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The best-selling album in South Africa is Memeza by Brenda Fassie. According to News24, by 2004 it had sold 560,000 copies. DaKAR II by rapper Kwesta is South Africa’s biggest selling album of the 21st century, certified 13x platinum for sales of 390,000 copies. DaKAR II is also the best-selling hip-hop album in South Africa of all time. In 1996, Rebecca Malope’s Shwele Bab a set a first-week sales record of 100,000 copies.
Certification levels
Note: paid digital downloads of songs from the album and audio streams are also counted for album certification where 10 permanent downloads = 1 album and 1.200 streams = 1 album.
Date Gold Platinum
Before 2008 25,000 50,000 2008 – 2012 20,000 40,000 Since 2013 15,000 30,000
List of albums certified gold & Platinum in South Africa
Memeza by Brenda Fassie is best selling album in South Africa
Artist Album Certification Sales Year release
CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 5x Platinum 250,000 1996 CELINE DION LET`S TALK ABOUT LOVE 4x Platinum 200,000 1997 JANET JACKSON ALL FOR YOU 4x Platinum 200,000 2001 SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER 4x Platinum 200,000 1997 MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK PAINT MY LOVE GREATEST HITS 4x Platinum 200,000 1996 JUANITA DU PLESSIS VLIEG HOOG 2x Platinum / RIAS 188,872 2007 JUANITA DU PLESSIS 10 JAAR PLATUNUM TREFFERS 2x Platinum / RIAS 163,248 2008 DBN NYTS BELIEVE 4x Platinum / RIAS 161,317 2015 ZAHARA PHENDULA 3x Platinum / RIAS 154,963 2013 JOYOUS CELEBRATION VOL 9: JOYOUS CELEBRATION 9 2x Platinum / RIAS 154,460 2005 JUDITH SEPHUMA A CRY, A SMIIE, A DANCE 2x Platinum / RIAS 150,230 2001 U2 ALL THAT YOU CAN`T LEAVE BEHIND 3x Platinum 150,000 2000 AALIYAH AALIYAH 3x Platinum 150,000 2001 AQUA AQUARIUM 3x Platinum 150,000 1997 DESTINY`S CHILD SURVIVOR 3x Platinum 150,000 2001 CREED HUMAN CLAY 3x Platinum 150,000 1999 DIDO NO ANGEL 3x Platinum 150,000 1999 JUANITA DU PLESSIS EK EN JY 2x Platinum / RIAS 142,411 2001 JUANITA DU PLESSIS ENGEL VAN MY HART 2x Platinum / RIAS 139,418 2015 JUANITA DU PLESSIS JY IS 2x Platinum / RIAS 127,355 2003 JUANITA DU PLESSIS BRING JOU HART 2x Platinum / RIAS 127,075 2008 JUANITA DU PLESSIS ALTYD DAAR 2x Platinum / RIAS 124,279 2004 JUANITA DU PLESSIS VOLMAAKTE KRING 2x Platinum / RIAS 124,008 2008 JUANITA DU PLESSIS WEES LIG 2x Platinum / RIAS 120,026 2015 JUANITA DU PLESSIS JY VOLTOOI MY 2x Platinum / RIAS 107,374 2015 LETTA MBULU & CAIPHUS SEMENYA MUSIC IN TРE AIR – LIVE CONCERT 2x Platinum / RIAS 105,770 2005 JUANITA DU PLESSIS JOU SKADUWEE 2x Platinum / RIAS 104,131 