should only b based on sales! not shipment. Who agrees? disagrees? would like to know your thoughts.

Nate - Just trying to make our official music charts better!

I recon they should be based on exact sales

I also think Accreditations should be based on exact sales. And, Nelson, it hasn't been beyond certain record companies and such to dominate the music market in the past by shipping heaps of copies of one (or more) of their artists' singles so ARIA certifies their artist's single as more than what it actually sold, or to make it reach a higher position. Hopefully this practice will phase out as Downloads inevitably become a more popular means of music distribution than CD singles.

Yeah hopfully it will be based on sales soon, you can't ship 35,000 copies to itunes

Not good to see that ARIA and music retailers are still yet to sort out Accreditation status in Australia.
Mr. G - Naughty Girl. --> 17, 7, 9, 8, 12, 17, 19, 24.
Faker - This Heart Attack. --> 48, 43, 25, 34, 32, 36, 30, 20, 30, 34, 27, 18, 9, 12, 10.
Both have gone <G>
However,
Flo Rida & T-Pain - Low - 13 Weeks Top 12.
Veronicas - Untouched - has spent all 18 weeks in chart this year.
Both these songs surely deserve accreditation status!
Let's not get started on poor UFO, Put Your Hands Up For Detrioit, Rock This Party.

It's up to record companies to give accreditations, not ARIA neither music retailers. But I agree with you, accreditations were a good indicator of what a single approximately sold. It's like in the US where many songs that reached the Gold/ Platinum status were certified (but it's not really a problem since we have access to the real sales for the US).

I suppose that Low, Rock This Party, How Far We've Come, Untouched & Into The Night have reached platinum in terms of real sales.

I Never Liked You, Tattoo, Put Your Hands Up For Detroit, UFO, Sweet About Me, Work, Wanna Be Startin Somethin must have reached Gold or are not far from that mark.

Accreditations come out next week, so I'll update you all when they come thru.

Regards, Bulion.

Hey Bulion you may be able to help me.

Do you know anywhere where i can find accreditations prior to 1997?

Would be great to see.

Aria said back a few years ago that pre 1997 accreditations would be coming soon but it hasn't happened

Yeah, I don't have anything back that far.

hope this helps, this is from aria, i got the top 100 album and singles with the accreditations for the year for those songs/albums that are ranked in the top 100 for any year.

i'll do the singles (with it's year end peak in brackets)...

1990

double platnium
nothing compares 2 u - sinead o'connor (#1)
vogue - madonna (#3)
love shack - b52's (#10)

platnium
u can't touch this - mc hammer (#2)
it must of been love - roxette (#4)
all i wanna do is make love to you - heart (#5)
opposites attract - paula abdul (#6)
how am i supposed to live without you - michael bolton (#7)
girl i'm gonna miss you - milli vanilli (#9)
hold on - wilson phillips (#11)
don't know much - linda ronstadt/aaron neville (#12)
black velvet - alannah myles (#13)
ride on time - black box (#14)
mona - craig mclachlan (#15)
joey - concrete blonde (#16)
i need your body - tina arena (#17)
crying in a chapel - peter blakeley (#18)
janie's got a gun - aerosmith (#19)
blaze of glory - jon bon jovi (#20)
when i see you smile - bad english (#21)
epic - faith no more (#22)
lay down your guns - jimmy barnes (#23)
show no mercy - mark williams (#25)
infinity (time for the guru) - guru josh (#26)
pump up the jam - technotronic (#27)
i want that man - deborah harry (#37)
leave a light on - belinda carlisle (#51)
i feel the earth move - martika (#85)

gold
unchained melody - the righteous bros (#8)
lambada - kaoma (#24)
unskinny bop - poison (#28)
spin that wheel - hi tek 3 (#29)
jukebox in siberia - skyhooks (#30)
i don't want to be with nobody but you - absent friends (#31)
love will lead you back - taylor dayne (#32)
step by step - nkotb (#33)
ice ice baby - vanilla ice (#34)
blue sky mine - midnight oil (#35)
close to you - maxi priest (#36)
groove is in the heart - deee-lite (#38)
dangerous - roxette (#39)
summer rain - belinda carlisle (#40)
how can we be lovers - michael bolton (#41)
suicide blonde - inxs (#41)
chain reaction - john farnham (#44)
hanky panky - madonna (#45)
blame it on the rain - milli vanilli (#46)
sacrifice - elton john (#47)
cradle of love - billy idol (#48)
i don't want anybody else - black box (#49)
bust a move - young mc (#50)
love is - alannah myles (#52)
ooops up - snap (#53)
love and kisses - dannii (#54)
better the devil you know - kylie minogue (#55)
heart in danger - southern sons (#56)
i'll be your shelter - taylor dayne (#57)
i remember you - skid row (#58)
the right combination - seiko (#59)
lily was here - david a stewart (#60)
doin the do - betty boo (#61)
king of wishful thinking - go west (#62)
sweet surrender - wet wet wet (#63)
dogs are talking - the angels (#64)
the power - snap (#65)
vision of love - mariah carey (#66)
roam - b52's (#68)
baby don't forget my number - milli vanilli (#69)
that's freedom - john farnham (#70)
italo house mix - rococo (#71)

1991


double platnium
everything i do i do it for you - bryan adams (#1)

platnium
that ain't bad - ratcat (#2)
grease megamix - olivia newton john/john travolta (#3)
the horses - daryl braithwaite (#4)
you could be mine - guns n roses (#5)
read my lips - melissa (#6)
more than words - extreme (#7)
i've been thinking about you - londonbeat (#8)
joyride - roxette (#9)
the shoop shoop song - cher (#10)
i'm too sexy - right said fred (#13)
love... thy will be done - martika (#14)
i touch myself - divinyls (#15)
ice ice baby - vanilla ice (#22)
black or white - michael jackson (#34)
unchained melody - the righteous bros (#45)
show me heaven - maria mckee (#55)

gold
do the bartman - the simpsons (#11)
unforgettable - natalie cole/nat king cole (#12)
rush - big audio dynamite 2 (#16)
fantasy - black box (#17)
rhythm of my heart - rod stewart (#18)
rush rush - paula abdul (#19)
better - the screaming jets (#20)
i wanna sex you up - color me badd (#21)
sadness part one - emigma (#23)
here i am - ub40 (#24)
3am eternal - klf (#25)
gonna make you sweat - c + c music factory (#26)
sucker dj - dimples d (#27)
things that make you go hmmm - c + c music factory (#28)
treaty - yothu yindi (#29)
falling - julee cruise (#30)
baby baby - amy grant (#31)
don't go now - ratcat (#32)
wiggle it - 2 in a room (#33)
unbelievable - emf (#35)
i've got to go now - toni childs (#36)
ring ring ring - de la soul (#37)
when your love is gone - jimmy barnes (#38)
where are you now - roxus (#39)
last train to trancentral - klf (#42)
wind of change - scorpions (#43)
just like you - robbie nevil (#44)
the fly - u2 (#48)
because i love you - stevie b (#49)
enter sandman - metallica (#50)
from a distance - better midler (#51)
break in the weather - jenny morris (#52)
pray - mc hammer (#56)
sexy (is the word) - melissa (#57)
when something is wrong with my baby - jimmy barnes/john farnham (#63)
good vibrations - marky mark and the funky bunch (#64)
i gotcha - jimmy barnes (#74)
cherry pie - warrant (#82)
candy - iggy pop (#93)

1992


double platnium
achy breaky heart - billy ray cyrus (#1)
black or white - michael jackson (#83)

platnium
november rain - guns n roses (#2)
end of the road - boyz ii men (#3)
to be with you - mr big (#4)
amigos para siepre - carreras/brightman (#5)
best things in life are free - janet jackson/luther vandross (#6)
please don't go - kws (#7)
under the bridge - red hot chili pepers (#9)
hazard - richard marx (#10)
save the best for last - vanessa williams (#11)
jump - kris kross (#12)
as ugly as they wanna be - ugly kid joe (#13)
saltwater - julian lennon (#14)
i will always love you - whitney houston (#17)
love you right - euphoria (#24)
let's talk about sex - salt n pepa (#48)
cream - prince (#63)

gold
the day you went away - wendy matthews (#8)
rhythm is a dancer - snap (#15)
take it from me - girlfriend (#16)
damn i wish i was your lover - sophie b hawkins (#18)
too funky - george michael (#19)
ordinary angels - frente (#20)
stay - shakespear's sister (#21)
way out west - james blundell/james reyne (#22)
sometimes love just ain't enough - patty smyth/don henley (#23)
humpin around - bobby brown (#25)
that word (love) - rockmelons/deni hines (#26)
life is a highway - tom cochrane (#27)
get ready for this - 2 unlimited (#28)
accidently kelly street - frente (#29)
would i lie to you - charles and eddie (#30)
love is in the air - john paul young (#31)
baby got back - sir mix a lot (#32)
ain't no doubt - jimmy nail (#33)
white men can't jump - riff (#34)
knockin on heaven's door - guns n roses (#35)
i can feel it - radio freedom (#36)
i'll be there - mariah carey (#37)
alive - pearl jam (#38)
justified and ancient - klf (#39)
everything's alfight - cebrano/stevens/farnham (#40)
cry - lisa edwards (#41)
not a day goes by - rick price (#42)
heaven knows - rick price (#43)
be my baby - teen queens (#44)
this used to be my playground - madonna (#45)
smells like teen spirit - nirvana (#46)
marvellous - 12th man (#47)
dizzy - vic reeves (#49)
how do you do - roxette (#50)
one in a million - euphoria (#51)
something good - utah saints (#52)
in the closet - michael jackson (#53)
erotica - madonna (#54)
just another day - jon secada (#55)
love how you love me - teen queens (#56)
don't let the sun go down on me - george michael/elton john (#57)
djapana - yothu yindi (#58)
the globe - big audio dynamite 2 (#66)
nothing else matters - metallica (#69)
let's get rocked - def leppard (#72)
remember the time - michael jackson (#80)

If you're interested we could create a special page for the accreditations

1993


quadriple platnium
i will always love you - whitney houston (#2)

triple platnium
you don't treat me no good - sonia dada (#3)

double platnium
i'd do anything for love - meatloaf (#1)
sweat (a la la la la long) - inner circle (#4)
can't help falling in love - ub40 (#5)
informer - snow (#6)
november rain - guns n roses (#36)

platnium
what's up - 4 non blondes (#7)
cat's in the cradle - ugly kid joe (#8)
all that she wants - ace of base (#9)
please forgive me - bryan adams (#10)
are you gonna go my way - lenny kravitz (#11)
gimme little sign - peter andre (#12)
river of dreams - billy joel (#13)
december 1963 - four seasons (#14)
freak me - silk (#15)
mr vain - culture beat (#16)
that's the way love goes - janet jackson (#17)
boom! (shake the room) - dj jazzy jeff (#18)
can't get enough of your love - taylor dayne (#19)
dreams - gabrielle (#20)
if i can't have you - kim wilde (#21)
stone cold - jimmy barnes (#22)
easy - faith no more (#23)
killing in the name - rage against the machine (#25)
three little pigs - green jelly (#26)
two princes - spin doctors (#27)
accidently kelly street - frente (#87)

gold
how do you talk to an angel - the heights (#24)
tears in heaven - eric clapton (#28)
the floor - johnny gill (#29)
no limit - 2 unlimited (#30)
house of love - east 17 (#31)
give in to me - michael jackson (#32)
everybody hurts - rem (#33)
oh carolina - shaggy (#34)
the key: the secret - urban cookie collective (#35)
tease me - chaka demus and pliers (#37)
the hitman - ab logic (#38)
rain - madonna (#39)
you ain't thinking about me - sonia dada (#40)
if i ever fall in love - shai (#41)
dreamlover - mariah carey (#42)
this is it - dannii (#43)
the right kind of love - jeremy jordan (#44)
runaway train - soul asylum (#45)
deep - east 17 (#46)
bed of roses - bon jovi (#47)
people everyday - arrested development (#48)
soul to squeeze - red hot chili peppers (#49)
a whole new world - bryson/belle (#50)
rump shaker - wreckx n effect (#51)
i want you - toni pearen (#52)
lemon - u2 (#53)
believe - lenny kravitz (#54)
jump - the movement (#55)
west end girls - east 17 (#56)
tribal dance - 2 unlimited (#57)
you were there - southern sons (#58)
mr wendal - arrested development (#59)
if i had no loot - tony toni tone (#60)
i'm every woman - whitney houston (#61)
funky junky - peter andre (#62)
in the still of the night - boyz ii men (#63)
gangsta - bell biv devoe (#64)
you're so vain - chocolate starfish (#65)
ain't no love ain't no use - sub sub (#66)
in these arms - bon jovi (#67)
happy birthday helen - things of stone and wood (#68)
shoop - salt n pepa (#69)
have i told you lately - rod stewart (#70)
would i lie to you - charles and eddie (#73)
tequila - alt and the lost civilization (#74)
jump around - house of pain (#97)
in your room - toni pearen (#98)

right here - swv (#93) isn't listed as going gold but i do remember this song going gold as it was one of my favourite songs but it could have gone gold in early 1994.

1994


triple platnium
love is all around - wet wet wet (#1)

double platnium
i swear - all 4 one (#2)
please forgive me - bryan adams (#8)
all that she wants - ace of base (#67)

platnium
always - bon jovi (#3)
it's alright - east 17 (#4)
the sign - ace of base (#5)
power of love - celine dion (#6)
i'll make love to you - boyz ii men (#7)
tomorrow - silverchair (#9)
all for love - bryan adams/rod stewart/sting (#10)
100% pure love - crystal waters (#11)
slave to the music - twenty 4 seven (#12)
give it up - cut n move (#13)
mmm mmm mmm mmm - crash test dummies (#14)
shoop - salt n pepa (#15)
without you - mariah carey (#16)
swamp thing - the grid (#17)
right in the night - jam and spoon (#18)
baby i love your way - big mountain (#19)
breathe again - toni braxton (#20)
movin on up - m people (#21)
confide in me - kylie minogue (#22)
the most beautiful girl in the world - symbol (#23)
whatta man - salt n pepa/en vogue (#24)
sing hallelujah - dr alban (#25)
asshole - denis leary (#26)
endless love - luther vandross/mariah carey (#27)
chains - tina arena (#30)
said i loved you... but i lied - michael bolton (#31)
boom! shake the room - dj jazzy jeff and the fresh prince (#36)
hero - mariah carey (#59)
dreams - gabrielle (#89)

gold
can you feel the love tonight - elton john (#28)
7 seconds - youssou n'dour/neneh cherry (#29)
things can only get better - d:ream (#32)
dum da dum - melodie mc (#33)
all i wanna do - sheryl crow (#34)
stay - eternal (#37)
zombie - the cranberries (#38)
streets of philadelphia - bruce springsteen (#39)
i like to move it - reel 2 real (#40)
i'll remember - madonna (#41)
feelin alright - eyc (#42)
rhythm of the night - carona (#43)
doop - doop (#44)
i'll stand by you - pretenders (#45)
secret - madonna (#46)
regulate - warren g/nate dogg (#47)
hey mr dj - zhane (#48)
son of a gun - jx (#49)
can we talk - tevin campbell (#50)
rockin for myself - motiv 8 (#53)
come out and play - offspring (#54)
somebody dance with me - dj bobo (#55)
mountain - chocolate starfish (#56)
absolutely fabulous - absolutely fabulous (#57)
do you wanna get funky - c + c music factory (#58)
the power of love - beverly (#60)
black hole sun - soundgarden (#62)
bizarre love triangle - frente (#63)
around the world - east 17 (#64)
whoomp! (there it is) - tag team (#66)
jessie - joshua kadison (#68)
loser - beck (#70)
feel like making love - pauline henry (#71)
i believe - macella detroit (#73)
feels like heaven - urban cookie collective (#75)
twist and shout - chaka demus and pliers (#76)
anything - culture beat (#78)
no rain - blind melon (#85)
creep - radiohead (#94)
got to get it - culture beat (#100)

1995


double platnium
gangsta's paradise - coolio (#1)
stayin alive - n trance (#2)
tomorrow - silverchair (#19)
always - bon jovi (#55)

platnium
kiss from a rose - seal (#3)
mouth - merril bainbridge (#4)
another night - real mccoy (#5)
have you ever really loved a woman - bryan adams (#6)
zombie - the cranberries (#7)
let's groove - cdb (#8)
back for good - take that (#9)
you are not alone - michael jackson (#10)
think twice - celine dion (#11)
insensitive - jann arden (#12)
boom boom boom - the outhere brothers (#13)
here's johnny - hocus pocus (#14)
alice who the f..k is alice - the steppers (#15)
waterfalls - tlc (#16)
total eclipse of the heart - nicki french (#17)
fantasy - mariah carey (#18)
you oughta know - alanis morisette (#20)
sukiyaki - 4pm (#21)
here comes the hotstepper - ini kamoze (#22)
mysterious girl - peter andre (#23)
under the water - merril bainbridge (#24)
shy guy - diana king (#25)
strong enough - sheryl crow (#26)
come out and play - offspring (#61)
chains - tina arena (#74)
all i wanna do - sheryl crow (#78)

gold
you belong to me - jx (#27)
stay another day - east 17 (#28)
hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me - u2 (#29)
excalibur - fcb (#30)
pure massacre - silverchair (#31)
one sweet day - mariah carey/boyz ii men (#32)
don't stop (wiggle wiggle) - the outhere brothers (#33)
cotton eye joe - rednex (#34)
self esteem - offspring (#35)
runaway - janet jackson (#37)
scatman - scatman john (#38)
set you free - n trance (#39)
when i come around - green day (#40)
where the wild roses grow - nick cave/kylie minogue (#41)
it's alright - deni hines (#42)
right type of mood - herbie (#43)
baby baby - corona (#44)
as i lay me down - sophie b hawkins (#46)
scream - michael and janet jackson (#47)
let her cry - hootie and the blowfish (#48)
somebody's cryin - chris isaak (#49)
i've got a little something for you - mn8 (#50)
hot hot hot - arrow (#51)
love and devotion - real mccoy (#52)
everybody on the floor - tokyo ghetto pussy (#53)
i can love you like that - all 4 one (#54)
a girl like you - edwyn collins (#56)
this ain't a love song - bon jovi (#57)
i kiss your lips - tokyo ghetto pussy (#58)
if you love me - brownstone (#60)
come back - londonbeat (#62)
try me out - corona (#63)
i'm jealous - divinyls (#64)
sorrento moon - tina arena (#65)
wasn't it good - tina arena (#66)
short dick man - 20 fingers (#67)
fairground - simply red (#69)
turn the beat around - gloria estefan (#73)
on bended knee - boyz ii men (#79)
put yourself in my place - kylie minogue (#92)
ode to my family - the cranberries (#93)

