BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER by SIMON & GARFUNKEL - Sales & Charts
Updated: October 16, 2021
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER by SIMON & GARFUNKEL has sold 13,100,000 copies. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER sold best in the United States (8,000,000 copies), the United Kingdom (3,300,000 copies) and Japan (1,000,000 copies).
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER certifications and sales
| Country | Sales | Certification | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 50 000 | 1x Platinum | 1990-09-13 | [1] IFPI Austria |
 Canada | 400 000 | 4x Platinum | 1978 | [2] Music Canada |
 Finland | 25 000 | IFPI Finland | [3] Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland | |
 France | 300 000 | 1x Platinum | 1995-04-19 | [4] SNEP |
 Japan | 1 000 000 | Sony Music Japan | ||
 Switzerland | 25 000 | 1x Gold | 2003 | [5] IFPI Schweiz |
 United Kingdom | 3 300 000 | 11x Platinum | 2020-08-10 | [6] BPI |
| TIMELINE | ||||
| 3 000 000 | 10x Platinum | 2016-02-05 | [6] BPI | |
| 600 000 | 2x Platinum | 2015-03-06 | [6] BPI | |
| 300 000 | 1x Platinum | 1981-04-23 | [6] BPI | |
 United States | 8 000 000 | 8x Platinum | 2001-03-16 | [7] RIAA |
| TIMELINE | ||||
| 6 000 000 | 6x Platinum | 1997-01-31 | [7] RIAA | |
| 5 000 000 | 5x Platinum | 1986-11-21 | [7] RIAA | |
| 500 000 | 1x Gold | 1970-02-09 | [7] RIAA | |
| 2 500 000 | end of 1970 | [8] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s | ||
| Total sales: | 13 100 000 | Сountries: 8 | ||
Year-end chart performance for BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
| Chart 1970 | Rank |
 Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) |
1 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) |
6 |
| UK Albums (Record Retailer) |
1 |
| US Albums (Billboard 200) |
1 |
| Chart 1971 | Rank |
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) |
23 |
 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) |
45 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) |
2 |
| UK Albums (Record Retailer) |
1 |
| US Albums (Billboard 200) |
55 |
| Chart 1972 | Rank |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
6 |
| Chart 1973 | Rank |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
14 |
| Chart 1974 | Rank |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
26 |
| Chart 1975 | Rank |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
36 |
| Chart 2020 | Rank |
 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) |
194 |
Decade-end chart performance for BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
| Chart 1970's | Rank |
| UK Albums (Music Week) |
1 |
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