2006 MTHUNZI NAMBA LET IT RAIN 2x Platinum / RIAS 100,450 2000 NELLY FURTADO LOOSE 2x Platinum 100,000 2006 DIRE STRAITS ON EVERY STREET 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 MICHAEL JACKSON INVINCIBLE 2x Platinum 100,000 2001 NSYNC CELEBRITY 2x Platinum 100,000 2001 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET`S BACK 2x Platinum 100,000 1997 NELLY FURTADO WHOA, NELLY! 2x Platinum 100,000 2000 WESTLIFE COAST TO COAST 2x Platinum 100,000 2000 CHER BELIEVE 2x Platinum 100,000 1998 JENNIFER LOPEZ J. LO 2x Platinum 100,000 2001 BACKSTREET BOYS THE HITS- CHAPTER ONE 2x Platinum 100,000 2001 KYLIE MINOGUE LIGHT YEARS 2x Platinum 100,000 2000 LEBO SEKGOBELA RESTORED 2x Platinum 90,000 2016 MOBI DIXON TRIBAL SOUL 3x Platinum 90,000 2015 DJ GANYANI HOUSE GROOVES VOL.9 3x Platinum 90,000 2015 JUANITA DU PLESSIS DIS WAAR EK WIL WEES 2x Platinum / RIAS 88,087 2002 JOYOUS CELEBRATION VOL.16: LIVE AT CARNIVAL CITY 2x Platinum / RIAS 82,651 2012 THE SOIL THE SOIL 2x Platinum / RIAS 80,710 2011 JUANITA DU PLESSIS BLY BY MY 2x Platinum / RIAS 80,000 2005 BLACK COFFEE PIECES OF ME 1x Platinum / RIAS 77,697 2015 JUANITA DU PLESSIS YOUNG HEART 1x Platinum / RIAS 69,399 1998 STEVE LIOFMEYR THE COUNTRY COLLECTION IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND 1x Platinum / RIAS 64,807 2015 JUANITA DU PLESSIS NASHVILLE 1x Platinum / RIAS 63,596 2015 ZAHARA COUNTRY GIRL 1x Platinum / RIAS 62,123 2015 DR TUMI LOVE & GRACE 2x Platinum 60,000 2016 OSKIDO 50 DEGREES 2x Platinum 60,000 2017 RIKY RICK FAMILY VALUES 1x Platinum / RIAS 55,298 2015 JOYOUS CELEBRATION VOL 19: BACK TO THE CROSS 1x Platinum / RIAS 51,271 2015 JUANITA DU PLESSIS TOE STAAN DIE WERELD STIL 1x Platinum / RIAS 50,445 2015 BENJAMIN DUBE & HIGH PRAISE EXPLOSION OH! BLESS OUR GOD 1x Platinum / RIAS 50,280 2004 MTHUNZI NAMBA SEND YOUR GLORY 1x Platinum / RIAS 50,271 2002 MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER 1x Platinum 50,000 1982 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS CALIFORNICATION 1x Platinum 50,000 1999 AKON KONVICTED 1x Platinum 50,000 2006 BACKSTREET BOYS MILLENNIUM 1x Platinum 50,000 1999 THE CORRS IN BLUE 1x Platinum 50,000 2000 MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK NOTHING TO LOSE 1x Platinum 50,000 1997 ANDREA BOCELLI SOGNO 1x Platinum 50,000 1999 STING BRAND NEW DAY 1x Platinum 50,000 1999 ROBERT MILES DREAMLAND 1x Platinum 50,000 1996 WESTLIFE WORLD OF OUR OWN 1x Platinum 50,000 2001 SAVAGE GARDEN SAVAGE GARDEN 1x Platinum 50,000 1997 THE CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE 1x Platinum 50,000 1994 ALICIA KEYS SONGS IN A MINOR 1x Platinum 