Gold/Platinum

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Date: January 12, 2017
Certification: Gold Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Columbia Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.

Date: February 6, 2017
Certification: Double Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Columbia Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.

Date: August 2, 2017
Certification: Quintuple Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Date: December 1, 2020
Certification: Diamond Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Columbia / Sony Music Entertainment Canada

Date: January 12, 2017
Certification: Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Columbia Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.

Date: June 5, 2018
Certification: Six Times Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Sony Music Ent. Germany / Sony Music Ent. Canada

Date: September 23, 2019
Certification: Eight Times Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Sony Music Entertainment / Sony Music Canada

Date: March 28, 2017
Certification: Triple Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Columbia Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.

Date: January 2, 2020
Certification: Nine Times Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Sony Music Entertainment / Sony Music Canada

Date: August 2, 2017
Certification: Quadruple Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Date: April 24, 2019
Certification: Seven Times Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Say You Won't Let Go
Label: Sony Music Entertainment/ Sony Music Canada

Date: March 1, 1984
Certification: Platinum Physical Single(s)
Artist: PAUL MCCARTNEY
Title: SAY, SAY, SAY
Label

Date: July 1, 1977
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: APRIL WINE
Title: YOU WON'T DANCE WITH ME
Label

Date: January 1, 1984
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: PAUL MCCARTNEY
Title: SAY, SAY, SAY
Label

Date: February 6, 1986
Certification: Platinum Physical Single(s)
Artist: LIONEL RICHIE
Title: SAY YOU, SAY ME
Label: Motown

Date: February 6, 1986
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: LIONEL RICHIE
Title: SAY YOU, SAY ME
Label: Motown

Date: May 12, 2014
Certification: Gold Digital Download
Artist: MAROON 5
Title: WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU
Label: INTERSCOPE

Date: August 3, 2017
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Back From The Edge
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Date: December 1, 2020
Certification: Gold Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Train Wreck
Label: Columbia / Sony Music Entertainment Canada

Date: September 23, 2019
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Back From The Edge
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Date: September 23, 2019
Certification: Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Impossible
Label: Sony Music Entertainment / Sony Music Canada

Date: September 23, 2019
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Back From The Edge
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Date: April 24, 2019
Certification: Platinum Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Can I Be Him
Label: Sony Music Entertainment Germany/ Sony Music Canada

Date: April 3, 2018
Certification: Gold Single
Artist: James Arthur
Title: Naked
Label: Sony Music Canada / Sony Music Ent. Germany GmbH

Date: January 28, 2016
Certification: Gold Digital Download
Artist: JAMES BAY
Title: LET IT GO
Label: REPUBLIC RECORDS

Date	Certification	Artist / Title	Label
January 12, 2017	Gold Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Columbia Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
February 6, 2017	Double Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Columbia Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
August 2, 2017	Quintuple Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Sony Music Entertainment
December 1, 2020	Diamond Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Columbia / Sony Music Entertainment Canada
January 12, 2017	Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Columbia Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
June 5, 2018	Six Times Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Sony Music Ent. Germany / Sony Music Ent. Canada
September 23, 2019	Eight Times Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Sony Music Entertainment / Sony Music Canada
March 28, 2017	Triple Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Columbia Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
January 2, 2020	Nine Times Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Sony Music Entertainment / Sony Music Canada
August 2, 2017	Quadruple Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Sony Music Entertainment
April 24, 2019	Seven Times Platinum Single	James Arthur Say You Won't Let Go	Sony Music Entertainment/ Sony Music Canada
March 1, 1984	PLATINUM PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	PAUL MCCARTNEY SAY, SAY, SAY
July 1, 1977	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	APRIL WINE YOU WON'T DANCE WITH ME
January 1, 1984	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	PAUL MCCARTNEY SAY, SAY, SAY
February 6, 1986	PLATINUM PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	LIONEL RICHIE SAY YOU, SAY ME	Motown
February 6, 1986	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	LIONEL RICHIE SAY YOU, SAY ME	Motown
May 12, 2014	GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	MAROON 5 WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU	INTERSCOPE
August 3, 2017	GOLD ALBUM(S)	James Arthur Back From The Edge	Sony Music Entertainment
December 1, 2020	Gold Single	James Arthur Train Wreck	Columbia / Sony Music Entertainment Canada
September 23, 2019	GOLD ALBUM(S)	James Arthur Back From The Edge	Sony Music Entertainment
September 23, 2019	Platinum Single	James Arthur Impossible	Sony Music Entertainment / Sony Music Canada
September 23, 2019	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	James Arthur Back From The Edge	Sony Music Entertainment
April 24, 2019	Platinum Single	James Arthur Can I Be Him	Sony Music Entertainment Germany/ Sony Music Canada
April 3, 2018	Gold Single	James Arthur Naked	Sony Music Canada / Sony Music Ent. Germany GmbH
January 28, 2016	GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	JAMES BAY LET IT GO	REPUBLIC RECORDS

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