1996


triple platinum
macarena - los del rio (#1)
killing me softly - fugees (#2)

double platinum
because you loved me - celine dion (#3)

platinum
how bizarre - omc (#4)
wannabe - spice girls (#5)
one of us - joan osborne (#6)
missing - everything but the girl (#7)
return of the mack - mark morrison (#8)
what's love got to do with it - warren g (#9)
you're making me high - toni braxton (#10)
i want you - savage garden (#12)
i love you always forever - donna lewis (#13)
macarena - los del mar (#14)
give me one reason - tracy chapman (#15)
boombastic - shaggy (#16)
sexual healing - max a million (#17)
be my lover - la bouche (#18)
wonderwall - oasis (#19)
fastlove - george michael (#20)
just a girl - no doubt (#22)
i'll be there for you - the rembrandts (#24)
boom boom boom - the outhere brothers (#37)
one sweet day - mariah carey/boyz ii men (#40)
waterfalls - tlc (#63)
let's groove - cdb (#80)
it's alright - deni hines (#96)

gold
x files theme - triple x (#11)
theme from mission impossible - larry mullen/adam clayton (#21)
just a little bit - gina g (#23)
ironic - alanis morissette (#25)
where do you go - no mercy (#26)
runaway - the corrs (#27)
father and son - boyzone (#28)
1234 - coolio (#29)
spaceman - babylon zoo (#30)
anything - 3t (#31)
children - robert miles (#32)
nobody knows - tony rich project (#33)
california love - 2pac (#34)
sometimes when we touch - newton (#35)
let's make a night to remember - bryan adams (#36)
breakfast at tiffany's - deep blue something (#38)
tha crossroads - bone thugs n harmony (#39)
diggin on you - tlc (#41)
it's all coming back to me now - celine dion (#48)
get down on it - peter andre (#43)
until it sleeps - metallica (#44)
that girl - maxi priest/shaggy (#45)
mother mother - tracy bonham (#46)
sweet dreams - la bouche (#47)
wrap me up - alex party (#48)
i live for you - chynna phillips (#49)
blue - leann rimes (#50)
i love to love - la bouche (#51)
hero of the day - metallica (#52)
power of a woman - eternal (#53)
don't take it personal - monica (#54)
tell me - groove theory (#55)
glycerine - bush (#56)
don't stop movin - livin joy (#57)
peaches - presidents of the usa (#58)
change the world - eric clapton (#59)
wishes - human nature (#60)
always be my baby - mariah carey (#64)
beautiful life - ace of base (#65)
til you do me right - after 7 (#67)
apple eyes - swoop (#69)
they don't care about us - michael jackson (#71)
moving up - dreamworld (#78)
lump - presidents of the usa (#86)

1997 (some of these are not included on the aria 1997 accreditation page but most are)


ridiculously-riple platinum (14x)
candle in the wind 97 - elton john (#1)

triple platinum
barbie girl - aqua (#2)

double platinum
tubthumping - chumbawamba (#3)
i'll be missing you - puff daddy/faith evans (#4)
mmm bop - hanson (#5)
men in black - will smith (#6)
truly madly deeply - savage garden (#7)
don't speak - no doubt (#8)
breathe - the prodigy (#9)
wannabe - spice girls (#61)

platinum
break my stride - unique ii (#10)
da ya think i'm sexy - n trance (#11)
how do i live - trisha yearwood (#12)
where's the love - hanson (#13)
doctor jones - aqua (#14)
i will come to you - hanson (#15)
bitch - meredith brooks (#16)
to the moon and back - savage garden (#17)
sexy eyes - whigfield (#19)
freak - silverchair (#20)
i finally found someone - bryan adams/barbra streisand (#21)
pony - ginuwine (#22)
last night - az yet (#23)
coco jamboo - mr president (#24)
you were meant for me - jewel (#25)
everybody (backstreet's back) - backstreet boys (#26)
how come, how long - babyface/stevie wonder (#27)
everytime you cry - john farnham/human nature (#28)
one more time - real mccoy (#29)
when i die - no mercy (#30)
hard to say i'm sorry - az yet (#31)
2 become 1 - spice girls (#32)
push - matchbox 20 (#33)
unbreak my heart - toni braxton (#34)
your woman - white town (#35)
spice up your life - spice girls (#36)
i say a little prayer - diana king (#37)
alone - bee gees (#39)
twisted - keith sweat (#43)
what's love got to do with it - warren g (#44)
if you're not in it for love i'm outta here - shania twain (#48)
where do you go - no mercy (#82)
wishes - human nature (#94)
discotheque - u2 (#97)

gold
don't let go - en vogue (#18)
when doves cry - quindon tarver (#38)
as long as you love me - backstreet boys (#40)
burn - tina arena (#41)
song 2 - blur (#42)
say you'll be there - spice girls (#45)
tell him - celine dion/barbra streisand (#46)
foolish games - jewel (#47)
you sexy thing - t shirt (#49)
honey - mariah carey (#50)
mo money mo problems - notorious big (#51)
lovefool - cardigans (#52)
c u when u get there - coolio (#53)
even when i'm sleeping - leonardo's bride (#54)
break me shake me - savage garden (#55)
don't cry for me argentina - madonna (#56)
don't say goodbye - human nature (#57)
i shot the sheriff - warren g (#58)
semi charmed life - third eye blind (#59)
one headlight - the wallflowers (#60)
bitter sweet symphony - the verve (#62)
no diggity - blackstreet (#63)
walkin on the sun - smash mouth (#64)
secret garden - bruce springsteen (#66)
step by step - whitney houston (#67)
young hearts run free - kym mazelle (#68)
i need you - 3t (#69)
around the world - daft punk (#70)
remember me - blue boy (#71)
abuse me - silverchair (#72)
the memory remains - metallica (#73)
got til it's gone - janet jackson (#74)
fire water burn - bloodhound gang (#75)
blood on the dancefloor - michael jackson (#76)
cemetery - silverchair (#77)
all i wanna do - dannii (#78)
ashes to ashes - faith no more (#79)
i am i feel - alisha's attic (#80)
macarena christmas - los del rio (#81)
sunday morning - no doubt (#84)
gimme gimme - whigfield (#85)
gone away - offspring (#86)
insomnia - faithless (#87)
if you could only see - tonic (#88)
the end is the beginning is the end - smashing pumpkins (#90)
forever - damage (#99)
c'mon n ride it (the train) - quad city dj's (#100)

DAVID AMAZING --> YOU'RE MY ANGEL! YAY!

MANY MANY THANX

not a problem at all mate!!!

just remember that these are only the songs that are in the top 100 year ends so there could be more or in swv's case it could of gone gold after the year end came out!!!

Claude, yes we should have a page for all the accreditations

So the biggest songs of the 90s were (This is a guess btw):

1) Candle In The Wind - Elton John
2) I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
3) Mambo #5 - Lou Bega
4) Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) - Offspring
5) Believe - Cher
6) Barbie Girl - Aqua
7) Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
8) Blue - Eiffle 65
9) Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
10) You Don't Treat Me No Good - Sonia Dada
11) Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
12) Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
13) Doctor Jones - Aqua
14) Macarena - Los Del Rio
15) Killing Me Softly - Fugees
16) I'd Do Anything For Love - Meatloaf
17) Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams
18) It's Like That - Run D.M.C.
19) Love Shack - B52's
20) November Rain - Guns 'n' Roses
21) Always - Bon Jovi
22) Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
23) Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
24) Don't Call Me Baby - Madison Avenue
25) I Swear - All 4 One
26) I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
27) Please Forgive Me - Bryan Adams
28) Sweat (A La La La La Long) - Inner Circle
29) Tomorrow - Silverchair
30) I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
31) Mmm Bop - Hanson
32) All That She Wants - Ase Of Base
33) Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
34) Never Ever - All Saints
35) Wannabe - Spice Girls
36) Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
37) Black Or White - Michael Jackson
38) That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain
39) Vogue - Madonna
40) Crush - Jennifer Paige
41) Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - N-Trance
42) Truly, Madly, Deeply - Savage Garden
43) Don't Speak - No Doubt
44) How Do I Live - Trisha Yearwood
45) As Long As You Love Me - Backstreet Boys
46) Time Of Your Life - Green Day
47) Breathe - The Prodigy
48) From This Moment On - Shania Twain
49) Prisoner Of Society - The Living End
50) I Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40

I think the accreditation page would be a great idea also.

I don't remember "You Don't Treat Me No Good" by Sonia Dada at all and for a song that sold 3x Platinum you think I would remember it.

I was only 4 when that song came out but even now I have never heard it. Atleast I do know all the others.

Josh here's a reminder..

LOVER LOVER LOVER YOU DON'T TREAT ME GOOD NO MORE GREAT SONG!

I think I know the song your talking about. WOW, that did very well in Oz but it's not really heard of anymore. I think someone sang it on Idol a few years back. Did it chart well anywhere else?

hey did someone delete one of my posts about Sonia Dada? It's not there anymore and Nate replied to it with the lyrics to the song and that too is also missing.

According the very first ARIA Report, dated 14th January 1990, the following singles were awarded Platinum accreditations in the second half of 1989:

The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Kate Ceberano - Bedroom Eyes
Alice Cooper - Poison
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - Swing The Mood
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings
New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
Roxette - Dressed For Success
Roxette - The Look

...and the following went Gold...

The B-52's - Love Shack
Daryl Braithwaite - One Summer
Sam Brown - Stop!
Grayson Hugh - Talk It Over
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - That's What I Like
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Julian Lennon - Now You're In Heaven
Madonna - Cherish
Madonna - Express Yourself
Martika - I Feel The Earth Move
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Mental As Anything - Rock And Roll Music
Kylie Minogue - Hand On Your Heart
Kylie Minogue - Wouldn't Change A Thing
Jenny Morris - She Has To Be Loved
New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough
New Kids On The Block - I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
Prince - Batdance
Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now
Sinitta - Right Back Where We Started From
Texas - I Don't Want A Lover
Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina
Tone Loc - Wild Thing
Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care
Tina Turner - The Best

... and according to the ARIA end of year Top 50 chart for 1989, there were also these in the first half of the year (but this is by no means a full list):

Madonna - Like A Prayer (Platinum)
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Platinum)
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (Platinum)
The Beach Boys - Kokomo (Platinum)
Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years (Platinum)
Womack & Womack - Teardrops (Gold)
Ian Moss - Tucker's Daughter (Platinum)
Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You (Gold)
1927 - If I Could (Gold)
Roy Orbison - You Got It (Gold)
Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes (Gold)
Collette - Ring My Bell (Gold)
Paul Norton - Stuck On You (Gold)
The Proclaimers - I'm On My Way (Gold)

...and these in the second half...

U2 - All I Want Is You/Everlasting Love (Platinum)
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time (Platinum x 2)

More to follow.

According to the ARIA Yearbook from 1991, we can add in these accreditations from 1990:

PLATINUM:
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - That's What I Like
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know
The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Tina Turner - The Best

GOLD:
Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
Cher - Just Like Jesse James
The D-Generation - Five In A Row
Guns n' Roses - Patience
Madonna - Justify My Love
Glenn Medeiros feat. Bobby Brown - She Ain't Worth It
Bette Midler - From A Distance
Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
Technotronic - Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)

The Yearbook also states that "Infinity (1990's: Time For The Guru)" by Guru Josh only went Gold. I believe the Yearbook was published sometime later than the end of year chart, but make up your own minds which one you want to believe.

According to the ARIA Yearbook from 1992, we can add in these accreditations from 1991:

PLATINUM:
Jimmy Barnes & John Farnham - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
Salt 'n' Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex

GOLD:
Jon Bon Jovi - Miracle
John Farnham - Burn For You
Janet Jackson - Black Cat
Kylie Minogue - Step Back In Time
Rockmelons feat. Deni Hines - Ain't No Sunshine

According to the ARIA Yearbook from 1993, we can add in these accreditations from 1992:

TRIPLE PLATINUM:
Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

DOUBLE PLATINUM:
Guns n' Roses - November Rain
Sonia Dada - You Don't Treat Me No Good

PLATINUM:
Frente - Accidently Kelly Street
Wendy Matthews - The Day You Went Away

GOLD:
Color Me Badd - All 4 Love
Guns n' Roses - Don't Cry
Metallica - The Unforgiven
Natural Selection - Do Anything
P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
U2 - Mysterious Ways
UB40 - Kingston Town

According to the ARIA Yearbook from 1994, we can add in these accreditations from 1993:

PLATINUM:
Salt 'n' Pepa - Shoop

GOLD:
Jimmy Barnes & The Badloves - The Weight
Mariah Carey - Hero
Culture Beat - Got To Get It
D.J. Bobo - Somebody Dance With Me
Madonna - Deeper And Deeper
The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode

This issue also lists "The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews as only having gone Gold. Presumably it's an error.

According to the ARIA Yearbook from 1995, we can add in these accreditations from 1994:

PLATINUM:
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key: The Secret

GOLD:
20 Fingers feat. Gillette - Short Dick Man
Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round)
Haddaway - What Is Love
Metallica - One
Pearl Jam - Animal
Pet Shop Boys - Go West
Sepultura - Third World Posse
SWV - Right Here
U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close)

Presumably the Sepultura title is an EP which sold steadily in modest amounts over a LONG period of time!

According to the ARIA Yearbook from 1996, we can add in these accreditations from 1995:

PLATINUM:
Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day

GOLD:
Pato Banton - Baby Come Back
CDB - Hook Me Up
Harry Connick Jr. - (I Could Only) Whisper Your Name
Tom Jones - If I Only Knew
Joshua Kadison - Beautiful In My Eyes
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
Pearl Jam - Daughter *
Pearl Jam - Jeremy *
Pearl Jam - Merkinball (I Got ID)
Red Dragon - Compliments On Your Kiss

* I seem to recall Sony importing large amounts of Pearl Jam's single catalogue and selling them widely, even at department stores like K-Mart. Presumably this accounts for these accreditations.

According to the ARIA Yearbook from 1997, we can add in these accreditations from 1996:

TRIPLE PLATINUM:
Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise

DOUBLE PLATINUM:
Spice Girls - Wannabe

GOLD:
Berri - The Sunshine After The Rain
Interactive - Forever Young
Madonna - You'll See
Oasis - Morning Glory

You are bang on the money about the Pearl Jam singles Chartboi! When Michael Jackson was in Sydney during his HiStory world tour I went to the Opera House where they had a special presentation to give to Michael.
Afterwards my friends & I went back to Brashs at Town Hall (Underneath the long closed Planet Hollywood restaurant).
I was just getting into Pearl Jam at the time & I think 'Hail,Hail' was the current single off "No Code".
On this wall they had the WHOLE Pearl Jam back catalouge & I asked the guy if they were for real & why?????
I remember him saying something about Sony was releasing back catalouge singles in mass.
As you would suspect I spent a small fortune at the time

Craig

chartboi, thanks 4 the update/info.

however i do believe the info i provided would be units that were shipped and not how many were actually sold.

also the info i provided was the status of the song of the date the year end chart came out.

i think ur info is probably more accurate as it's probably related more to actual sales?

i am also pretty sure wendy matthews single went platinum.

i also have 2 ask that i saw a top 50 list on here earlier (i am certain it was in this thread) that i did want to check out now that i have more time but i can't seem to find it at all. i can't even remember what it was about or who posted it but candle on the wind was #1, so can anyone help with that?

15.04.2008 13:07
BeansterBarnes
Member

I once upon a moon ago, use to tape these shambolic countdowns & take the good clips out & sell the tapes to my indigenous cousins in the N.T (Too bad they don't have VCR's ). One countdown was Top 50 songs of 1997. I watched the whole damn thing thinking it would of been Elton John - Candle in the wind '97 or Celine Dion - My farts will go on. Guess what! I WAS WRONG!!!!
Apparently Kylie Minogue's - Can't get you outta my head was the highest selling single of 1997! Work that one out smart guy.... Boohahahaha

The countdown you're referring to Dsavid was top 50 songs of the 90s.

I posted a few things yesterday and now they have been deleted. I asked about Sonia Dada's song and Nate replied with the lyrics to refresh my memory and those posts have been deleted also.

Hence why my message above doesn't make sense now that those posts have been deleted as I was responding to one of them.

I am curious as to why someone is deleting posts?

David,

"however i do believe the info i provided would be units that were shipped and not how many were actually sold."

ummm, yes correct, i never suggested otherwise. no matter which way you look at it a gold record = 35,000 shipped and a platinum record = 70,000 shipped.

"also the info i provided was the status of the song of the date the year end chart came out."

ummm. yes correct again. as i have stated in each post, the ARIA Yearbooks list all the gold and platinum accreditations for each year. i have merely cross-checked these lists against yours and added in the ones that missed the year-end charts.