50,000 2001 USHER 8701 1x Platinum 50,000 2001 ABBA GOLD – GREATEST HITS 1x Platinum 50,000 1992 BRITNEY SPEARS BRITNEY 1x Platinum 50,000 2001 KYLIE MINOGUE FEVER 1x Platinum 50,000 2001 QUEEN MADE IN HEAVEN 1x Platinum 50,000 1995 SHAKIRA LAUNDRY SERVICE 1x Platinum 50,000 2001 ELVIS PRESLEY ELV1S: 30 #1 HITS 1x Platinum 50,000 2002 MADONNA BEDTIME STORIES 1x Platinum 50,000 1994 ENIGMA MCMXC A.D. 1x Platinum 50,000 1990 SAVAGE GARDEN AFFIRMATION 1x Platinum 50,000 1999 SPICE GIRLS SPICE 1x Platinum 50,000 1996 THE BEATLES 1 1x Platinum 50,000 2000 BRITNEY SPEARS OOPS!…I DID IT AGAIN 1x Platinum 50,000 2000 HLENGIWE MHLABA ESANDLENI SOMUSA 1x Platinum / RIAS 47,356 2013 ANDRIETTE WAT RYM MET LIEFDE 1x Platinum / RIAS 45,960 2013 CASSPER NYOVEST REFILOE 1x Platinum / RIAS 40,752 2015 AKA LEVELS 1x Platinum / RIAS 40,480 2014 SPIRIT OF PRAISE SERIES SPIRIT OF PRAISE VOL.6 1x Platinum 30,000 2016 CASSPER NYOVEST SWEET & SHORT 1x Platinum 30,000 2018 EMTEE AVERY 1x Platinum 30,000 2015 MSHAYI & MR THELA MAKE CAPE TOWN GREAT AGAIN 1x Platinum 30,000 2020 PRINCE KAYBEE RE MMINO 1x Platinum 30,000 2019 BENJAMIN DUBE VICTORIOUS – IN HIS PRESENCE 1x Platinum 30,000 2017 ELAINE ELEMENTS 1x Platinum 30,000 2019 BETHEL MUSIC WE WILL NOT BE SHAKEN 1x Platinum 30,000 2015 LADY ZAMAR KING ZAMAR 1x Platinum 30,000 2017 DR TUMI HEART OF A KING 1x Platinum 30,000 2016 CASSPER NYOVEST TSHOLOFELO 1x Platinum 30,000 2014 AKA TOUCH MY BLOOD 1x Platinum 30,000 2018 SPIRIT OF PRAISE SERIES SPIRIT OF PRAISE VOL. 5 1x Platinum 30,000 2014 NASTY C STRINGS AND BLING 1x Platinum 30,000 2018 AMANDA BLACK AMAZULU 1x Platinum 30,000 2016 BENJAMIN DUBE RENEWAL IN HIS PRESENCE 1x Platinum 30,000 2013 ZONKE WORK OF HEART 1x Gold / RIAS 29,330 2015 RICUS NEL SING DON WILLIAMS & ANOER COUNTRY LEGENDES 1x Gold / RIAS 28,700 2014 JUANITA DU PLESSIS COUNTRY HART 1x Gold / RIAS 27,058 2015 MTHUNZI NAMBA THE COLLECTION 1x Gold / RIAS 26,250 2006 SIBONGILE KHUMALO THE GREATEST HITS 1x Gold / RIAS 25,541 2006 SPRINGBOK NUDE GIRLS GODDANK VIR KLANK / THE FAT LADY SINGS 1x Gold / RIAS 25,430 2001 WICUS VAN DER MERWE HIE KOMME DING 1x Gold / RIAS 25,301 2004 MACECILIA A ST PAUL SELEBAIE MCHAU 1x Gold / RIAS 25,200 0 MACECILIA A ST PAUL MOSHE MOHLANKA OA MODIMO 1x Gold / RIAS 25,170 2007 MZVRAKHE MBULI NOW IS THE TIME 1x Gold / RIAS 25,130 1994 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON 1x Gold 25,000 1985 GEORGE MICHAEL OLDER 1x Gold 25,000 1996 NORAH JONES FEELS LIKE HOME 1x Gold 25,000 2004 JANET JACKSON THE VELVET ROPE 1x Gold 25,000 1997 CHRISTINA AGUILERA CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1x Gold 