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GER: 1,700 million
This Germany figure is off by a factor of 1,000. Official BVMI certification records support about 1.7 million certified units for Oasis in Germany, not 1,700 million.
Full reasoning
The German figure for Oasis appears to be a typo.
BVMI's official Gold/Platinum database lists only three German certifications for Oasis:
- "Wonderwall" — 2× Platinum (single)
- "Be Here Now" — Gold (album)
- "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" — Gold (album)
BVMI's official certification thresholds show:
- Single Platinum = 600,000 units
- Albums first released before 24 Sep 1999: Gold = 250,000 units
- Multi-awards follow the pattern 1× Gold, 1× Platinum, 3× Gold, 2× Platinum..., so 2× Platinum for a single = 1,200,000 units.
That gives Oasis a German certified total of:
- 1,200,000 for "Wonderwall"
- 250,000 for "Be Here Now"
- 250,000 for "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?"
Total: 1,700,000 units = 1.7 million, not 1,700 million.
So the value in the post overstates Oasis's German certified units by a factor of 1,000.
2 sources
- Datenbank: BVMI
Interpret Titel Jahr Format Preis ... Oasis Wonderwall 2025 Single 2x Platin ... Oasis Be Here Now 1997 Alben 1x Gold ... Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 1996 Alben 1x Gold
- Mindestmengen: BVMI
Single Gold 300.000 Einheiten; Single Platin 600.000 Einheiten; Alle Album-Produkte mit Erst-VÖ bis 24.09.1999: Album Gold 250.000 Einheiten ... Die Vergabe erfolgt bei Mehrfach-Auszeichnungen immer nach dem Muster: 1fach GOLD, 1fach PLATIN, 3fach GOLD, 2fach PLATIN