"i think ur info is probably more accurate as it's probably related more to actual sales?"

ummm. no. it's the SAME information you have supplied, just extras to add to your lists. any contradictions i have found in the lists i have here against your lists have been mentioned but there were only a couple and i think they were errors.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Colbie Caillat - Bubbly - <G>
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Crank That - <P>

Hey Rob, I actually have a correct Top 100 songs of the 90's based on actual sales which will go to show just how off-putting the accreditations are...
100 YOU ARE NOT ALONE - Michael Jackson
99 YOU'RE MAKING ME HIGH - Toni Braxton
98 DO YA THINK I'M SEXY? - N-Trance feat. Rod Stewart
97 ALL FOR LOVE - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
96 THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT'S IN HIS KISS) - Cher
95 BREAK MY STRIDE - Unique II
94 GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU - Milli Vanilli
93 HAZARD - Richard Marx
92 BACK FOR GOOD - Take That
91 HOW DO I LIVE - Trisha Yearwood
90 WHY DON'T YOU GET A JOB? - The Offspring
89 JOYRIDE - Roxette
88 LOVE SHACK - The B-52's
87 THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH - Shania Twain
86 RETURN OF THE MACK - Mark Morrison
85 CATS IN THE CRADLE - Ugly Kid Joe
84 BREATHE - The Prodigy
83 DON'T CALL ME BABY - Madison Avenue
82 FROM THIS MOMENT ON - Shania Twain
81 YOU'RE STILL THE ONE - Shania Twain
80 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - Warren G feat. Adina Howard
79 PLEASE DON'T GO - K.W.S.
78 THE DAY YOU WENT AWAY - Wendy Matthews
77 MISSING (THE REMIX E.P.) - Everything But The Girl
76 WHAT'S UP - 4 Non Blondes
75 LET'S GROOVE - C.D.B.
74 ALL THAT SHE WANTS - Ace Of Base
73 MORE THAN WORDS - Extreme
72 UNDER THE BRIDGE - Red Hot Chili Peppers
71 I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU LATELY - Londonbeat
70 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU - Michael Bolton
69 REDUNDANT/TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE) - Green Day
68 THE POWER OF LOVE - Celine Dion
67 HAVE YOU EVER REALLY LOVED A WOMAN? - Bryan Adams
66 READ MY LIPS - Melissa
65 TOMORROW - Silverchair
64 DON'T SPEAK - No Doubt
63 CRUSH - Jennifer Paige
62 I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU - Boyz II Man
61 OPPOSITE ATTRACT - Paula Abdul
60 TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY - Savage Garden
59 BELIEVE - Cher
58 MEN IN BLACK - Will Smith
57 INFORMER - Snow
56 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson
55 YOU COULD BE MINE - Guns n' Roses
54 ZOMBIE - The Cranberries
53 SECOND SOLUTION/PRISONER OF SOCIETY - The Living End
52 ONE OF US - Joan Osborne
51 AMIGOS PARA SIEMPRE (FRIENDS FOR LIFE) - Jose Carreras & Sarah Brightman
50 THE SIGN - Ace Of Base
49 ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU - Heart
48 ANOTHER NIGHT - M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy
47 NEVER EVER - All Saints
46 (I CAN'T HELP) FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU - UB40
45 MMM BOP - Hanson
44 TO BE WITH YOU - Mr. Big
43 I'LL BE MISSING YOU - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112
42 IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE - Roxette
41 IT'S ALRIGHT - East 17
40 SWEAT (A LA LA LA LA LONG) - Inner Circle
39 THE HORSES - Daryl Braithwaite
38 HOW BIZARRE - O.M.C.
37 MOUTH - Merril Bainbridge
36 PRETTY FLY (FOR A WHITE GUY) - The Offspring
35 LAST KISS - Pearl Jam
34 BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME/POWER OF THE DREAM - Celine Dion
33 END OF THE ROAD - Boyz II Men
32 KISS FROM A ROSE - Seal
31 YOU DON'T TREAT ME NO GOOD - Sonia Dada
30 VOGUE/KEEP IT TOGETHER - Madonna
29 BLUE (DA BA DEE) - Eiffel 65
28 GREASE MEGAMIX - Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
27 BARBIE GIRL - Aqua
26 ALWAYS - Bon Jovi
25 IRIS - The Goo Goo Dolls
24 STAYIN' ALIVE '95 - N-Trance
23 PLEASE FORGIVE ME - Bryan Adams
22 I SWEAR - All 4 One
21 U CAN'T TOUCH THIS - M.C. Hammer
20 KILLING ME SOFTLY - Fugees
19 TINGLES E.P. (THAT AIN'T BAD) - Ratcat
18 I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS A THING - Aerosmith
17 IT'S LIKE THAT - Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevins
16 WANNABE - Spice Girls
15 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - Wet Wet Wet
14 TUBTHUMPING - Chumbawamba
13 (UN, DOS, TRES) MARIA/THE CUP OF LIFE - Ricky Martin
12 ...BABY, ONE MORE TIME - Britney Spears
11 MACARENA - Los Del Rio
10 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
9 NOVEMBER RAIN - Guns n' Roses
8 I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) - Meat Loaf
7 MAMBO NO. 5 - Lou Bega
6 ACHY BREAKY HEART - Billy Ray Cyrus
5 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - Bryan Adams
4 GANGSTA'S PARADISE - Coolio
3 UNCHAINED MELODY - The Righteous Brothers
2 SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND '97 - Elton John
1 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - Whitney Houston

I'm also working on a chart showing the biggest artists of that decade in the 90's...so stay tuned.

Christopher... just a question how do you know about the sales?
i don't know the sales but i can tell you now that the list must be incorrect...
You expect that the top 100 selling songs of the nineties excluding 2 all charted presicly in the top 10 of each year?
N-Trance & Trisha Yearwood being the only 2 not to be in a year end top 10. that's simply impossoble in my opinion.

Aqua - Doctor Jones was a massive seller in 1997/1998.
Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) spent 6 weeks in christmas period and charted 2 consectuive year in top 20 sellers yet couldn't manage to place in the top 20? especailly when others in the nsame years carted higher?
The Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom the same big seller of christmas period and din't sell more than say you're making me high...?
PLease this list is tabulated on year end charts and nothing more... i am disregarding this as official..

Your list is interesting but I don't see it official either.

The Offspring would surely be in the top 10 biggest hits of the 90s?

Breathe by Prodigy would also be higher imo?

AND Candle in the wind is surely #1?

These are all valid points, and I agree with a lot of them. No-one for sure really knows sales...but this was a discussion on the validity of accreditations.
To me, the end of year charts are an excellent way to produce a chart like this. And a lot more accurate than a lot I've seen. It does seem weird that all the #10's are gathered together, but there's no reason why this shouldn't be possible. But, 1993's #8 biggest seller "Cat's In The Cradle" is lower than 1998's #9 & #10 songs from Shania Twain. So it may seem like that's how it is done but really there are subtle differences.
"Breathe" by The Prodigy, although spent ages in the Top Ten, could only manage #9 in the end of year charts with an extra 5 weeks of charting the year before. I think it's position is justified. But on this note, from about #30 down would be the very tip of all platinum (and some double) accredited singles. There would've been about 300+ in the decade. So the difference between "Breathe" being #84 and, say #40 might have been only 1000-2000 copies.
I agree that "Pretty Fly" should be higher, and possibly "Unchained Melody" could be lower (I didn't tally the list...but as I said, it's the best one I've seen). But I also think that the accreditations totally confuse the sales. A few glitches in my printed charts from 1990 confirm that they weren't always accurate. 1990's "Show Me Heaven" by Maria McKee, the huge hit it was, shows no accreditation until a few weeks before leaving the Top 50. 1991's "Joyride" by Roxette, a #1 hit, showed no accreditation until it left the Top 10, then suddenly Platinum.
As for Aqua, "Doctor Jones" was actually only #14 and #20 in the end of years for 97 and 98. This would only amount to mid-Platinum actual sales, not the 4xPlatinum it was accredited with. Also, Aqua's "Lollipop" in my printed charts debuted at #22 with a Platinum status. This clearly shows that singles around this time were shipped in huge numbers, but sold only a small amount of it's accreditation. This being the result of CD singles being a lot cheaper to produce, thus shipped in larger quantites than the vinyl of the early 90's. Which is why most of the big hits of the late 90's made it to 3x and 4x Platinum.
Which brings me the last point. It's hard for me to believe that "Candle In The Wind" should be at #2, but I also don't believe it could've sold anywhere near the almost 1 million it was accredited with. Taking into account all the demographics in Australia, it would be more realistic that it would sell 250-300 thousand which puts Whitney in its ballpark. Remember the single being in bargain bins for a year after it's release?
Anyway, as I said, I agree this may not be exact...but it's the best i've seen. But also proves that accreditations shouldn't be taken into account when following the charts. I hope this clears up a few things.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Chris Brown - With You - <G>
OneRepublic - Stop & Stare - <G>
Potbelleez - Don't Hold Back - <P>

Surely The Veronica's should be <P> by now with Untouched?

Very happy with all 3 of the accreditations mentioned above by Nate, all are very deserved.

and elton john's albums accreditation status? any help?

Accrediation's in 2008 have improved a little.
though the following do need to change soon...

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love <P>2
Veronicas - Untouched <P>
Chris Brown & T-Pain - Kiss Kiss <P>
Jordin Sparks - Tattoo <G>
Kelly Rowland - Work <G>
Michael Jakcson & Akon - Wanna Be Starting Somethin' 2008 <G>
Presets - My People <G>
Rogue Traders - I Never Liked You <G>

Don't forget these Accrediation's:

Sneaky Sound System - UFO <G>
My Chemical Romance - Teenagers <G>
Fedde le Grand - Put your hands up or detroit <G>
Bob Sinclair - Rock this Party <P>
Timbaland - Apologize <P>3
Santana - Into the Night <P>

how come BIG GIRL (YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL) by mika still have no accreditations?

I don't think that spending 12 weeks within the #25 and #50 spot is enough to sell 35 000 units.

Anyway, I don't think that Apologize has reached the 3 x Platinum mark but agreed with the others you've mentionned

I'll add also these ones:

Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come: Platinum
Thirsty Merc - 20 Good Reasons: Platinum
Linkin Park - What I've Done: Gold
Camille Jones vs Fedde LeGrand - The Creeps: Gold
Powderfinger - Lost & Running: Gold

Surely UFO, Put Your Hands Up For Detroit and Rock This Party would all be platinum sellers?

thanks for clarification innocent eyes..

rebeca big girls by mika has only reached a chart peak of 25 so i doubt that it will be accredited with anything. perhaps gold if it hangs around for a while

yeah ben i understand now..hopefully it stays awhile and get atleast gold so that all his single has accreditations..his song is all good..btw when his next single will come out??

Does anyone know how downloads have affected the accredation status of older songs,

and elton john's albums accreditation status? any help?

Nobody's child (Various LP) 1990
Knebworth album (Various LP) 1990
Expresso logic (Chris Rea LP) 1993
Very best of Kiki Dee (Greatests hits) 1994
The Very Best Of Chris Rea (Greatest 1994
The glory of Gershwin (Various LP) 1994
Jewel (Marcella Detroit LP) 1994
Earthrise - The rainforest Album (Various LP) 1995
Pavarotti & friends for War child (Various LP) 1996
Ladies & Gentlemen (George Michael Best of... LP) 1998
Divas live '99 (Various LP) 1999
Queen's Greatest hits III (Various LP) 1999
Blender (Collective Soul LP) 2000
The Platinum Collection (Queen) 2000

How did Elton John's song Candle in the wind 97 go Platinum 14 times? Is it the highest selling single in Australia ever?

Here's some more accrediations:

-Rihanna - Umbrella <P>2
- Hinder - Lips of an angel <P>2
Timbaland - Apologize <P>3
Mika - Grace Kelly <P>2
Thirsty Merc - 20 good reasons <P>
Matchbox 20 - How far we've come <P>
Bob Sinclair - Rock this Party <P>
INTO THE NIGHT Santana Feat. Chad Kroeger <P>
CAN'T TOUCH IT Ricki-Lee <P>
UFO Sneaky Sound System <G>
PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR DETROIT Fedde Le Grand <G>
What i've done - Linkin Park <G>
Pictures - Sneaky Sound System <G>
Give it to me - Timbaland <G>
Teenagers - My chemical romance <G>
Untouched - The veronicas <P>

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P>
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes - <P>

If record companies are the ones who accredit singles then why has Warner accredited Madonna & JT and not The Veronica's single "Untouched" even gold?

For a song that has been in the chart for as long as Untouched and been a top 5 smash you'd expect it to be more than gold by now.

I find it rather frustrating that a song like "Naughty Girl" which has spent a total of 12 weeks in the top 50 and only 3 of them in the top 10 has gone gold yet a song like "Untouched" which has spent double the time in the top 50, correction top 35 and about half of those 24 weeks in the top 10 hasn't obtained gold status yet.

This is the one thing that is wrong with the Aussie charts. Accreditations really have no purpose anymore if they are not accurate.

I still have hope in "Untouched" becomming Platinum as "Hook Me Up" managed to do it.

Rob, you're assuming that Warner Music is one person. Different label managers look after different projects and thus different people are probably responsible for ensuring that their acts have the correct accreditations next to their names on the ARIA Chart.

However, I can tell you for nothing that most of them just don't care. It simply isn't that important anymore. Most people working in the music industry at the moment have much better things to worry about, like losing their jobs.

CB

ALBUM ACCREDITATION
TOP 50 of 1995

50. THE CRANBERRIES – Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We (P)
49. PEARL JAM – Ten (P)2
48. SOUNDTRACK – Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert (P)4
47. AC/DC – Ballbreaker (G)
46. CAT STEVENS – The Very Best Of Cat Stevens (P)3
45. ABBA – Gold: Greatest Hits (P)5
44. K.D LANG – All You Can Eat (P)
43. HARRY CONNICK JNR – She (P)2
42. QUEEN – Heaven For Everyone (P)
41. SOUNDTRACK – Batman Forever (P)
40. THE CRUEL SEA – Three Legged Dog (P)
39. EAGLES – Hell Freezes Over (G)
38. MARIAH CAREY – Merry Christmas (P)3
37. BOYZ II MEN – II (P)2
36. GARTH BROOKS – The Hits (P)
35. NIRVANA – Nevermind (P)4
34. REAL McCOY – Another Night: U.S Album (P)
33. ELTON JOHN – Love Songs (P)
32. SOUNDTRACK – Lion King (P)3
31. PEARL JAM – Vitalogy (P)3
30. SOUNDTRACK – Dangerous Minds (P)
29. BRUCE SPRINGSTEN – Greatest Hits Volume 1 (P)
28. ENYA – The Celts (P)
27. MERRIL BAINBRIDGE – The Garden (P)
26. BON JOVI – Cross Road: The Best Of (P)4
25. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – One Hot Minute (P)
24. ROACHFORD – Permanent Shade Of Blue (P)2
23. HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH – Cracked Rear View (P)
22. BON JOVI – These Days (P)
21. M-PEOPLE – Bizarre Fruit/Bizarre Fruit II (P)
20. MICHAEL BOLTON – Greatest Hits 1985-1995 (P)2
19. MADONNA – Something To Remember (P)2
18. THE BEATLES – Beatles Anthology (P)
17. ENYA – The Memory Of Trees (P)2
16. CHRIS ISAAK – Forever Blue (P)
15. JOSHUA KADISON – Painted Desert Serenade (P)
14. SHERYL CROW – Tuesday Night Music Club (P)3
13. NIRVANA – M.T.V: Unplugged In New York (P)4
12. SOUNDTRACK – Pulp Fiction (P)2
11. OFFSPRING – Smash (P)3
10. GREEN DAY – Dookie (P)2
9. MARIAH CAREY – Daydream (P)3
8. LIVE – Throwing Copper (P)3
7. SILVERCHAIR – Frogstomp (P)3
6. JANET JACKSON – Design Of A Decade 1986-1996 (P)3
5. SOUNDTRACK – Forrest Gump (P)5
4. MICHAEL JACKSON – HiStory: Past, Present & Future (P)3
3. THE CRANBERRIES – No Need To Argue (P)5
2. CELINE DION – The Colour Of My Love (P)7
1. TINA ARENA – Don’t Ask (P)7

COMPILATIONS
1. HIT MACHINE 10 (P)
2. TRIPLE J HOTTEST 100 2 (P)
3. HIT MACHINE 8 (P)
4. HIT MACHINE 9 (P)
5. HIT MACHINE 11 (P)


Craig
*Information taken from A.R.I.A chart 1995*
Last edited: 31/05/2008 11:30

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Ricki-Lee - Can't Touch It - <P>
Chris Brown & T-Pain - Kiss Kiss - <P>
Jordin Sparks - Tattoo - <G>
Kelly Rowland - Work - <G>
Presets - My People - <G>

All deserved (and expected) accreditation changes this week.

I guess until we totally lose physical releases addcreditations will have to be based on shipments. There's no way to accurately show how many copies of a physical release are sold. In my local record shop for example, when you buy a single you just give the dude the money. There's no electronics involved.

Davo... We have established that accreditations are based on shipments of a physical format.
As for your local store they would no doubt have records of what has been ordered for that specific store and know what to order and how much of etc etc.

So far this year accreditations have been more coorect than previous. for example...

Presets - My People was certified <G> this week, it's has sold more digital than physical and in a nutshell with such low physical sales it is quite clear that digital sales for the song were taken into account when accreditating it.

Those strange songs such as Veronicas - Untouched etc etc as chartboi explained in this thread that different labels are responsible for accreditations hence if their misin they ave matters to attend to of more importance.

ARIA Accreditations for May 2008:

Gold Singles
BUBBLY Colbie Caillat UMA
MY PEOPLE The Presets UMA
STOP AND STARE OneRepublic UMA
TATTOO Jordin Sparks SBME
WITH YOU Chris Brown SBME
WORK Kelly Rowland SBME

Platinum Singles
4 MINUTES Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake WAR
CAN’T TOUCH IT Ricki-Lee SHK
CRANK THAT Soulja Boy Tell’Em UMA
DON’T HOLD BACK The Potbelleez UMA
KISS KISS Chris Brown SBME
LOW Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain WAR
SWEET ABOUT ME Gabriella Cilmi WAR

How did "Can't touch it" by Ricki-lee go Platinum it is not even in the chart and Ganrls barkley "Crazy" is still Gold and it lasted longer in the chart.

Can't Touch It was the 27th biggest selling of 2007 and spent a few weeks in the Top 100 this year , so the platinum accreditation is not surprising.

As for Gnarls Barkley, their record company still hasn't given the accreditation. But they must have reached the platinum status a long time ago.

Axle Whitehead went gold this week.
Any other single accreditations?

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Axle Whitehead - I Don't Do Surprises - <G>

Can someone post the certifications for The Cranberries & Bjork´s album/single please?
Anybody Knows where i can find the chart-run for some albums from the 90´s in Australia?
Thanks

Can someone post the certifications for Elton John's album/single please?

Sure, Arkero...give us a list and I'll try and help you out...

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Vernocias - Unotuched - <P>
Estelle & Kanye West - American Boy - <G>
Brian McFadden - Like Only A Woman Can - <G>

Bout time "Untouched" became accredited.
"American Boy" gold already, wow this looks like it'll be a big hit.

I am so happy 'Untouched' has gone <P>.
Shame 'This Love' couldn't manage to even get <G>.

I guess that will get accredited much later in the year.

I´m looking for the certifications and chart-run for these The Cranberries´singles and albums in Australia:

SINGLES:
-Linger (93)
-Dreams (94)
-Zombie (94)
-Ode to my family (95)
-I can´t be with you (95)
-Ridiculous Thoughts (95)
-Salvation (96)
-Free to decide (96)
-When you´re gone (96)
-Promises (99)
-Animal instinct (99)
-Just my imagination (99)
-Analyse (01)
-Time is ticking out (02)
-This is the day (02)

ALBUMS
-Everybody else is doing it, so why can´t we? (93)
-No need to argue (94)
-To the faithful departed (96)
-Bury the hatchet (99)
-Wake up and smell the coffee (01)
-Stars. The best of 1992-2002 (02)

and also the album "Are you listening?" by Dolores O´Riordan (07)

Thanks to who can give me the information I need

I didn't expect Brian McFadden's "Like only a woman can" do go <G>. I thought Newton Faulkner's "Dream catch me" would be <G> first.

i'm so happy brian's song gone <G>.