25,000 1999 MADONNA MADONNA 1x Gold 25,000 1983 BLUE ONE LOVE 1x Gold 25,000 2002 JEWEL THIS WAY 1x Gold 25,000 2001 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ESCAPE 1x Gold 25,000 2001 NO DOUBT ROCK STEADY 1x Gold 25,000 2001 CRASH TEST DUMMIES GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET 1x Gold 25,000 1994 THE BLACK EYED PEAS ELEPHUNK 1x Gold 25,000 2003 MADONNA EROTICA 1x Gold 25,000 1992 THE CRANBERRIES EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN`T WE 1x Gold 25,000 1993 MADONNA SOMETHING TO REMEMBER 1x Gold 25,000 1995 CHRISTINA AGUILERA MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS 1x Gold 25,000 2000 ENIGMA ENIGMA 2 – THE CROSS OF CHANGES 1x Gold 25,000 1993 INDIA ARIE ACOUSTIC SOUL 1x Gold 25,000 2001 SOUNDTRACK SPACE JAM 1x Gold 25,000 1996 MARY J. BLIGE NO MORE DRAMA 1x Gold 25,000 2001 AVRIL LAVIGNE THE BEST DAMN THING 1x Gold 25,000 2007 THE CORRS TALK ON CORNERS 1x Gold 25,000 1995 MADONNA GHV2 1x Gold 25,000 2001 MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK PLAYED ON PEPPER 1x Gold 25,000 1995 THE CRANBERRIES TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED 1x Gold 25,000 1996 CHRISTINA AGUILERA STRIPPED 1x Gold 25,000 2002 ACE OF BASE HAPPY NATION/THE SIGN 1x Gold 25,000 1993 MANIE JACKSON DANKIE HEER 1x Gold / RIAS 22,580 2015 IFANI 1 BELIEVES IN ME: 2ND QUADRANT 1x Gold / RIAS 21,580 2015 ANDRIETTE PEREL VIR N KROON 1x Gold / RIAS 20,910 2015 JUANITA DU PLESSIS GOSPEL IS GROOT VOL. 1 1x Gold / RIAS 20,725 2015 FREDI NEST VRYSTAAT LIMOUSINE 1x Gold / RIAS 20,341 2008 BEATENBERG HANGING GARDENS OF BEATENBERG 1x Gold / RIAS 20,064 2014 SHANE EAGLE NEVER GROW UP 1x Gold 15,000 2018 BETHEL MUSIC YOU MAKE ME BRAVE 1x Gold 15,000 2014 IGCOKAMA ELISHA UBISI 1x Gold 15,000 2018 KHUZANI ISIXXA SAMAXOKI 1x Gold 15,000 2017 SINACH WAYMAKER 1x Gold 15,000 2016 DR THOMAS CHAUKE NA SHINYORI SISTERS SHIMATSATSA,NO34:XINGANGA 1x Gold 15,000 2015 SPIRIT OF PRAISE SERIES SPIRIT OF PRAISE VOL.7 1x Gold 15,000 2018 CASSPER NYOVEST THUTO 1x Gold 15,000 2017 DJ GANYANI HOUSE GROOVES VOL.10 1x Gold 15,000 2017 SANDS SANDS OF TIME 1x Gold 15,000 2019 SUN- EL MUSICIAN AFRICA TO THE WORLD 1x Gold 15,000 2018 BENJAMIN DUBE SANCTIFIED IN HIS PRESENCE 1x Gold 15,000 2015 NORAH JONES COME AWAY WITH ME 1x Gold 15,000 2002 BETHEL MUSIC HAVE IT ALL 1x Gold 15,000 2016 ZAHARA MGODI 1x Gold 15,000 2017 KHUZANI INHLININI YOXOLO 1x Gold 15,000 2019 NEYI ZIMU THE WAITING IS OVER 1x Gold 15,000 2017 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOMEN IN PRAISE- LIVE IN SWAZILAND 1x Gold 15,000 2015
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