COLOUR BY NUMBERS by CULTURE CLUB sales and awards

According to Universal France, COLOUR BY NUMBERS by CULTURE CLUB has sold 16,000,000 copies worldwide. The album sold best in United States (4,100,000 copies), Canada (1,000,000 copies) and United Kingdom (900,000 copies).

SALES RANKINGS

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COLOUR BY NUMBERS certifications and sales

Country / region	Sales	Certification / source	Certification date / sales as of
Canada	1,000,000	1x Diamond	1984	Canada Sales: 1,000,000 Certification / note: 1x Diamond Certification Date / sales as of: 1984
France	100,000	1x Gold	1984	France Sales: 100,000 Certification / note: 1x Gold Certification Date / sales as of: 1984
Hong Kong	20,000	1x Platinum		Hong Kong Sales: 20,000 Certification / note: 1x Platinum Certification Date / sales as of:
Japan	481,790	Oricon charts		Japan Sales: 481,790 Certification / note: Oricon charts Certification Date / sales as of:
Netherlands	100,000	1x Platinum	1984	Netherlands Sales: 100,000 Certification / note: 1x Platinum Certification Date / sales as of: 1984
New Zealand	15,000	1x Platinum		New Zealand Sales: 15,000 Certification / note: 1x Platinum Certification Date / sales as of:
Norway	40,000	Year-end list	1983	Norway Sales: 40,000 Certification / note: Year-end list Certification Date / sales as of: 1983
Spain	50,000	1x Gold	1984	Spain Sales: 50,000 Certification / note: 1x Gold Certification Date / sales as of: 1984
United Kingdom	900,000	3x Platinum	26 April, 1985	United Kingdom Sales: 900,000 Certification / note: 3x Platinum Certification Date / sales as of: 26 April, 1985
United States	4,100,000	4x Platinum	24 November, 1986	United States Sales: 4,100,000 Certification / note: 4x Platinum Certification Date / sales as of: 24 November, 1986
Yugoslavia	68,613	Yugopapir	1984	Yugoslavia Sales: 68,613 Certification / note: Yugopapir Certification Date / sales as of: 1984
Worldwide sales	16,000,000	Universal France	Total Sales: 16,000,000 Source: Universal France

Decade-end chart performance for COLOUR BY NUMBERS