I asked about Elton John acreditation status... any help? Thanks a lot!!!!

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Flo Rida & T-Pain - Low - <P>2
Vanessa Amorosi - Perfect - <G>

Does that mean "Low" is the biggest selling single so far this year as "Bleeding Love" is still only <P>?

untouched - not necessarily, leona's record company may not have updated her accreditation status yet. you can only use accreditations as a guide to how many copies singles / albums have sold.

take some examples from last year when singles are yet to accredited, such as any of the sneaky sound system singles, etc...

''Low" by Flo Rida has gone double platinum this week!! Wow

But Leona Lewis has been at No.1 for 5 weeks,
and so had Gabriella Cilmi.

Both songs by them have gone platinum and should
reach double platinum status soon i hope.

Top selling singles of the year so far could be one
of these hits:

Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music
Flo Rida - Low
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet about me

Rihanna will be the bottom of those 4. DSTM was out of the top 10 fairly quickly I thought. It made it's way very quickly to #1 and once it fell from there it dropped out of the top 10 within weeks.

The top 5 singles so far this year I would say:

1) Bleeding Love
2) Low
3) Sweet About Me
4) Don't Stop The Music
5) Untouched or 4 Minutes

I agree with you

it's either Flo Rida's Low - currently double-platinum

Leona Lewis or Gabriella Cilmi - if they get double-platinum status.

Only time will tell...

As much as I want "Untouched" to be in the top 10 selling singles of the year, I somehow think it already might not be in the top 10.

Last year "Irreplaceable" everyone thought would of been a top 10 year end single but it came in at #43.

The same thing will happen with The Veronica's.

The top 10 so far this year I would say include:
1. Bleeding Love
2. Low
3. Sweet About Me
4. 4 Minutes
5. Don't Stop The Music
6. Pictures Of You
7. Crank That
8. No Air
9. American Boy
10. Piece Of Me

Apologize - by Timbaland & One Republic,
was a huge hit for the band,

apparently it was the No.1 most downloaded in Australian
history.

Does anyone know if it has gone triple-platinum
yet??

I also think that it should be in the Top 20 end of year 2008 chart.

Apologize is currently sitting at #21 on the Urban chart and is still 2 x Platinum.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually the most downloaded song in Australia as it spent 8 weeks at #1 on the didital track chart. I remember that there was a huge gap on iTunes between them and the various #2 songs. Undercover also gave a few weekly sales figures for the downloads of the song which were quite impressive, it also sold more than 17 000 units digitally the week after Christmas.

Thankyou Innocent eyes,

apart from Timbaland, will Leona Lewis or Gabriella Cilmi
have the longest-running chart topper of the year so far..

Bleeding Love has been active in the singles chart since
January, which is 27 weeks so far.

It should be certified double-platinum soon.

Does anyone know how many weeks Leona Lewis
spent at No.1 with Bleeding Love??,

Leona spent 5 weeks at #1 with Bleeding Love.

Sorry for the double post but here are the 8 #1 singles of the year so far:

Timbaland & OneRepublic: Apologize: 2 weeks
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love: 5 weeks
Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music: 4 weeks *1st single to become #1 without physical sales*
Flo Rida & T-Pain: Low: 3 weeks
Colbie Caillat - Bubbly: 1 week
Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me: 5 weeks
Madonna & Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes: 3 weeks
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown: No Air: 2 weeks (so far)

Half of these singles have enjoyed separated stints at #1 (Leona Lewis, Rihanna, Flo Rida & Gabriella Cilmi).

The turnover of #1's has also been slightly quicker than in 2007. At the same time last year, 7 singles had topped the chart (Irreplaceable, Light Surrounding You, Lips Of An Angel, Straight Lines, Girlfriend, Steer & Umbrella).

It'll be interesting to see whether that trend goes on during the second half of the year

Thankyou for all the info, Innocent Eyes

Now it's obvious that Leona Lewis and Gabriella Cilmi
have both spent 5 weeks in total at No.1

They both share the title of longest-running chart topper
but anything can happen between now and the end of the year.

Bubbly is a good song but not worthy of the #1 position. I would never of let it peak higher than #3. I'd love to see an accurate chart where only deserving songs hit #1. Half the crap that gets #1 is far from deserving.
Although in saying that, out of 8 singles this year to hit #1, I say 7 out of 8 are deserving of the #1 spot.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love - <P>2
Rogue Traders - I Never Liked You - <G>

Accrediation's in 2008 are becoming more up to date which is great to see..
though the following do need to change soon...

Colbie Caillat - Bubbly - <G> --> <P>
Jordin Sparks - Tattoo - <G> --> <P>
Kelly Rowland - Work - <G> --> <P>
Michael Jackson & Akon - Wanna Be Starting Something '08 - <G>
Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me - <P>
Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Leona Lewis - Better In Time. <G>

These predictions have been based on a realistic basis. On the 18/05/2008 i made similar predictions in this thread all but one has been changed correctly.

i agree nate, dream catch me gold at least, dont know about platinum.
are you sure gabriella has enough for P2 yet?

Did these actually happen yet?


Sneaky Sound System - UFO <G>
My Chemical Romance - Teenagers <G>
Fedde le Grand - Put your hands up or detroit <G>
Bob Sinclair - Rock this Party <P>
Timbaland - Apologize <P>3
Santana - Into the Night <P>

Hey Jasper B

None of those singles have recieved accreditation status.

However i do believe UFO, Put Your Hands Up For Detroit should be <P> rather than <G>. This is due to sales spanning over nearly a 3 year period.

I'm happy to see accreditations changing regularly. I find it exciting when singles go gold or Platnium.

The Rogue Traders single goes gold the same week Natalie Bassigwaithe leaves the group, funny that.

Shame Leona Lewis couldn't score a double accreditation, Bleeding Love was long overdue but Better In Time should be close to getting gold.

No Air will be the next song accredited. Hopefully Dream Catch Me wont be too far behind. Both should be Platnium.

My friend and I have a bet on whether Hoodoo Gurus ever had a n.o 1 single or album in Australia? Do you have a chart position for Liek wow wipeout?

Dave;
Like Wow-Wipeout only made it to No.15 in late 1985. There highest charting single was "What's My Scene" which hit No.3 in 1987. The album that the single came from called "Blow Your Cool" was their highest placed album, peaking at No.2 in April 1987. So no No.1's for the guys.

take a trip down memory lane why don't you bullion

1986 "Hit The Ground Running" no 1 4 2 weeks.

hoodoo gurus did in fact have a no.1

Okay, here goes!!! "Hit the Ground Running" was never a Hoodoo Gurus song. I have all their albums, plus they never released any album or single in 1986 called this title.
The only people/groups who have released a song or album called "Hit the Ground Running" were Tim Finn (1993 Singles), The Porkers (1996 Single) and a group called Hit the Ground Running released their self-titled album in 2001.

So where you got your info from, I have no idea, but I ain't the one who's wrong!!!!

Dave/bullion is wrong!

How rude of you to come on here to ask for a request of information & then throw it back in a Bullions face!

Bullion is in fact 100% correct on this matter & is more than likely 100% on all of his archives as he has worked in the business for many years.

Consider the time & effort he goes to, to provide information for 'everybody' who asks!

I suggest you go elsewhere and gather your information, because I for one won't be acknowledging your exsistance!

Craig

Thanks for the back-up BB.

Does anyone have any info about Elton John's following accreditation albums, please? Thank you very much.

Elton John
Tumbleweed connection
Friends Soundtrack
11/17/70
Madman across the water
Honky château
Don't shoot me! I'm only the piano player
Goodbye yellow brick road
Caribou
Greatest hits
Captain Fantastic & Brown dirt cowboy
Rock of the westies
Here and there
Blue moves
Greatest hits volume II
A single man
Victim of love
The Thom Bell Sessions
Lady Samantha
21 at 33
The very best of Elton John
The fox
Jump Up!
Your Songs
Love songs
Too low for zero
The superior sound of Elton John (1970-1975)
Breaking hearts
Ice on fire
Leather jackets

A message for Rob for the 29th of April:

Your list is overall really good. Just one thing. You left out Ordinary World by Duran Duran.

Is it me, or did Bleeding Love became <P> on the Ariacharts website this week???
Wasn't it <P>2 last week?

roydges

i don't know why but for some reason i keep thinking bleeding love was no.4

cannot say i know for sure however

Have to say, bleeding love is getting a bit old now. It's an okay song but you kind of get sick of some songs eventually.

You know what i mean...

Accreditation Changes This Week...

There were no new accreditation's given this week.

what happen with bleeding love accreditation's??

i agree with you Roydges and anthony..

I've just gone through this thread looking for answers and have turned up none...

Do digital sales have ANY impact on accreditations? I pretty much know they don't, but I only ask as I've noticed that "Chasing Cars" is Platinum without a Top 50 entry and thought it wasn't physically released. Has it been physically released in HUGE quantities but too late for a Top 50 entry?

This has confused me for a while so thought I'd see if anyone out there has an answer.

Last edited: 06/07/2008 17:19

Digitral sales do count in accreditations, that's why Chasing Cars is certified platinum although it never got released physically. And not many singles would be certified in the chart if accreditations didn't include downloads.

i got my info about "hit the ground running" from www.peterg.com. Check it out!

hey i'm looking for two songs but i don't know who the artists are or what they are called. can anybody help me please:

"oh where oh where can my baby be, the lord took her away from me, she's gone to heaven so i got to be good, so i can see my baby when i leave this world."

"this is what you get. this is what you get. this is what you get when you mess with us...for a minute there i lost myself."

OK, thanks, Innocent Eyes.

So I'm thinking that the shipment amount is still used and then the actual amount of digital downloads is added on top. If this is the case, then digital sales haven't really made much difference on the amount of singles sales. I've seen more accreditations given in past charts during the 90's.

And Becky...
"Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam
"Karma Police" by Radiohead (i think)

David;
I appreciate that you got your information from that website, but the Hoodoo's never had a song called "Hit the Ground Running" whether it was in 1986 or 1996, it just ain't there's. Besides I am going off the official National and State charts to find this information.

Regards, Bulion.

You are correct chri8topher!

Pearl Jam - Last Kiss can be found on 'Lost Dogs' & 'Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits'

Radiohead - Karma Police can be found on 'OK Computer' & 'Radiohead: The Best of.

Both were released as physical singles!

thank you chri8topher.

and i suppose i owe a thanks to beanster barnes for confirming it

yes you guys were right thanks so much reunited with my faves at last

what how can you have a week without accreditations?

...i suppose it one of those things that just happen...

...oh well...i'll get over it

This was posted on the 'first of the month' chart from ARIA...

ARIA Accreditations – June 2008
Gold Singles
AMERICAN BOY Estelle Feat. Kanye West WAR
I DON’T DO SURPRISES Axle Whitehead SBME
LIKE ONLY A WOMAN CAN Brian McFadden UMA
PERFECT Vanessa Amorosi UMA
Platinum Single
UNTOUCHED The Veronicas WAR
Platinum x2 Singles
BLEEDING LOVE Leona Lewis SBME
LOW Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain WAR

It's great to see Vanessa Amorosi reach gold status, finally!!

I wonder why these is a delay for about 2 or 3 months for Aria to publish the accreditations on the actual chart???

Why does it take so long, especially with "No Air", which has been at No.1 for 4 weeks.

In 2006, 2007 it was different.

There's also the possibility that we're just going through a sales slump. Certainly album sales are low, so the same is probable for the singles.

I looked through my printed charts from 1991, as I remember the same lack of accreditation back then. Sure enough, for a few weeks in June 1991, out of the entire Top 50, there was only three Gold accreditations and that was it! And the #1 at the time, "Grease Megamix" received gold on its 4th week at the top. I understand that this was 17 years ago, but maybe music sales have peaked (late 90's/early 2000's) and declined back to these levels. With the amount of illegal downloads, it's not out of the question.

So, apart from the "Sneaky Syndrome", it's possible "No Air" hasn't reached Gold, and Aria haven't made a mistake. But expect a Gold for it very soon.

I think that we shouldn't forget some important points.

First of all, remember that a few years ago, accreditations were based on the numbers of copies shipped, therefore singles received accreditations very soon (for instance, Paulini's Angel Eyes was certified gold the first week whereas but her single 'only' sold 12 678 copies that week). Here, the context is completely different, the number of physical singles shipped is far less inferior than in 2004 or even 2006. With the inclusion of downloads, the single has less chances to receive an accreditation very early as real sales are more important.

Second of all, don't forget that chartboi told us that record companies cared less about accreditations that 'it didn't really matter anymore'. There are some singles that should obviously be re certified. For instance, the music network reported last week that Newton Faulkner's Dream Catch Me had sold 50 000 units. Yet, the single isn't even certified gold.

And from the sales that Undercover gave in 2006, 2007 and 2008, sales have improved. A #40 single in 2006 only sold around 400 copies, in 2007, around 600 units (downloads + Physical sales combined) were needed to enter the Top 40. At the beginning of the year, chartboi told us that Pete Murray should have entered the Top 40 (#37 or something like that, can't remember exactly) with more than 1 100 units. The same goes for the #100 single, last year, a #100 single in May sold around 150 units. Last week, the #100 single sold 327 units.

As for the number of singles certified question:

This week, I count singles 16 certified in the Top 50. on July 2nd 2007, there were also 16 singles certified in the Top 50 as well. On July 3rd 2006, onyl 13 singles were certified in the Top 50. In fact, I've noticed that record companies have started to bother less and less about accreditations from 2007. And although some singles should clearly be re certified, the number of singles accredited is higher than in 2006 & 2007.

To sum up, I think that like in the UK, the singles market is recovering and is definately better than in 2006 & 2007. The transition between physical sales & downloads is not completely over but once it will be the case, singles will sell better than ever, like in the US.

As for No Air, I won't be surprised if Sony gives directly a platinum accreditation in a few weeks.

hey guys
just a question that ive always wondered. in 1996 the 'x files theme' by triple x made no.11 if i remember correctly at the end of year chart. this was based on a 'gold' accreditation. whereas songs under it had acheived platinum. donna lewis for example. did this song ever acheive platinum because on the original printed aria chart that i got from the cd store it had it as a 'gold' certification?

It's actually more difficult for the record companies to calculate total combined sales as most of them have to source sales figures from different systems and combine them, and also the DSP's (digital service providers) often have a delay in reporting their sales figures back to the companies. THEN, the form has to certified and signed off by one of the senior management at the company, and THEN it has to be sent off to ARIA for them to accredit the single. The process is a lot longer and painful than it used to be, when all it involved was consulting one system and pulling out one figure. As a result, requesting accreditations from ARIA is much lower down the list of priorities at record companies, particularly for singles, than it was a year or two ago.

So if you think something probably should have sold enough to go Gold or Platinum, it probably has. Don't lose too much sleep over it. It isn't ARIA's fault, it's up to the record companies to request accreditations based on their own sales reporting systems.

I just hate how singles that charted in the top 20's like Brian McFadden can go gold after 2/3 months and then a single like Untouched which was a #2 smash hit & stayed in the top 20 for well over 4months took 6 months to go Platnium.

It seems like the record companies don't give a rats ass about accreditations but they sure manage to give accreditations to the lesser deserving (wrong use of word) singles like Brian McFadden, Mr G, Axle Whitehead, OneRepublic & The Presets. I'm glad these songs have all gone gold but they went gold rather quickly imo where others like The Veronicas, Newton Faulkner & Leona Lewis have taken forever to get the right accreditation.

Aria and the record companies should focus on giving accreditation based on the download sales, not just physical.

how many different systems are there apart from itunes,
does Aria calculate sales from yahoomusic, or BigPond, Aol

Does itunes provide sales figures for Aria,
is itunes
the most important digital provider for Aria to obtain weekly sales figures from??

Because of the digital music download boom, Aria should make some changes in the second-half of the year such as
introducing accreditation for download sales only...

Well, this is what I asked earlier, and was told digital downloads are counted towards accreditation!

Which part of my last post was not clear? Let me know and I will explain again.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Estelle & Kanye West - American Boy - <P>
Chris Brown - With You - <P>
Chris Brown - Wall To Wall - <G>

Wow, 2 Chris Brown accreditations this week. No Air should of been accredited too.

Good to see American Boy accredited Platnium.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl - <G>
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <G>
Sara Bareilles - Love Song - <G>
Usher & Young Jeezy - Love In This Club - <G>
Leona Lewis - Better In Time - <G>
Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me - <P>

Hi, Ben, 1996 the 'x files theme' by triple x was certified gold in June 1996. And never got any further certification.

All deserving accreditations this week. It's great to see the accreditations being updated more frequently. However I would of thought No Air would of been <P> by now.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up - <G>
Jordin Sparks -Tattoo - <P>
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around...Comes Around - <P>
Last edited: 28/07/2008 11:57

I noticed a few more accreditations this week. I'll wait for my man Nate to update them.

However, I must ask, didn't JT's single which was accredited <P> last week already be accredited for <P2> sometime last year?

I think it was a mistake from ARIA. When you looked at the accreditations section, What Goes Around was accredited <P>2 indeed (I'm sure that they must have made a confusion with Sexy Back which IS certified <P>2). However, when it was charting in the Dance chart it was only <G>.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Sam Sparro - Black & Gold - <G>
Miley Cyrus - See You Again - <G>
Coldplay - Viva La Vida - <G>
Michael Jackson & Akon - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 - <G>
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl - <P>
Colbie Caillat - Bubbly - <P>

Round 3 Accreditation Changes...
All singles that i said should change on the 18/05/2008 have this week been completed.

All singles besides two i said should change on the 30/06/2008 have changed. I have good faith that the two ingles in question will change this month. They are marked with an *

Should Change Soon.
*Kelly Rowland - Work - <G> --> <P>
*Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Vanessa Amorosi - Perfect - <G> --> <P>
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <G> --> <P>
Rihanna - Take A Bow - No Accreditation --> <P>
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer - No Accreditaion --> <G>

I reckon you could include Shake It by Metro Station in your soon to change predictions too Nate? What u think?

Great to see Bubbly getting a platinum award.

From the ARIA Report this week...

