Gold/Platinum

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Date: June 1, 1983
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: KISSING TO BE CLEVER
Label

Date: May 1, 1983
Certification: Platinum Physical Single(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
Label

Date: March 1, 1983
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: KISSING TO BE CLEVER
Label

Date: February 1, 1983
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
Label

Date: February 24, 1994
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE BEAT
Title: SERENITY
Label: Columbia

Date: January 1, 1985
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE
Label

Date: January 1, 1985
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE
Label

Date: January 1, 1985
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE
Label

Date: January 1, 1985
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: THE WAR SONG
Label

Date: June 1, 1984
Certification: Triple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: KISSING TO BE CLEVER
Label

Date: May 1, 1984
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: MISS ME BLIND
Label

Date: May 1, 1984
Certification: Six Times Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date: May 1, 1984
Certification: Seven Times Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date: May 1, 1984
Certification: Nine Times Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date: May 1, 1984
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date: March 1, 1984
Certification: Double Platinum Physical Single(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: KARMA CHAMELEON
Label

Date: March 1, 1984
Certification: Eight Times Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date: February 1, 1984
Certification: Platinum Physical Single(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: KARMA CHAMELEON
Label

Date: February 1, 1984
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: KARMA CHAMELEON
Label

Date: February 1, 1984
Certification: Quadruple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date: February 1, 1984
Certification: Quintuple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date: February 1, 1984
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: KISSING TO BE CLEVER
Label

Date: January 1, 1984
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
Label

Date: January 1, 1984
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date: January 1, 1984
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CULTURE CLUB
Title: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
Label

Date	Certification	Artist / Title	Label
June 1, 1983	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB KISSING TO BE CLEVER
May 1, 1983	PLATINUM PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	CULTURE CLUB DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
March 1, 1983	GOLD ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB KISSING TO BE CLEVER
February 1, 1983	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	CULTURE CLUB DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
February 24, 1994	GOLD ALBUM(S)	CULTURE BEAT SERENITY	Columbia
January 1, 1985	GOLD ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE
January 1, 1985	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE
January 1, 1985	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE
January 1, 1985	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	CULTURE CLUB THE WAR SONG
June 1, 1984	TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB KISSING TO BE CLEVER
May 1, 1984	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	CULTURE CLUB MISS ME BLIND
May 1, 1984	SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS
May 1, 1984	SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS
May 1, 1984	NINE TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS
May 1, 1984	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS
March 1, 1984	DOUBLE PLATINUM PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	CULTURE CLUB KARMA CHAMELEON
March 1, 1984	EIGHT TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS
February 1, 1984	PLATINUM PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	CULTURE CLUB KARMA CHAMELEON
February 1, 1984	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	CULTURE CLUB KARMA CHAMELEON
February 1, 1984	QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS
February 1, 1984	QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS
February 1, 1984	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB KISSING TO BE CLEVER
January 1, 1984	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	CULTURE CLUB CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
January 1, 1984	GOLD ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS
January 1, 1984	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS

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