SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND by THE BEATLES - Sales & Charts

Updated: March 21, 2023

SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND by THE BEATLES has sold 19,132,227 copies. SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND sold best in the United States (11,000,000 copies), the United Kingdom (5,400,000 copies) and Canada (1,040,000 copies).

SALES RANKINGS

RANK IN 1967

RANK IN 1960s

OVERALL RANK

SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND certifications and sales

Country	Sales	Certification	Date	Source
Argentina	300 000	2x Platinum + 3x Platinum	1990-08-01	[1] CAPIF
Australia	280 000	4x Platinum	2009-09	[2] ARIA
Brazil	100 000	1x Gold	1997	[3] Pró-Música Brasil
Canada	1 040 000	8x Platinum	1995	[4] Music Canada
China	20 018		2022-02-07	[5] saoju.net Full database in csv file
Denmark	60 000	3x Platinum	2023-03-21	[6] IFPI Danmark
France	100 000	1x Gold	1978-07-19	[7] SNEP
Germany	500 000	1x Platinum	1993	[8] BVMI
Iceland	42	Year-end lists	2009 - 2019	[9] FHF
Italy	50 000	1x Platinum (Sales since 2009)	2019	[10] FIMI
Japan	190 550	Oricon charts
Korea	1 617	Gaon Year-end Chart	2012
New Zealand	90 000	6x Platinum		[11] Recorded Music NZ
United Kingdom	5 400 000	18x Platinum	2020-08-10	[12] BPI
TIMELINE
	5 100 000	17x Platinum	2016-02-05	[12] BPI
	500 000		first 2 weeks	[13] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s
	250 000		first week	[13] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s
United States	11 000 000	11x Platinum	1997-01-10	[14] RIAA
TIMELINE
	9 000 000	9x Platinum	1996-11-22	[14] RIAA
	8 000 000	8x Platinum	1992-02-06	[14] RIAA
	500 000	1x Gold	1967-06-15	[14] RIAA
	2 500 000		first 3 months	[13] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s
	1 000 000		advance	[13] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s
Total sales:	19 132 227	Сountries: 15

Year-end chart performance for SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

Chart 1967	Rank	Sales
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	1
UK Albums (Record Retailer)	6
US Albums (Billboard 200)	10
Chart 1968	Rank	Sales
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	3
Chart 1978	Rank	Sales
Canadian Albums (RPM)	95
Chart 1987	Rank	Sales
UK Albums (Music Week)	89	170,000
Chart 1998	Rank	Sales
UK Albums	160	100,000
Chart 2009	Rank	Sales
UK Albums (Charts Plus)	191
US Albums (Soundscan)	132	301,153
Chart 2012	Rank	Sales
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)	97	1,617
Chart 2016	Rank	Sales
Icelandic International Albums (FHF)	34	42
Chart 2017	Rank	Sales
Australian Albums (ARIA)	70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	59
Croatian International Albums (HDU)	27
Danish Vinyl Albums (Hitlisten)	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	47
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	94	47,717
Portuguese Albums (AFP)	34
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)	56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	91
UK Albums (Official Charts)	31
US Albums (Billboard 200)	141
Worldwide Albums (IFPI Global Music Report)	19	700,000
Chart 2018	Rank	Sales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	186
Portuguese Albums (AFP)	197	560

Decade-end chart performance for SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

Chart 1960's	Rank
UK Albums (Official Charts)	2
US Albums	2
Chart 2010's	Rank
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)	8

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