ARIA Accreditations – July 2008
Gold Singles
BETTER IN TIME Leona Lewis SBME
BLACK & GOLD Sam Sparro UMA
I NEVER LIKED YOU Rogue Traders SBME
LOVE IN THIS CLUB Usher SBME
LOVE SONG Sara Bareilles SBME
SEE YOU AGAIN Miley Cyrus EMI
VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay EMI
WALL TO WALL Chris Brown SBME
WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’ 2008 Michael Jackson SBME
WHEN I GROW UP The Pussycat Dolls UMA

Platinum Single
AMERICAN BOY Estelle Feat. Kanye West WAR
BUBBLY Colbie Caillat UMA
DREAM CATCH ME Newton Faulkner SBME
I KISSED A GIRL Katy Perry EMI
TATTOO Jordin Sparks SBME
U + UR HAND P!nk SBME
WHAT GOES AROUND… COMES AROUND Justin Timberlake SBME
WHEN YOU’RE GONE Avril Lavigne SBME
WITH YOU Chris Brown SBME

Platinum x2 Single
MY LOVE Justin Timberlake SBME

Platinum x4 Single
GIRLFRIEND Avril Lavigne SBME

Thanx for the new accreditations bulion. Great to see that U + Ur Hand & When You're Gone certified Platinum.

However, My Love & Girlfriend seem to be totally overcertified. I can't see how Girlfriend has gone 4 x Platinum. The same goes for the double platinum cert of My Love.
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Hey Bulion, i agree with the certifications. However i have noticed that the accrediiations are much more precise this year. Some backtracking has occured which is good. I would love to see all the songs actually correctly accredited.
Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend was the 2nd highest selling single of 2007 which only means Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry should be certified <P>4 or 5.
As for My Love it has been a continual seller.
Great to see Pink & Avril Lavigne certified <P> which i was unaware but am surprised to see other pink singles certified <G>

Lots of the accreditation changes for July are from SonyBMG... good to see they're on top of it!

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Chris Brown - Forever - <G>
Rihanna - Take A Bow - <G>

Both of those were expected. Shake It should be next.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Metro Station - Shake It - <G>
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <P>
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Both of those were expected too.

Perfect should be <P> soon.
Closer, Violet Hill & Elevator should all be due for a <G> accreditation soon too.

I'm Yours, Just Dance, All Summer Long & Disturbia should all be <G> within a few weeks.

Good to see the accreditations being changed more frequently & accuretly.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Coldplay - Violet Hill - <G>
Kelly Rowland - Work - <P>

Round 4 Accreditation Changes...

This year continues to provide more accurate sales. With a year end chart drawing closer each week it's important that companies back track to january to make sure those few artists get the accreditations.
Based on 2008 only these hopefully will change...

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Vanessa Amorosi - Perfect - <G> --> <P>
Rihanna - Take A Bow - <G> --> <P>
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer - No Accreditation --> <G>
Veronicas - This Love - No Accrediation --> <G>
Maroon 5 & Rihanna - If I Never See Your Face Again - No Accreditation --> <G>
Flo Rida & Timbaland - Elevator - No Accreditation --> <G>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>



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Can someone answer my request from 15.6.08 Thanks

Where i can find Top 100 albums/singles chart?

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Sneaky Sound System - UFO - <P>
Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up - <P>
Kid Rock - All Summer Long - <G>
Flo Rida & Timbaland - Elevator - <G>
Maroon 5 & Rihanna - If I Never See Your Face Again - <G>
Veronicas - This Love - <G>
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer - <G>
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As I was bored and doing some reading on Wikipedia about song facts I came across this and wasn't sure if it was wrong or right?

""You Sexy Thing" was covered by Tom Tom Club in 1992 on their album Dark Sneak Love Action. Two more covers were released at almost the same time as the 1997 re-issue of the Hot Chocolate original. Thus, for one week, the UK Singles Chart boasted three versions of the song. One cover was by the pop/dance act Clock. The other version, by T-Shirt, featuring Chloé Treend, went to number 1 in New Zealand and sold triple platinum in Australia. Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown appeared in the film clip. Both were re-workings with the original music and lyrics but with new added additional rap/vocal segments."

Did the T-Shirt version go triple platinum in Oz? For a song that didn't even go top 5, I find it hard to believe that it went triple platinum. I thought it only went platinum, does anyone know?

I had a look at all of the accreditations for 1998, and the last chart entry of "You Sexy Thing" by T-Shirt, and it only ever achieved 1xplatunim status.

All this weeks accreditations were expected. Good to see that they are being updated more frequently. About time UFO has been accredited correctly.

Nate, what are the songs that are due for accreditations from the past 2 years that haven't been updated?

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Rihanna - Take A Bow - <P>
Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis - Just Dance - <G>

This week Ne-Yo - Closer has been certified <P>2. This is incorrect and ARIA will most likely amend this accreditation to <G>

I forgot to put these up earlier in the week:

ARIA Accreditations – August 2008

Gold Singles
ALL SUMMER LONG Kid Rock WAR
ELEVATOR Flo Rida WAR
FOREVER Chris Brown SBME
IF I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN Maroon 5 Feat. Rihanna UMA
NINE IN THE AFTERNOON Panic At The Disco UMA
SHAKE IT Metro Station SBME
TAKE A BOW Rihanna UMA
THIS LOVE The Veronicas WAR
VIOLET HILL Coldplay EMI

Platinum Singles
NO AIR Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown SBME
UFO Sneaky Sound System MGM
WHEN I GROW UP The Pussycat Dolls UMA
WORK Kelly Rowland SBME

Round 5 Accreditation Changes... 2008 So Far

For 2008 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 19 in total spanning from January to September.


Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Vanessa Amorosi - Perfect - <G> --> <P>
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come - No Accreditation --> <P>
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer - No Accreditation --> <G>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body - No Accreditation --> <G>
Sneaky Sound System - Kansas City - No Accreditation --> <G>
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream - No Accreditation --> <G>
Living End - White Noise - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nelly & Fergie - Party People - No Accreditation --> <G>
Presets - This Boy's In Love - No Accreditation --> <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - No Accrediatation --> <G>
Mika - Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) - No Accreditation --> <G>
Ne-Yo - Closer - Ammendment of <P>2 --> <G>

http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Singles.htm

This page on ARIA has all of this years single accreditations. Do you have this already Nate?

Hey Bulion, i already have that information. Thanks anyway. Pandora is yet to be updated for some reason. Sometimes that has extra information.

Ne-Yo has been fixed on this weeks chart. He is now gold and not double platinum.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Metro Station - Shake It - <P>
Pink - So What - <G>
Ne-Yo - Closer - <G>

did i see jordin sparks awarded double platinum for "no air" on idol last night?

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Kid Rock - All Summer Long - <P>
Faker - This Heart Attack - <P>
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - <G>

All those were expected.
Yes Jordin Sparks was awarded double platnium for No Air so just a matter of time before it's changed on the charts.

Lady GaGa - Just Dance <P>

I can see a few changes this week but will wait until Nate posts them up.

yeah Pink went platinum as well.

Lady Gaga's song "Just Dance" has gone platinum,
because she is currently in the country doing
a promo tour, will she recieve that award??

or will the record label post it in the mail, to
be delivered to her U.S record label office, or her house??

Artists that visit the country recieve these awards,
which is what Fergie recieved, when she performed
on Sunrise last year.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Lady GaGa, Colby O'Donis & Akon - Just Dance - <P>
Pink - So What - <P>
Miley Cyrus - See You Again - <P>
Chris Brown - Forever - <P>
Miley Cyrus - 7 Things - <G>
Sneaky Sound System - Kansas City - <G>
Rihanna - Disturbia - <G>

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Accreditation Changes This Week...

Vanessa Amorosi - Perfect - <P>
Sara Bareilles - Love Song - <P>
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold - <P>
Living End - White Noise - <G>
MGMT - Electric Feel - <G>

Nate, next time you login, can you check your memo's, as I sent you something a week or so ago, and you might not know about it. Just click the Memo's button at the top of the screen, if it has one or more, there's a message in there for ya.

Does anyone have the list of singles accredited for the month of September?

ARIA Accreditations – September 2008

Gold Singles
7 THINGS Miley Cyrus EMI
CLOSER Ne-Yo UMA
DISTURBIA Rihanna UMA
I’M YOURS Jason Mraz WAR
KANSAS CITY Sneaky Sound System MGM

Platinum Singles
ALL SUMMER LONG Kid Rock WAR
FOREVER Chris Brown SBME
JUST DANCE Lady GaGa UMA
SEE YOU AGAIN Miley Cyrus EMI
SHAKE IT Metro Station SBME
SO WHAT P!nk SBME
TAKE A BOW Rihanna UMA
THIS HEART ATTACK Faker EMI

That's what I wanted to see . I thought some other titles might have been accredited but it'not the case unfortunately. Ah well, perhaps next month.

Thanx Bulion for posting the list!

2008 has been a much better year for accreditations. They have been far more accurate and accredited at tHE right time. I am really hoping Matchbox 20 is accredited soon because their song was massive. It will probably be in the 2008 year end chart aswell as the 2007 year end. That should easily be worth <P>.

Yep, How Far We've Come and Santana's Into The Night must have sold well in excess of 100 000 units now.

How come untouched by the Veronicas only ceritifed when it was at 28 in the charts. It was in like its 17th week and then it certifed Platinum, not even going gold for a week. Was it just that Sire Records didn't indicate ARIA yet??

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Veronicas - Take Me On The Floor - <G>

Round 6 Accreditation Changes... 2008 So Far

For 2008 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 17 in total spanning from January to October.

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come - No Accreditation --> <P>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body - No Accreditation --> <G>
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nelly & Fergie - Party People - No Accreditation --> <G>
Presets - This Boy's In Love - No Accreditation --> <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mika - Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) - No Accreditation --> <G>
September - Cry For You - No Accreditation --> <G>
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire - No Accreditation --> <G>
Katy Perry - Hot 'N' Cold - No Accreditation --> <G>
Duffy - Mercy - No Accreditation --> <G>

Since last update 6 accreditations were met...




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Only one that I can see here is Finger Eleven...it went Gold a couple of weeks ago.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire - <G>

Accreditation Changes This Week...

There were no new accreditation's given this week.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Rihanna - Disturbia - <P>
Ting Tings - That's Not My Name - <G>

Good to see The Ting Tings go gold.

ARIA Accreditations – October 2008

Gold Singles
Electric Feel MGMT SBME
Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon SBME
Take Me On The Floor The Veronicas WAR
That’s Not My Name The Ting Tings SBME

Platinum Singles
Disturbia Rihanna UMA
Love Song Sara Bareilles SBME

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl - <P>2
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire - <P>
Jessica Mauboy & Flo Rida - Running Back - <G>

Round 7 Accreditation Changes... 2008 So Far

For 2008 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 23 in total spanning from January to November.

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <P> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come - No Accreditation --> <P>
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - <G> --> <P>
Ne-Yo - Closer - <G> --> <P>
Presets - My People - <G> --> <P>
Coldplay - Viva La Vida - <G> --> <P>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body - No Accreditation --> <G>
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nelly & Fergie - Party People - No Accreditation --> <G>
Presets - This Boy's In Love - No Accreditation --> <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mika - Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) - No Accreditation --> <G>
September - Cry For You - No Accreditation --> <G>
Katy Perry - Hot 'N' Cold - No Accreditation --> <G>
Duffy - Mercy - No Accreditation --> <G>
Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time - No Accreditation --> <G>


Since last update 1 accreditations were met...

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Shouldn't No Air be 2xP also?

*Enters smiling*
No Air has indeed gone twice platinum.
*Laughs*
Good times.
*Waves and exits*

Accreditation Changes This Week...

September - Cry For You - <G>
Duffy - Mercy - <G>
Robbie Williams - Angels - <G>

I have adjusted this weeks accreditations...
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Accreditation Changes This Week...

Pink - So What - <P>2
Presets - My People - <P>
Presets - This Boys In Love - <G>
Lady GaGa - Poker Face - <G>
Britney Spears - Womanizer - <G>

WOW!!. Pink is <P>2 now. Well done to Pink.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Lady GaGa, Colby O'Donis & Akon - Just Dance - <P>2
Ne-Yo - Closer - <P>
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody - <G>

Pleasantly surprised to see Lady GaGa going <P>2.

I hope that If I Were A Boy will go Gold. I'm Yours and Hot N Cold should be Platinum and Sweet About Me double Platinum.

ARIA Accreditations – November 2008

Gold Singles
Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) Mika UMA
Cry For You September MRA
Mercy Duffy UMA
Poker Face Lady GaGa UMA
Running Back Jessica Mauboy Feat. Flo Rida SBME
This Boy’s In Love The Presets UMA
Use Somebody Kings Of Leon SBME
Womanizer Britney Spears SBME

Platinum Singles
Closer Ne-Yo UMA
My People The Presets UMA
Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon SBME

Platinum x2 Singles
Just Dance Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O’Donis UMA
So What P!nk SBME

Round 8 Accreditation Changes... 2008 So Far

For 2008 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 22 in total spanning from January to December.

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <P> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come - No Accreditation --> <P>
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - <G> --> <P>
Coldplay - Viva La Vida - <G> --> <P>
Katy Perry - Hot 'N' Cold - No Accreditation --> <P>
MGMT - Electric Feel - <G> --> <P>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body - No Accreditation --> <G>
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nelly & Fergie - Party People - No Accreditation --> <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time - No Accreditation --> <G>
Empire Of The Sun - Waking On A Dream - No Accreditation --> <G>
T.I. - Whatever You Like - No Accreditation --> <G>
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy - No Accreditation --> <G>
Flo Rida & Will.I.Am - In The Ayer - No Accreditation --> <G>


Since last update 6 accreditations were met...

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Chris Brown - With You - <P>2
Wes Carr - You - <G>
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy - <G>

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Chris Brown - With You - <P>2
Wes Carr - You - <G>
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy - <G>

Strange to see With You going <P>2. ARIA will probably amend its certification next week.

Did they get the wrong song with Chris Brown. It should have been No Air going <P>2 not With You.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

MGMT - Electric Feel - <P>

Lady Gaga - The Fame <P>
Hamish & Andy - Unessential Listening <G>

According to BS.com and Sony, Circus has gone platinum in Australia.

There are some certified album/singles that shocked me when they were certified.

Heavensent by Killing Heidi peaked at #28 and was certified Gold. It definately didn't sell 35,000 units.

A Girl Like Me by Emma Bunton peaked at #88 and was certified gold week 2. That only sold approximately 2000, compared to the 35000 distributed.

This year accreditation have been more precise, earlier charts were based on shipping to stores... due to digital inclusion this is not as prominent.

For 2009 i will add Album accreditation's along with the singles i currently post.

Also i don't believe Emma Bunton had any other <G> certified singles other than What Took You So Long? [#10]. She is classified as a one hit wonder solo...
Killing Heidi was anticipated to sell more due to earlier success also sales are higher at christmas so they probably presumed it would chart well.

No, the emma bunton release was her debut album.
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Accreditation Changes This Week...

Katy Perry - Hot 'N' Cold - <P>
Coldplay - Viva La Vida - <P>
Lady GaGa - Poker Face - <P>
Wes Carr - You - <P>
Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me - <G>
Pink - Sober - <G>

Good to see these accreditations moderated and more up to date before the year end.

Complete 2008 ARIA Accrediations... [Will Alter If Song Recieves Accreditation in 2009].


<P>4 [Quadruple Platinum].
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire. [5]
Timbaland & OneRepublic - Apologize. [32]


<P>3 [Triple Platinum].
Pink - So What. [2]
Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis - Just Dance. [7]
Lady GaGa - Poker Face. [14]


<P>2 [Double Platinum].
Flo Rida & T-Pain - Low. [1]
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love. [4]
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl. [6]
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours. [9]
Metro Station - Shake It. [11]
Katy Perry - Hot 'N' Cold. [16]
Chris Brown - Forever. [20]
Jessica Mauboy & Flo Rida - Running Back. [29]
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody. [30]
Chris Brown - With You. [31]
Presets - My People. [41]
Pink - Sober. [54]
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). [74]
Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky. [81]


<P> [Platinum].
Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me. [3]
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air. [8]
Kid Rock - All Summer Long. [10]
Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music. [12]
Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up. [13]
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes. [15]
Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me. [17]
Last Goodnight - Pictures Of You. [18]
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold. [19]
Veronicas - Untouched. [21]
Rihanna - Disturbia. [22]
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Crank That. [23]
Colbie Caillat - Bubbly. [24]
Rihanna - Take A Bow. [25]
Miley Cyrus - See You Again. [26]
Estelle & Kanye West - American Boy. [27]
Ne-Yo - Closer. [28]
Coldplay - Viva La Vida. [33]
MGMT - Electric Feel. [34]
Vanessa Amorosi - Perfect. [35]
Jordin Sparks - Tattoo. [36]
Sara Bareilles - Love Song. [37]
Britney Spears - Piece Of Me. [38]
Kelly Rowland - Work. [39]
Britney Spears - Womanizer. [40]
Potbelleez - Don't Hold Back. [42]
Wes Carr - You. [43]
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy. [44]
T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life. [45]
Faker - This Heart Attack. [46]
Alicia Keys - No One. [47]
Ting Tings - That's Not My Name. [48]
Chris Brown & T-Pain - Kiss Kiss. [49]
Living End - White Noise. [52]
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream. [64]
Duffy - Mercy. [72]
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Alive. [73]
Presets - Talk Like That. [80]
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are. [83]
Kevin Rudolf & Lil' Wayne - Let It Rock. [90]
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody. [95]
Britney Spears - Circus. [96]
Sean Kingston - Me Love. [-]


<G> [Gold].
Miley Cyrus - 7 Things. [50]
Usher & Young Jeezy - Love In This Club. [51]
Veronicas - Take Me On The Floor. [53]
Leona Lewis - Better In Time. [55]
Brian McFadden - Like Only A Woman Can. [56]
September - Cry For You. [57]
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer. [58]
OneRepublic - Stop & Stare. [59]
Veronicas - This Love. [60]
Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part. [61]
Flo Rida & Timbaland - Elevator. [62]
Michael Jackson & Akon - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008. [65]
Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me. [66]
Presets - This Boy's In Love. [67]
Coldplay - Violet Hill. [68]
Maroon 5 & Rihanna - If I Never See Your Face Again. [69]
Axle Whitehead - I Don't Do Surprises. [70]
Rogue Traders - I Never Liked You. [71]
Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You. [75]
Mr G - Naughty Girl. [76]
Potbelleez - Are You With Me. [77]
Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time. [78]
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night. [79]
Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care. [82]
Mika - Big Girl (You Are Beautiful). [86]
Sneaky Sound System - Kansas City. [87]
Secondhand Serenade - Fall For You. [89]
Kanye West - Love Lockdown. [91]
Mika - Happy Ending. [97]
MGMT - Kids. [98]
Fergie - Clumsy. [99]
Rihanna & Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You. [-]
Avril Lavigne - Hot. [-]
Delta Goodrem - Believe Again. [-]
Panic! At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon. [-]


2008 ARIA Accreditations Missing... [Will Alter If Song Recieves Further Accreditation].

<P>3 [Triple Platinum].
Flo Rida & T-Pain - Low.


<P>2 [Double Platinum].
Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me.
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air.
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are.
Kid Rock - All Summer Long.
Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up.


<P> [Platinum].
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night.
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come.


<G> [Gold].
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone.
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day.
Ida Corr & Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It.
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It.
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body.
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream.
Nelly & Fergie - Party People.
T.I. - Whatever You Like.
Flo Rida & Will.I.Am - In The Ayer.
3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time.
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Would anyone be able to tell me the last 3 songs to be accredited 3xPlatinum? And also your opinions on what song will be next/will another actually do it?

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend <P>4
Anthony Callea - The Prayer <P>4
Shannon Noll - What About Me <P>4
Eminem - Lose Yourself <P>4
Guy Sebasian - Angels Brought Me Here <P>4
Delta Goodrem - Born To Try <P>3
Nelly & Kelly Rowland - Dilemma <P>3
Eminem - Without Me <P>3
Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Asereje) <P>3
Shakira - Whenever, Wherever <P>3
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Outta My Head <P>3
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight <P>3
Shaggy & Rayvon - Angel <P>3
Shaggy & Rik Rok - It Wasn't Me <P>3
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag <P>2
Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby <P>3

These are the only songs within this decade that are above <P>2 Madison Avenue peaked at #2. Sales have been healthy i would expect it's possible either Low or So What or Just Dance to possibly be next...

Cheers for the reply, Nateboi.

Although, IMO, I only like about 3 of those songs, it is good see some songs this decade reaching the peaks of the 90s.

Thankfully, I can see some OK music reachin <P>3 next:
Lady Gaga - Just Dance or Poker Face (either way, it is a new direction for Pop IMO)
Kings of Leon - Sex is probably more likely than any other track (is Rock back?).

And then there are the things I can dream about:

The Presets - My People (to be honest, how hasn't this gone <P>2 yet)
MGMT - Electric Feel (please, please, please stick around on the charts!)

On the downside though, who will be the first Non-Idol Aussie to break <P>3 since 2002?

ARIA Accreditations – December 2008

Gold Singles
Sober Pink SBME
Dance Wiv Me Dizzee Rascal UMA
You Wes Carr SBME

Platinum Singles
Viva La Vida Coldplay EMI
Poker Face Lady GaGa UMA
Electric Feel MGMT SBME
Hot n Cold Katy Perry EMI

Platinum x2 Singles
With You Chris Brown SBME
Running Back Jessica Mauboy Feat. Flo Rida SBME

Running Back 2xPlatinum?

I find it strange as well, especially since it wasn't mentionned on last week's chart. Like You, which was certified platinum a few weeks ago.

But Running Back still says Gold, and I cannot see why BMG would release 140,000+ copies, it's not even THAT big.

i expect a lot of new accreditations next week, now that the labels have all returned from their holidays.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Jessica Mauboy & Flo Rida - Running Back - <P>2
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire - <P>2
Britney Spears - Womanizer - <P>
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody - <P>
Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky - <G>
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - <G>
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Alive - <G>
Kevin Rudolf & Lil' Wayne - Let It Rock - <G>
Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part - <G>
MGMT - Kids - <G>
Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care - <G>
Secondhand Serenade - Fall For You - <G>
Presets - Talk Like That - <G>

Round 9 Accreditation Changes... 2008/2009 So Far

For 2008/2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 24 in total spanning from January 2008 to January 2009

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <P> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Lady GaGa - Poker Face --> <P>2
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come - No Accreditation --> <P>
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - <G> --> <P>
T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life --> <P>
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy --> <P>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body - No Accreditation --> <G>
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nelly & Fergie - Party People - No Accreditation --> <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time - No Accreditation --> <G>
Empire Of The Sun - Waking On A Dream - No Accreditation --> <G>
T.I. - Whatever You Like - No Accreditation --> <G>
Flo Rida & Will.I.Am - In The Ayer - No Accreditation --> <G>
Britney Spears - Circus - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody - No Accreditation --> <G>
Kanye West - Love Lockdown - No Accreditation --> <G>
3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time - No Accreditation --> <G>


Since last update 5 accreditations were met...

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Sum Up, 2008 Accreditations...

This year the entire year should techniquely be <G> and above accredited due to Panic! At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon being certified and not making the official top 100 sellers.
Position #46 and above should be <P> or above accredited. To date 3 songs require alteration, all of which are still charting.
Position #31 was certified <P>2 and #29 also in the new year. Both singles sold a better quantity of physical rather than digital. I do believe both these certifications are incorrect and are based on shipping rather than actual units sold. If that were the case 31 songs would be certified multi-platinum which is just not possible at this stage only 2001 provided 20.
Positions #3 & #8 were both certified <P>2 on television and fit in the parameters of bein certified multi where as position #9, #10, #11 & #12 also fit due to long chart presence.

2009 Should be the most spot on year in terms of accreditations, hopefully the public will embrace it as much as they enjoyed 2008 :-)

I agree with you but don't forget that Nine In The Afternoon spent 4 or 5 weeks in the digital track chart before it entered the combined chart and only sales of the combined chart are included in the annual chart. (digital + physical)

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Jessica Mauboy - Burn - <G>
Britney Spears - Circus - <G>

I know that there were no accreditation this week but I've noticed that Warner hasn't re certified any of its singles since the beginning of the year. Quite strange!

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Jordin Sparks- One Step At A Time - <G>

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Fray - You Found Me - <G>
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream - <G>

i am completely and utterly confused

Poker Face has been on the chart exactly the same amount of time that running back has been, and has charted higher than running back in every single week that they have both charted

in that time poker face has spent a massive 8 weeks at number 1...

so i really now want answers as to why poker face is not being credited as a double platinum single....yet running back is??

poker face deserves to be accredited as double platinum and i really cannot understand why it isnt

does anyone know anything bout this??

This is what chartboi has written about accreditations earlier in this thread:

It's actually more difficult for the record companies to calculate total combined sales as most of them have to source sales figures from different systems and combine them, and also the DSP's (digital service providers) often have a delay in reporting their sales figures back to the companies. THEN, the form has to certified and signed off by one of the senior management at the company, and THEN it has to be sent off to ARIA for them to accredit the single. The process is a lot longer and painful than it used to be, when all it involved was consulting one system and pulling out one figure. As a result, requesting accreditations from ARIA is much lower down the list of priorities at record companies, particularly for singles, than it was a year or two ago.

I think that Running Back is overcertified. It should be Platinum for sure, but not double platinum. Perhaps, Sony/BMG has shipped too many copies to record stores as accreditations are the number of copies shipped + the number of downloads 'sold'.

However, Poker Face must have clearly reached the double platinum status, it's just that Universal hasn't updated its accreditation.

I also think that "If I Were A Boy" by "Beyonce" has defintaley certified Gold by now, as "Sweet ABout Me' Px2. I also think that in 2006 "Gia Farrels" hit "Hit Me Up" defiately sold 35,000+ copes no doubt about it. I just think it's bullshit that accredidations are based on shipments and not sales, or they should at least give us sales that they actual have, even if they don't no exact what they have we should have. ARIA is going downhill fast.

Several Singles i think definately sold enough to be certified, or upgraded to a higher accredidation, but weren't.

Gia Farrel - Hit Me Up (Gold)
I Love It - Sneak Sound SYstem (longest running single inside top 100 and not certified, bullshit)
Piece Of Me - Britney (2xPlatinum for sure)
Perfect - Vanessa Amorosi (Re-entered enough times to seel 140,000)
No Air - Jordin Sparks (140,000+ definately)


I was also reading through the 1997 end oy year singles chart and i was shocked.

Ranking at #19 was "lollipop" by "Aqua" which was certified Gold, and further down the chart at like 31 was the Platinum accredited "Buses and Trains" by "Bachelor Girl". That chart is such bullshit, and it was like it was based just on pop culture. Even Aqua's huger hit "Doctor Jones" which that year certified 3xPlatinum (2xPlatinum in 96') was at #20. Rela stupid chart
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I agree about the fact that I Love It should be certified Gold and that No Air should be 2 x Platinum.

Perfect hasn't reached the 140 000 mark though. It's not because it has re entered many times that it has reached this amount. It's also sitting at #35 on the ARIA year end chart and only the Top 7 singles must have sold more than 140 000 units. Jessica Mauboy's Running Back and Chris Brown's With You might have been certified double platinum but they haven't sold so many copies in reality, I suppose that the record company must have shipped too many copies.

Same goes for Piece Of Me which is charting even lower than Perfect on the year end chart.

You've completely forgotten an important point about Aqua's Doctor Jones. Yes, it was charting at #20 in 1998 but it was also charting at #14 on the 1997 year end chart, so it has sold for sure the number of copies required for a triple platinum accreditation.
As for Lollipop, it's certified Platinum, not gold.

Singles accreditations are not based only on shipments, they are also based on downloads sold.

I agree about the fact that ARIA should let us know some sales figures and I also think that it wouyld be sometimes more reliable if they were based on ARIA data but don't say that the chart is bullshit.

ARIA Accreditations – January 2009

Gold Singles
Alive Natalie Bassingthwaighte SME
Burn Jessica Mauboy SME
Circus Britney Spears SME
Fall For You Secondhand Serenade UMA
Get Shaky The Ian Carey Project UMA
I Don’t Care Fall Out Boy UMA
I Hate This Part The Pussycat Dolls UMA
Kids MGMT SME
Let It Rock Kevin Rudolf Feat. Lil Wayne UMA
One Step At A Time Jordin Sparks SME
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce SME
Talk Like That The Presets UMA
Walking On A Dream Empire Of The Sun EMI
You Found Me The Fray SME

Platinum Singles
Use Somebody Kings Of Leon SME
Womanizer Britney Spears SME

Platinum x2 Single
Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon SME

oTHEWR SONGS I THINK SHOULD'VE BEEN CERTIFIED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF WEEKS INSIDE TOP 50. In my humble opinion, and observations majority of songs that make top 50 for 10 weeks usually certify Gold, and majority of single in top 5 certify.

All You Wanted - Michelle Branch spent a massive 20 weeks inside top 50, peaking at #25. Definatelly shuld've certified GOLD.

Everywhere - Michelle Branch spent 15 weeks inside top 50, and peaked at #19l.

1 Thing - Amerie - 15 weeks in top 50, perakede at #13.

Outta My Head - Ashlee Simpson, 11 weeks in top 50, peaked at #16.

If I Were A Boy - Beyonce - 15 weeks, #3 peak

Let Me Think About It - Ida Corr - #14 peak, 21 weeks

Stand - Jewel - #21 peak, 15 weeks

Faded - Kate Dearude - #8 peak, 15 weeks

So Real - Mandy Moore - #21 peak, 11 weeks

Hey Baby - No Doubt - #7 peak, 18 weeks

Are You With Me - Potbelleez - #15 peak, 15 weeks

Wait A Minute - PCD - #16 peak, 14 weeks

If Its Loving U WANT - Rihanna - #9 peak, 14 weeks

Were Coming Home - Rogue Traders - #14 peak, 14 weeks

Im Not Missing You - Stacie Orrico - #26 peak, 24 weeks

Ugly - Sugagbabes - #13 peak, 13 weeks

ARIA is being really slack. They still havent fully updated their archive of Accredidted singles, the following have yet to be updated to their site.

UFO - Sneaky Sound System (Platinum, says Gold)
Perfect - Vanessa Amorosi (Platinum, Says Gold)
I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry (2xPlatinum, says Platinum)
Black and Gold - Sam Sparro (Platinum, says Gold)
You - Wes Carr (Platinum, says Gold)

They havewnt updated them, and yet they go and update the 2009 certifications. Someone should email then.

The 1990 year end has accreditations best.

All the songs certified multiple platnium are at the top followed by the songs certified platnium and then certified gold. If a song is certerfied platnium down the end of the chart then that is because part of it's charting was from the previous year.

Seems much more reliable and realistic.

I just wanted to ask. Dooes anyone know whether digital album sales are included in the albums accreditations?

They have to be, or there is no point in the Physical Album chart.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Lady GaGa - Poker Face - <P>2
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - <P>
Fray - You Found Me - <P>
Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky - <P>
Kanye West - Love Lockdown - <G>

Round 10 Accreditation Changes... 2008/2009 So Far

For 2008/2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 21 in total spanning from January 2008 to February 2009

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <P> --> <P>2
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - <G> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come - No Accreditation --> <P>
T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life --> <P>
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy --> <P>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>
Ida Corr & Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body - No Accreditation --> <G>
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nelly & Fergie - Party People - No Accreditation --> <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
T.I. - Whatever You Like - No Accreditation --> <G>
Flo Rida & Will.I.Am - In The Ayer - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody - No Accreditation --> <G>
3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time - No Accreditation --> <G>
Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na) - No Accreditation --> <G>

Since last update 5 accreditations were met...
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With Poker Face now <P>2 that makes 2 consecutive singles with Double Platnium sales. Has this ever happened before. Anyone.

Black Eyed Peas did it with "Where Is The Love" and "Shut Up".

Does two triple Platinums in a row count?...
Aqua "Barbie Girl" and "Doctor Jones". Also, Shaggy with "Angel" and "It Wasn't Me".

Also, Offspring 4x with "Pretty Fly" followed by a double for "Why Don't You Get A Job". Anthony Callea also achieved this feat with his first two singles.

A triple and a double for Delta in 2003. As did Shakira in 2002.

Metro Station's "Shake It" also went double Platinum this week.

Man, I had no idea that it has happened this many times before. Thanks Chri8topher. 2 <P>3 in a row is insane.

Shania Twain went double platnium with From This Moment On and followed it with That Don't Impress Me Much which also went double platnium.

Madison Avenue might of done it too but I am not certain on this?

Shania, yes...Madison, no.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Metro Station - Shake It - <P>2
Britney Spears - Circus - <P>
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You - <G>

Who on earth buys some of this rubbish that goes <P> and <G>?
Geez some people like some crap!!!!!!

Gold at 35000 and Platinum at 70000 have been the same benchmarks for 20+ years. Does anyone know if these measures will be changed one day? I sure know the population has taken a big increase in 20 years.
And if they did change, what to set the new benchmark at?

You're not wrong Ray. Man.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Pink - Sober - <P>
Kevin Rudolf & Lil' Wayne - Let It Rock - <P>
Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na) - <G>

billbeast...

all of the following that you listed before have now been accredited correctly...

UFO - Sneaky Sound System (Platinum, says Gold)
Perfect - Vanessa Amorosi (Platinum, Says Gold)
I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry (2xPlatinum, says Platinum)
Black and Gold - Sam Sparro (Platinum, says Gold)
You - Wes Carr (Platinum, says Gold)

ARIA Accreditations – February 2009

Gold Singles
My Life Would Suck Without You Kelly Clarkson SME
Right Now (Na Na Na) Akon UMA

Platinum Singles
Circus Britney Spears SME
Get Shaky The Ian Carey Project UMA
Let It Rock Kevin Rudolf Feat. Lil Wayne UMA
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce SME
Sober P!nk SME
You Found Me The Fray SME

Platinum x2 Singles
Poker Face Lady GaGa UMA
Shake It Metro Station SME

@ Chartboi,
I know they have been officially accredited, but on ARIA's accredidation section of their website, it has not been updated with this information. Goto 2008 accredidations and the songs i stated are still yet to be updated.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Jessica Mauboy - Burn - <P>
Taylor Swift - Love Story - <G>
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Someday Soon - <G>
All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell - <G>
Lily Allen - The Fear - <G>

Good to see these singles accredited at the right time.

@ billbeast - that's because it's now 2009.

But they could still update it or put it in the 2009 section. And warner still hasn't certified any single since the beginning of the year and we're into March now... Quite strange!
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Round 11 Accreditation Changes... 2008/2009 So Far

For 2008/2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 22 in total spanning from January 2008 to March 2009

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <P> --> <P>2
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - <G> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come - No Accreditation --> <P>
T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life --> <P>
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy- <G> --> <P>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>
Ida Corr & Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body - No Accreditation --> <G>
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nelly & Fergie - Party People - No Accreditation --> <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
T.I. - Whatever You Like - No Accreditation --> <G>
Flo Rida & Will.I.Am - In The Ayer - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody - No Accreditation --> <G>
3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time - No Accreditation --> <G>
Paramore - Decode - No Accreditation --> <G>
Flo Rida & Ke$ha - Right Round - No Accrediation --> <G>

Since last update 1 accreditations were met...

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis - Just Dance - <P>3
Lady GaGa - Poker Face - <P>3
Taylor Swift - Love Story - <P>
Living End - White Noise - <P>
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Alive - <P>

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream - <P>
Ting Tings - That's Not My Name - <P>
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody - <G>
Flo Rida & Ke$ha - Right Round - <G>
Coldplay - Clocks - <G>
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Accreditation Changes This Week...

Lily Allen - The Fear - <P>
Flo Rida & Ke$ha - Right Round - <P>

Good to see Clocks and Gotta Be Somebody go Gold.

Surely Jason Mraz is <P2> by now?
Also T.I. & Rihanna's song should be <P> too.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell - <P>
Lady GaGa - Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) - <G>
Pink - Please Don't Leave Me - <G>

Round 12 Accreditation Changes... 2008/2009 So Far

For 2008/2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 25 in total spanning from January 2008 to April 2009

Flo Rida & T-Pain - Low - <P>2 --> <P>3
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire - <P>2 --> <P>3
Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me - <P> --> <P>2
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air - <P> --> <P>2
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - <G> --> <P>2
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are - <P> --> <P>2
Kid Rock - All Summer Long - <P> --> <P>2
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody - <P> --> <P>2
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night - <G> --> <P>
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come - No Accreditation --> <P>
T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life No Accreditation --> <P>
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy- <G> --> <P>
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone - No Accreditation --> <G>
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day - No Accreditation --> <G>
Ida Corr & Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Fall Out Boy & John Mayer - Beat It - No Accreditation --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body - No Accreditation --> <G>
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream - No Accreditation --> <G>
Nelly & Fergie - Party People - No Accreditation --> <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - No Accreditation --> <G>
T.I. - Whatever You Like - No Accreditation --> <G>
Flo Rida & Will.I.Am - In The Ayer - No Accreditation --> <G>
3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time - No Accreditation --> <G>
Paramore - Decode - No Accreditation --> <G>
Beyonce - Halo - No Accreditation --> <G>
Eric Hurchinson - Rock & Roll - No Accreditation --> <G>

Since last update 2 accreditations were met...

Nateboi, I like how you update us weekly on accreditation changes and do the to be updated still every month. Always an interesting read and keeps you up to date.
Good job!!

There are so many songs that havent been certified, that i believe have sold more than 35,000 copies. "Michelle Branch" had "All You Wanted" and "Everywhere" both spend 15+ weeks in the top 50, and they were mostly at the lower end (Near their peaks of #19, and #25). "Beyonce" and "If I Were A Boy" is yet to be certified, which is stupid, since it was definately selling alot.

Hey,

Thanks Rob for the compliment... :-)

Billbeast there are many singles throughout the 00's that should have been certified. Eventually i will get around to a full list of what should be what... and also a few singles that shouldn't have scored an awesome accreditation.
In regards to Beyonce - If I Were A Boy it actually was certified <G> but aria reserves the right to remove accreditation. why they have removed this is uncertain especially that the single is now <P> stage...
The notes i post on accreditations tend to be accurate, though i still have not figured out why such acts such as Jason Mraz - I'm Yours are so far off or those porr songs that don't recive certification at all...

ARIA Accreditations – March 2009

Gold Singles
Gives You Hell The All-American Rejects UMA
Gotta Be Somebody Nickelback UMA
Someday Soon Natalie Bassingthwaighte SME

Platinum Singles
Alive Natalie Bassingthwaighte SME
Burn Jessica Mauboy SME
Love Story Taylor Swift SME
Right Round Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha WAR
That’s Not My Name The Ting Tings SME
The Fear Lily Allen EMI
Walking On A Dream Empire Of The Sun EMI
White Noise The Living End UMA

Platinum x3 Singles
Just Dance Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O’Donis UMA
Poker Face Lady GaGa UMA

Thanx for the new accreditations Bulion.
Could you post the albums accreditations for March 2009 please?

"Alive" going Platinum?. I think thats a little too much store shipments there. "Thats Not My Name" going Platinum is also a little shock.

Why are they surprising?

That's Not My Name was already sitting at #48 on the 2008 year end chart and almost all the singles in the Top 40 year end chart were platinum. It spent 6 other weeks in the Top 50 in 2009, which must have been more than enough to sell 70 000 units. And keep in mind that singles sales must have been quite high at the beginning of the year.

As for Alive, it was sitting at #73 on the 2008 year end chart and had this chart run in 2009:

12-8-11-17-22-28-37-44-36-36-49

So, it's not too surprising to see it going Platinum either.

To mark the 15 years since Kurt Cobain's death and 7 years since Layne Staley's death, today listen to as much Nirvana and Alice In Chains as you can!!!!!!!!

Well i still think it's surprising they both wen't Platinum.

Accreditation Changes This Week...

Beyonce - Halo - <G>
John Farnham - You're The Voice - <G>

You're the Voice only going gold now?

Wow! You'd think that it would have been Platinum plus by now.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 21/03/2009

Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire - <P>3
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - <P>2
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody - <P>2
Beyonce - Halo - <P>
Cassie Davis - Like It Loud - <G>
Ladyhawke - My Delirium - <G>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - <G>


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Atlantic/Warner really needs to update it's songs properly.

Right Round has been accredited <P> yet I"m Yours is still only accredited <G> when it should be atleast a <P>2 by now.

Other songs from this label which haven't been accredited properly are all of T.I's songs. They should all be at <P> status or very close to. None of them have even accredited <G> yet. (Whatever You Like, Live Your Life & Dead & Gone).

30H!3's song should be very close to <G> too. I would expect it to be accredited after todays chart but considering it's part of this label I doubt it will.

Eric Hutchinson should be atleast a <G> by now with Rock n Roll.

Flo Rida's Low should probably be a <P>3 and not a <P>2 and In The Ayer should be a <G>.

I know understand why Matchbox 20's How Far We've Come, Simple Plan's When I'm Gone and Linkin Parks Shadow Of The Day haven't been accredited at all yet. They are all part of the Atlantic/Warner label.

Surprised The Veronica's have been accredited properly as they are part of this label but I do think Gabriella Cilmi who is only a <P> accreditation with Sweet About Me is more than that.

Every other label seems to be on top of their game with accreditations except for Atlantic/Warner.

NateBoi, I look forward to seeing an updated list of correct accreditations now that Kings Of Leon and a few of the current songs have been updated.

Kid Rock is also on the Warner label and he should have a higher accreditation.

Nateboi, some of those songs like Mariah Carey I doubt would even be up to gold accrediation.

Sony/BMG are usually on time with their accrediattaions.

It probably has a few thousand downloads left but once it does reach that point I'm sure it will be accredited.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 28/03/2009

Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You - <P>
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody - <P>
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Round 13 Accreditation Changes... 2009 So Far

For 2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 9 in total spanning from January 2009 to May 2009


Taylor Swift - Love Story - <P> --> <P>2
Flo Rida & Ke$ha - Right Round - <P> --> <P>2
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Someday Soon - <G> --> <P>
Paramore - Decode - None --> <G>
Eric Hurchinson - Rock & Roll - None --> <G>
T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead & Gone - None --> <G>
Lonely Island - Jizz In My Pants - None --> <G>
3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me - None --> <G>
Evermore - Hey Boys & Girls (Truth Of The World Pt. 2) - None --> <G>

Since last update 3 accreditations were met...

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Complete 2007 ARIA Accrediations... [Will Alter If Song Recieves Further Accreditation].

<P>4 [Quadruple Platinum].
Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend. [2]
Timbaland & OneRepublic - Apologize. [6]


<P>2 [Double Platinum].
Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry. [1]
Silverchair - Straight Lines. [4]
Gwen Stefani & Akon - The Sweet Escape. [9]
Justin Timberlake & T.I. - My Love. [61]
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - Sexyback. [66]


<P> [Platinum].
Rihanna & Jay-Z - Umbrella [3]
Hinder - Lips Of An Angel. [5]
Mika - Grace Kelly. [7]
Christina Aguilera - Candyman. [8]
Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls. [10]
Timbaland, Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are. [11]
Good Charlotte - Dance Floor Anthem. [12]
Fergie & Ludacris - Glamorous. [13]
Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race. [14]
Delta Goodrem - In This Life. [15]
Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs. [16]
Alex Gaudino & Crystal Waters - Destination Calabria. [17]
Fray - How To Save A Life. [18]
Kanye West & Daft Punk - Stronger. [19]
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah. [21]
Veronicas - Hook Me Up. [22]
Mika - Love Today. [23]
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right. [25]
Ricki-Lee - Can't Touch It. [28]
Sneaky Sound System - UFO. [29]
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around... Comes Around. [31]
Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone. [33]
Akon & Eminem - Smack That. [34]
Evermore - Light Surrounding You. [36]
Beyonce - Irreplaceable. [42]
Alicia Keys - No One. [48]
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End). [50]
Shannon Noll & Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Don't Give Up. [54]
Potbelleez - Dont Hold Back. [63]
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'. [64]
Veronicas - Untouched. [78]


<G> [Gold].
Thirsty Merc - 20 Good Reasons. [20]
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night. [27]
KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See. [30]
Pink - Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely). [35]
Good Charlotte - Keep Your Hands Off My Girl. [37]
Fergie & Will.I.Am - Fergalicious. [38]
Kelly Clarkson - Never Again. [40]
Pink & Indigo Girls - Dear Mr. President. [41]
Akon & Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Love You. [43]
Rihanna - Shut Up & Drive. [44]
Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder. [45]
Britney Spears - Gimme More. [46]
50 Cent, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - Ayo Technology. [47]
TV Rock Vs. Dukes Of Windsor - The Others. [49]
Beyonce & Shakira - Beautiful Liar. [51]
Fergie - Clumsy. [52]
Foo Fighters - The Pretender. [58]
Missy Higgins - Steer. [60]
Kisschasy - Opinions Won't Keep You Warm At Night. [67]
Rogue Traders - Don't You Wanna Feel. [68]
Mika - Happy Ending. [69]
Natalie Gauci - Here I Am. [71]
Justin Timberlake - Love Stoned. [75]
Woldmother - Joker & The Thief. [77]
Kylie Minogue - 2 Hearts. [81]
Jojo - Too Little Too Late. [82]
Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up. [83]
Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice. [98]
Chris Brown - Wall To Wall. [-]


2007 ARIA Accreditations Missing... [Will Alter If Song Recieves Further Accreditation].

<P>4 [Quadruple Platinum].
Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry.


<P>2 [Double Platinum].
Rihanna & Jay-Z - Umbrella.
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'


<P> [Platinum].
Thirsty Merc - 20 Good Reasons.
Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come.
Bob Sinclar, Cutee B, Dollarman, Big Ali & Makedah - Rock This Party.
Santana & Chad Kroeger - Into The Night.
Fedde Le Grand - Put Your Hands Up For Detroit.
Fergie & Will.I.Am - Fergalicious.


<G> [Gold].
Linkin Park - What I've Done.
Sneaky Sound System - Pictures.
Timbaland, Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado - Give It To Me.
Powderfinger - Lost & Running.
Camille Jones Vs. Fedde Le Grand - The Creeps.
Akon - Don't Matter.
My Chemical Romance - Teenagers.
My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade.
Ida Corr Vs. Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It.
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Accrediation Work!

2008/2007 - Can now be seen on dates..

03/01/2009 -->2008.
28/04/2009 -->2007.

Both have accreditations given for that year also have missing accreditations...

2009 --> iS Updated in Rounds with 13 just posted nex month will be 14 and so on...

Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) did receive a gold accreditation . I also think that Candyman may have also reached the double platinum status. It charted for 4 or 5 weeks in the Top 20 of the digital track chart before it entered the combined chart.

Fergalicious, Maneater & Crazy could also be eligible for Platinum status.
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2008/2007 - Can now be seen on dates..

03/01/2009 -->2008.
28/04/2009 -->2007.

What do you mean?
on issues 3rd Jan 2009, there's full list of certifications of 2008? I can't find them, I only find December of 2008, but not all 2008.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 04/05/09...

Taylor Swift - Love Story - <P>2
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy - <P>
A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho! - <G>
Briney Spears - If U Seek Amy - <G>
Eric Hutchinson - Rock & Roll - <G>
Ciara & Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic - <G>
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Wow, Warner has accredited Eric Hutchinson. Shame they don't correct the rest of the singles from their label.
Jason Mraz
T.I.
Kid Rock
Matchbox 20
Gabiella Cilmi
Simple Plan
Linkin Park
Flo Rida
3OH!3 all need changes.

I wish they would get their act together.

I concur, too.
Warner also should give Paramore gold accrediation and Twilight the movie plantium accrediation.

ARIA Accreditations – April 2009

Gold Singles
Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) Lady GaGa UMA
If U Seek Amy Britney Spears SME
Like It Loud Cassie Davis SME
Love Sex Magic Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake SME
My Delirium Ladyhawke UMA
Please Don’t Leave Me P!nk SME
Rock & Roll Eric Hutchinson WAR

Platinum Singles
Gives You Hell The All-American Rejects UMA
Halo Beyonce SME
My Life Would Suck Without You Kelly Clarkson SME

Platinum x2 Singles
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce SME
Use Somebody Kings Of Leon SME

Platinum x3 Single
Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon SME

I just realised that "Hey Baby" by "No Doubt" never recieved any accredidation. It peaked in top 10, and spent 10+ weeks in top 50, and was very popular. Thats a shame.

Hey Baby did receive a gold accreditation. ARIA has forgotten to mention it in the accreditations section of their website.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 11/05/09...

Wes Carr - Feels Like Woah - <G>
Lonely Island - Jizz In My Pants - <G>

Thrilled that both Wes Carr and The Lonely Island were cerified Gold.

Round 14 Accreditation Changes... 2009 So Far

For 2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 8 in total spanning from January 2009 to May 2009



Flo Rida & Ke$ha - Right Round - <P> --> <P>2
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Someday Soon - <G> --> <P>
Paramore - Decode - None --> <G>
T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead & Gone - None --> <P>
Eric Hutchinson - Rock & Roll - <G> --> <P>
3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me - None --> <G>
Evermore - Hey Boys & Girls (Truth Of The World Pt. 2) - None --> <G>
Jessica Mauboy - Been Waiting - None --> <G>
Black EyedPeas - Boom Boom Pow - None --> <G>
Eminem - We Made You - None --> <G>
Akon, Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall - Beautiful - None --> <G>


Since last update 3 accreditations were met...

2008/2007 - Can now be seen on dates..

03/01/2009 -->2008.
28/04/2009 -->2007.

Both have accreditations given for that year also have missing accreditations...
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Funny how the above songs that need accreditation updates are from the Warner label (Flo Rida, Decode, T.I., 30H!3 & Evermore).

The ones that are not (Natalie Bassingthwaighte & Jessica Mauboy) I believe are not quite due for updates but could be close.

I would also include T.I & Rihanna's song as well as Jason Mraz's song as both have a good chance of making the top 100 year end of 2009 so both will be considered hits of 2009.

OMG. Here i was thinking #1 single "Get The Party Started" by "P!nk" was only a 35,000 selling single. ARIA the dimwist never updated their archives with the Platinum certification, and i have proof it was certified. Below is the link.

http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue619.pdf

Accreditation Changes This Week... 18/05/09...

Lady GaGa - LoveGame - <G>

Accreditation Changes This Week... 25/05/09...

A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls - Jai Ho! - <P>
Eminem - We Made You - <G>
Black Eyed peas - Boom Boom Pow - <G>
Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People - <G>
Akon, Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall - Beautiful - <G>
Global Deejays & Rozalla - Everybody's Free - <G>

Good to see Jai-Ho go Platnum.

Warner need to get their act together. They have too many songs they need to give the correct accreditation to.

New Accreditation Updates Added...

Beyonce - If I Were A Boy - <P>
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody - <P>
Potbelleez - Are You With Me - <G>

Have been placed on corrosponding dates...

Wow did not expect Gotta Be Somebody to go <P>.
Cop that Nickelback haters.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 01/06/09...

Pink - So What - <P>3
Script - Breakeven - <G>
Jessica Mauboy - Been Waiting - <G>
Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Night [Crookers Remix] - <G>

ARIA Accreditations – May 2009

Gold Singles
Beautiful Akon UMA
Been Waiting Jessica Mauboy SME
Boom Boom Pow Black Eyed Peas UMA
Breakeven The Script SME
Day N Nite (Crookers Remix) Kid Cudi UMA
Everybody’s Free Global Deejays Feat. Rozalla SME
Feels Like Whoa Wes Carr SME
Jizz In My Pants The Lonely Island UMA
Lovegame Lady GaGa UMA
Revelry Kings Of Leon SME
We Are The People Empire Of The Sun EMI
We Made You Eminem UMA

Platinum Singles
Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) A.R. Rahman Feat. The Pussycat Dolls UMA
Mercy Duffy UMA

Platinum x3 Single
So What P!nk SME

Sony, Emi & Universal update singles from their label regularly. Why can't Warner?

Accreditation Changes This Week... 08/06/09...

Katy Perry - Hot 'N' Cold - <P>2
Lily Allen - Not Fair - <G>

Round 15 Accreditation Changes... 2009 So Far

For 2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 12 in total spanning from January 2009 to May 2009


Flo Rida & Ke$ha - Right Round - <P> --> <P>2
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Someday Soon - <G> --> <P>
T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead & Gone - None --> <P>
Eric Hutchinson - Rock & Roll - <G> --> <P>
3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me - None --> <P>
Evermore - Hey Boys & Girls (Truth Of The World Pt. 2) - None --> <P>
Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow - <G> --> <P>
Eminem - We Made You - <G> --> <P>
Ladyhawke - My Delerium - <G> --> <P>
Paramore - Decode - None --> <G>
Miley Cyrus - The Climb - None --> <G>
Pink - Bad Influence - None --> <G>


Since last update 4 accreditations were met...

2008/2007 - Can now be seen on dates..

03/01/2009 -->2008.
28/04/2009 -->2007.

Both have accreditations given for that year also have missing accreditations...

Boom Boom Pow & Made You have been certified Platinum. The Climb got Gold this week as well. But I don't think we'll ever see Warner re certifying their singles. It's clear now that they really don't care.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 15/06/09...

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow - <P>
Eminem - We Made You - <P>
Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Someday Soon - <P>
Miley Cyrus - The Climb - <G>

Accreditation Changes This Week... 22/06/09...

Ciara & Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic - <P>
Pink - Bad Influence - <G>

Accreditation Changes This Week... 29/06/09...

None.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 06/07/09...

Flo Rida & Ke$ha - Right Round - <P>2
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours - <P>2
T.I. & Rihanna - Live Your Life - <P>
T.I. & Justin Timberlake - Dead & Gone - <P>
Evermore - Hey Boys & Girls (Truth Of The World Pt. 2) - <P>
Lady GaGa - LoveGame - <P>
Lily Allen - Not Fair - <P>
3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me - <P>
Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas - <G>
Paramore - Decode - <G>
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It is about time Evermore get a <P> certification.

Good to see Warner accredit some of it's songs. Shame it couldn't do all of them. Rob

ARIA Accreditations – June 2009:

Gold Singles
Bad Influence P!nk SME
Decode Paramore WAR
Not Fair Lily Allen EMI
The Climb Miley Cyrus UMA

Platinum Singles
Boom Boom Pow Black Eyed Peas UMA
Dead & Gone T.I. Feat. Justin Timberlake WAR
Don’t Trust Me 3OH!3 WAR
Hey Boys And Girls (Truth Of World Pt. 2) Evermore WAR
Live Your Life T.I. Feat. Rihanna WAR
Love Sex Magic Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake SME
Rock & Roll Eric Hutchinson WAR
Someday Soon Natalie Bassingthwaighte SME
We Made You Eminem UMA

Platinum x2 Singles
I’m Yours Jason Mraz WAR
Right Round Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha WAR

Platinum x3 Single
Apologize Timbaland Feat. OneRepublic UMA

Round 16 Accreditation Changes... 2009 So Far

For 2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 20 in total spanning from January 2009 to August 2009

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow - <P> --> <P>2
Beyonce - Halo - <P> --> <P>2
Script - Breakeven - <G> --> <P>
Ladyhawke - My Delerium - <G> --> <P>
Miley Cyrus - The Climb - <G> --> <P>
Pink - Please Don't Leave Me - <G> --> <P>
Pink - Bad Influence - <G> --> <P>
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em & Sammie - Kiss Me Thru The Phone - None --> <G>
Sidney Samson - Riverside - None --> <G>
Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling - None --> <G>
Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds - None --> <G>
Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land - None --> <G>
Kelly Clarkson - I Do Not Hook Up - None --> <G>
Linkin Park - New Divide - None - <G>
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over - None --> <G>
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me - None --> <G>
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle - None --> <G>
Pussycat Dolls - Hush Hush; Hush Hush - None --> <G>
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers - None --> <G>
Jordin Sparks - Battlefield - None --> <G>


Since last update 11 accreditations were met...

2008/2007 - Can now be seen on dates..

03/01/2009 -->2008.
28/04/2009 -->2007.
02/08/2009 -->2006.

Both have accreditations given for that year also have missing accreditations...

Last edited: 02/08/2009 11:24

Thank you - Finally I'm Yours moves from gold to double platinum months after it should have. Good music news of the day for me!

I'm really glad that Warner have FINALLY decided to re certify some singles, thought it would never happen.


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I suppose it's better late than never.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 13/07/09...

Michael Jackson - Thriller - <P>
Michael Jackson - Beat It - <P>
Michael Jackson - Bad - <P>
Script - Breakeven - <P>
Ladyhawke - My Delerium - <P>
Michael Jackson - Heal The World - <G>
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - <G>
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em & Sammie - Kiss Me Thru The Phone - <G>
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling - <G>
Lady GaGa - Paparazzi - <G>
Kelly Clarkson - I Do Not Hook Up - <G>

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Accreditation Changes This Week... 20/07/09...

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow - <P>2
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - <P>
Miley Cyrus - The Climb - <P>
Lonely Island & T-Pain - I'm On A Boat - <G>
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me - <G>
Sidney Samson - Riverside - <G>
Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling - <G>

Accreditation Changes This Week... 27/07/09...

None.

Complete 2006 ARIA Accrediations... [Will Alter If Song Recieves Further Accreditation].


<P>2 [Double Platinum].
Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair). [1]
TV Rock & Seany B - Flaunt It. [2]
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - Sexyback. [4]
Justin Timberlake & T.I. - My Love. [35]


<P> [Platinum].
Shakira & Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie. [3]
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'. [5]
Young Divas - This Time I Know It's For Real. [6]
Youth Group - Forever Young. [7]
Lee Harding - Wasabi. [8]
Pink - Who Knew. [9]
Nelly Furtado & Timbaland - Promiscuous. [10]
Damien Leith - Night Of My Life. [11]
Bob Sinclar & Gary Pine - Love Generation. [12]
Rihanna - SOS. [13]
Westlife - You Raise Me Up. [14]
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover. [15]
Pussycat Dolls & Snoop Dogg - Buttons. [17]
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine. [18]
Beyonce - Irreplaceable. [23]
Pink - U + Ur Hand. [25]
Akon & Eminem - Smack That. [26]
Pussycat Dolls - StickWitU. [29]
Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man. [34]
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps. [36]
Madonna - Hung Up. [38]
Pink - Stupid Girls. [39]
Evermore - Light Surrounding You. [40]
Sugababes - Push The Button. [45]
Kate DeAraugo - Maybe Tonight. [49]
Shannon Noll & Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Don't Give Up. [51]
Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' [85]


<G> [Gold].
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy. [16]
Rihanna - Unfaithful. [19]
Chris Brown & Juelz Santana - Run It!. [20]
Nelly Furtado - Maneater. [21]
Stephanie McIntosh - Mistake. [22]
Pusycat Dolls & Will.I.Am - Beep. [24]
Fergie - London Bridge. [27]
Ne-Yo - So Sick. [28]
Sean Paul - Temperature. [30]
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It. [31]
Evanescence - Call Me When You're Sober. [32]
Nick Lachey - What's Left Of Me. [33]
Rogue Traders - Watching You. [37]
Delta Goodrem - Together We Are One. [41]
Veronicas - When It All Falls Apart. [42]
Shannon Noll - Lift. [43]
Eminem - When I'm Gone. [46]
Veronicas - Everything I'm Not. [48]
Nickelback - Far Away. [53]
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California. [54]
Pussycat Dolls - I Don't Need A Man. [55]
Guy Sebastian - Taller, Stronger, Better. [56]
Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You. [58]
Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up. [67]
Christina Aguilera - Hurt. [68]
Wolfmother - Joker & The Thief. [69]
Young Divas - Happenin' All Over Again. [72]
Savage & Akon - Moonshine. [73]
Fergie & Will.I.Am - Fergalicious. [76]
Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car). [79]
Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice. [96]


2006 ARIA Accreditations Missing... [Will Alter If Song Recieves Further Accreditation].


<P>2 [Double Platinum].
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'


<P> [Platinum].
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy.
Rihanna - Unfaithful.
Chris Brown & Juelz Santana - Run It!.
Nelly Furtado - Maneater.
Bob Sinclar, Cutee B, Dollarman, Big Ali & Makedah - Rock This Party.
Fergie & Will.I.Am - Fergalicious.


<G> [Gold].
Evermore - Running.
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies.
Santana & Steve Tyler - Just Feel Better.
Eskimo Joe - Sarah.
My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade.
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U + Ur Hand received a platinum cert. last year.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 03/08/09...

Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling - <P>
Lady GaGa - Paparazzi - <P>
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over - <G>
Pussycat Dolls - Hush Hush; Hush Hush - <G>

Thanks Innocent Eyes, that correction has been made... have G's and P's coming out of my ears...

ARIA Accreditations - July 2009

Gold Singles
David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland When Love Takes Over EMI
Hilltop Hoods Chase That Feeling UMA
Jeff Buckley Hallelujah SME
Katy Perry Waking Up In Vegas EMI
Kelly Clarkson I Do Not Hook Up SME
Lily Allen F**k You EMI
Michael Jackson Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough SME
Michael Jackson Heal The World SME
Michael Jackson Way You Make Me Feel SME
Sidney Samson Riverside WAR
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Feat. Sammie Kiss Me Thru The Phone UMA
Taylor Swift You Belong With Me UMA
The Lonely Island Feat. T-Pain I'm On A Boat UMA
The Pussycat Dolls Hush Hush; Hush Hush UMA

Platinum Singles
Lady Gaga LoveGame UMA
Lady Gaga Paparazzi UMA
Ladyhawke My Delirium UMA
Lily Allen Not Fair EMI
Michael Jackson Bad SME
Michael Jackson Beat It SME
Michael Jackson Billie Jean SME
Michael Jackson Thriller SME
Miley Cyrus The Climb UMA
The Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling UMA
The Script Breakeven SME

Platinum x2 Singles
P!nk Sober SME
The Black Eyed Peas Boom Boom Pow UMA

I just want to raise a question - Are songs being accredited too easily these days? And if so why?

10-15 years ago it was standard that a gold single had medium or modest run in the top 10 or at worst a top 15 peak with a lengthly chart run. A platinum single was generally confined to top 3 singles.

Now songs seem to go gold at the drop of a hat. Take:

'Kiss me thru the phone' going gold in its 14th week on the chart with a peak of 16 and only 3 weeks in the top 20.

or 'Hush hush' going gold in its 9th week on the chart with a single week at its peak at #10.

Sober by Pink going double platinum with a peak of #6 and 18 weeks in the top 50? Please!

Clearly there is something wrong here with these premature accreditations.

Why?

1. Easy answer would be to say it reflects singles shipped to stores, but we know that most, perhaps more than 80% of singles are now sold digitally. So the physical single in the store should be less of an issue now than ever before. Surely digital sales should be able to counted more easily and therefore accreditations should be closer to the actual sales.

2. There are more sales of total singles now than ever before, after all the Australian population has been stedily rising over the past 20 years.

If 1. is true than it is time for the industry to be more accountable and accredite more acurately.

If 2. is correct than maybe ARIA needs to change it's accreditations to stop too many singles getting an easy gold or platinum single in a growing Australian population. Perhaps changing it to sales of 40,000 for gold and 80,000 for platinum would more acurately affect the sales in the growing Australian population.

What do others think?
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Yes you are right HappyPeople. I Think they should make at 40,000 for Gold and 80,000 for Platinum. Sometimes Singles get over certified Eg "Running Back" so that can be the case too.

Round 17 Accreditation Changes... 2009 So Far

For 2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 26 in total spanning from January 2009 to September 2009


Beyonce - Halo - <P> --> <P>2
Chris Brown - Forever - <P> --> <P>2
Pink - Please Don't Leave Me - <G> --> <P>
Pink - Bad Influence - <G> --> <P>
Sidney Samson - Riverside - <G> --> <P>
Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds - None --> <P>
Linkin Park - New Divide - None - <P>
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over - <G> --> <P>
Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling - <G> --> <P>
Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land - None --> <G>
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle - None --> <G>
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers - None --> <G>
Jordin Sparks - Battlefield - None --> <G>
Beyonce - Sweet Dreams - None --> <G>
Jessica Mauboy - Because - None --> <G>
Shinedown - Second Chance - None --> <G>
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down - None --> <G>
Green Day - 21 Guns - None --> <G>
Gossip - Heavy Cross - None --> <G>
Kate Miller-Heidke - The Last Day On Earth - None --> <G>
Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day - None --> <G>
David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch - None --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Obsessed - None --> <G>
Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone - None --> <G>
Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor - None --> <G>
Pitbull - I Know You Wan Me (Calle Ocho) - None --> <G>

Since last update 11 accreditations were met...

2008/2007/2006 - Can now be seen on dates..

03/01/2009 -->2008.
28/04/2009 -->2007.
02/08/2009 -->2006.

Both have accreditations given for that year also have missing accreditations...
Last edited: 06/09/2009 09:15

Thank-you for the extra accreditations Bulion!
In response to Happypeople...
I don't believe songs are being accredited "to easy" these days... In many previous years record companies would award the single a certification based on phyical copies shipped to stores... this was based on their predictions of what was most likely going to be a substantial hit. This created many certifications that were unwarrented.
The certifications given now are also including digital quantity.
they are more accurate but are not precise...
They are a close indication of a song's performance...
As record companies/aria and retailers don't work as one unit this makes it difficult for exact sales figures...

In regards to <G> and <P> being to low thus many recieving what you would classify as undeserving i believe at this current stage in time they are adequate... if the single market continues to expand the way it as since the introduction of digital i would say <G> should be 50000 with <P> at 100000 most likely before 2015.

As someone who takes in ALL years of music, I find it helpful to keep the accreditation limits as they are so it's easier to compare with other years.

Nateboi I think my above examples more than illustrate dodgy accreditations, so it is definately still happening. Are you suggesting we should rest on our laurels and let these dodgy ones slide and the industry continue to get this wrong?

I for one want more accurate addreditations from now on, and hope this will happen with digital sales taking an increasingly bigger share.
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Accreditation Changes This Week... 10/08/09...

Taylor Swift - Love Story - <P>3
Chris Brown - Forever - <P>2
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me - <P>
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers - <G>
Jordin Sparks - Battlefield - <G>
Jessica Mauboy - Because - <G>
Beyonce - Sweet Dreams - <G>

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WTF?....if you goto the 2009 single certifications page on the ARIA website "One Of The Boys", which peaked at #40 has certified Gold..what gives?

Accreditation Changes This Week... 17/08/09...

Timbaland & OneRepublic - Apologize - <P>4
Kings Of leon - Sex On Fire - <P>4
Beyonce - Halo - <P>2
Pink - Funhouse - <G>

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Billbeast the same could be said for Sober by P!nk which went double Platnium.
Doesn't make sense when songs like Jai Ho! have had a longer and much better chart run are only Platnium.
Some of these accreditations don't make sense.
Running Back, What Goes Around Comes Around and even My Love appear to be over certified. Forever by Chris Brown appears high also for a song that only peaked at #7.

Yes....but that Katy Perry song was a digital track, no physical release

@K8 exactly what I have been saying with alot of over-accrediting this year. See my two posts above.

It's no longer possible to use a single's chart performance to decide whether it has been overcertified or not. Take, for example, Madonna's "4 Minutes" last year. It appeared on the digital tracks chart for a few weeks before Warners allowed it to chart on the main singles chart, but those few weeks of sales contributed to its accreditation (even though they had zero impact on its official chart position). The simple fact of the matter is that digital singles sales have exploded now in Australia ("I Gotta Feeling" sold well over 100 000 copies during its run at #1 and has sold over 13k this week at #2. Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" was also selling over 10k at its peak (it's sold over 70k now). It's difficult to compare sales of big hits in the digital era to those of the physical era, because for many years, physical singles were very expensive, which kept sales low. A CD single costs the same amount today ($4) as a 7" vinyl single cost back in 1990 and digital tracks are even cheaper, so it's not the least bit surprising that more music is being sold (and more accreditations issued) these days.

With "One of the Boys" by "Katy Perry" being certified. It peaked at #40, swas digital only, and only spent 10 weeks in top 100. I really dnt believe it certified.

What about any sales that it had generated as an individual download since its parent album was released last year (and prior to its release as a single)? If it was digital only, ARIA would pretty much have a record of every copy sold, so verifying the sales figure would have been a very straightforward process.

Potentially yes........but i really doubt it.

Basically, what you're saying, then, is that ARIA and EMI are in cahoots and are falsifying records and awarding accreditations that aren't warranted....is that really likely??!! In the digital age, it would be extremely difficult to falsify data. The data weren't even falsified in the physical age - the problem was that product was certified based on what was shipped to stores and the number of copies returned to the record companies was never taken into account (so a single could ship 70 000 copies, but ultimately only sell 50 000, yet still retain the Platinum certification). You can't ship digital copies to stores - they're either sold or they're not. As it stands, EMI has proven to ARIA that they sold at least 35 000 copies of "One Of The Boys". You can doubt it, but you can't challenge it because to do so would be to bring the whole industry into question.

Accreditation Changes This Week... 24/08/09...

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Accreditation Changes This Week... 31/08/09...

David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch - <G>
Gossip - Heavy Cross - <G>
Kate Miller-Heidke - The Last Day On Earth - <G>
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Accreditation Changes This Week... 07/09/09...

Linkin Park - New Divide - <P>
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over - <P>
Guy Sebastian - Like It Like That - <G>

Round 18 Accreditation Changes... 2009 So Far

For 2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 24 in total spanning from January 2009 to October 2009

Pink - Please Don't Leave Me - <G> --> <P>
Pink - Bad Influence - <G> --> <P>
Sidney Samson - Riverside - <G> --> <P>
Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds - None --> <P>
Jordin Sparks - Battlefield - <G> --> <P>
Beyonce - Sweet Dreams - <G> --> <P>
Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling - <G> --> <P>
Gossip - Heavy Cross - <G> --> <P>
David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch - <G> --> <P>
Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land - None --> <G>
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle - None --> <G>
Shinedown - Second Chance - None --> <G>
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down - None --> <G>
Green Day - 21 Guns - None --> <G>
Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day - None --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Obsessed - None --> <G>
Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone - None --> <G>
Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor - None --> <G>
Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - None --> <G>
Cobra Starship & Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad - None --> <G>
Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing - None --> <G>
Lily Allen - 22 - None --> <G>
Flo Rida & Nelly Furtado - Jump - None --> <G>
Jet - She's A Genious - None - <G>


Since last update 14 accreditations were met...

2008/2007/2006 - Can now be seen on dates..

03/01/2009 -->2008.
28/04/2009 -->2007.
02/08/2009 -->2006.

Both have accreditations given for that year also have missing accreditations...

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ARIA Accreditations - August 2009

Gold Singles
Beyonce Sweet Dreams SME
David Guetta Feat. Akon Sexy Bitch EMI
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden Bonkers UMA
Gossip Heavy Cross SME
Jessica Mauboy Because SME
Jordin Sparks Battlefield SME
Kate Miller-Heidke The Last Day On Earth SME
P!nk Funhouse SME

Platinum Single
Taylor Swift You Belong With Me UMA

Platinum x2 Singles
Beyonce Halo SME
Chris Brown Forever SME

Platinum x3 Single
Taylor Swift Love Story UMA

Platinum x4 Single
Kings Of Leon Sex On Fire SME

Accreditation Changes This Week... 14/09/09...

Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling - <P>2
Green Day - 21 Guns - <G>
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Accreditation Changes This Week... 21/09/09...

Beyonce - Sweet Dreams - <P>
Kate Miller-Heidke - The Last Day On Earth - <P>
Guy Sebastian - Like It Like That - <P>

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Accreditation Changes This Week... 28/09/09...

Jordin Sparks - Battlefield - <P>
Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor - <G>
Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - <G>

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Accreditation Changes This Week... 05/10/09...

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow - <P>4
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4xPlatinum for "Boom Boom Pow".....I definately know they havent reach them sales yet.

billbeast... Boom Boom Pow has spent 26 weeks in the top 20 that's half of a sales year... it has reached that accreditation...

Round 19 Accreditation Changes... 2009 So Far

For 2009 to have complete correct accreditations these are the final songs that need to be certified. 23 in total spanning from January 2009 to October 2009

Taylor Swift - You Belong To Me - <P> --> <P>2
Pink - Funhouse - <G> --> <P>
Pink - Please Don't Leave Me - <G> --> <P>
Pink - Bad Influence - <G> --> <P>
Sidney Samson - Riverside - <G> --> <P>
Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds - None --> <P>
Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling - <G> --> <P>
Gossip - Heavy Cross - <G> --> <P>
David Guetta & Akon - Sexy Bitch - <G> --> <P>
Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land - None --> <G>
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle - None --> <G>
Shinedown - Second Chance - None --> <G>
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down - None --> <G>
Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day - None --> <G>
Mariah Carey - Obsessed - None --> <G>
Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone - None --> <G>
Cobra Starship & Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad - None --> <G> --> <P>
Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing - None --> <G>
Lily Allen - 22 - None --> <G>
Flo Rida & Nelly Furtado - Jump - None --> <G>
Jet - She's A Genious - None - <G>
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town - None --> <G>
Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. - None --> <G>
Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway - None --> <G>
All-American Rejects - I Wanna - None --> <G>
Jessica Mauboy - Up/Down - None --> <G>
Script - Before The Worst - None --> <G>
Glee Cast - Don't Stop Believin' - None --> <G>
La Roux - Bulletproof - None --> <G>
Beyonce - Broken-Hearted Girl - None --> <G>

Since last update 5 accreditations were met...

2008/2007/2006 - Can now be seen on dates..

03/01/2009 -->2008.
28/04/2009 -->2007.
02/08/2009 -->2006.

Both have accreditations given for that year also have missing accreditations...

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I believe that 35,000 sales = gold, and 70,000 = platinum, so how can a song, eg 'Her Diamonds' go from none, so under 35,000, directly to platinum???

Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds has never been updated... So this means it it has surpassed it's <G> accreditation and has actually sold over <P> accreditation.

Her Diamonds - never been updated... Sorry, but do you mean that ARIA gets lazy and doesn't update their accreditations or someone else eg you forgot to update this site/forum...

It's up to the record company to give the accreditation, not ARIA.