In the United Kingdom, singles are certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) when they pass 600,000 units as measured by the Official Charts Company. Since July 2013, this has been automatically applied by the BPI as a single reaches the threshold of any multiple of 600,000 rather than relying on the record companies to apply for the awards or limiting awards to releases after 1973 (when the awards system was first set up).

Since 1 January 1989, the number of sales required to qualify for Silver, Gold and Platinum discs has been 200,000, 400,000 and 600,000, respectively. Prior to this, the thresholds were 250,000 (Silver), 500,000 (Gold) and 1,000,000 (Platinum). For singles released before the current thresholds, only digital sales since 2005 are used to calculate the certification: so, for example, "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor was a Gold record from 1982 (500,000 copies) and passed 1 million sales before 2010, but was certified Platinum only in 2014 for 600,000 digital sales (streams and downloads), while its total sales exceeded 1.46 million.

From February 2005, downloads became eligible and for awards made in or after July 2014, audio streaming has been included at a rate of 100 streams equivalent to one unit (with any streams from the start of 2014 being counted).

In the tables below the certifications are all multiples of 600,000 units unless otherwise stated and separated according to whether streaming is included. On 22 July 2013, a large number of certifications were made for singles whose sales passed awards thresholds once digital sales since 2005 were added, and again in July 2014 once audio streams from the start of 2014 were added.

Artists with the most Multi-Platinum singles The artist with the most Multi-Platinum singles in the UK is Ed Sheeran, with 24.

Artist No. ofawards Ed Sheeran24 Rihanna22Eminem15 Drake14Bruno MarsCalvin Harris13ColdplayAriana GrandeJustin Bieber12Lady Gaga11Adele10Billie EilishDua LipaSam SmithBeyoncé9Arctic Monkeys Katy PerryPost Malone8Jess GlynneThe WeekndDavid GuettaLittle MixSia7Elton John Kanye WestChris BrownNicki MinajFlo Rida Khalid One DirectionMaroon 56StormzySZALewis Capaldi QueenAviciiGeorge EzraJason Derulo DaveMiley CyrusJay-Z5Michael JacksonNellyBecky HillDoja CatEllie Goulding PinkShawn MendesHarry Styles

Multi-Platinum awards

7 Million Units 12× Platinum "Mr Brightside" is the first song to go 12× Platinum in the 21st century (7,200,000 units).

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified12× PlatinumThe Killers"Mr Brightside"

6 Million Units 11× Platinum "Shape of You" is the first song to go 11× Platinum in the 21st century (6,600,000 units).

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified11× PlatinumEd Sheeran"Shape of You"

10× Platinum "Shape of You" was the first song to go 10× Platinum in the 21st century (6,000,000 units). When it passed 5× Platinum, its total was made up of 764,737 downloads and 2,241,667 sales-equivalent streams. In November 2024, "Mr Brightside" became only the second song to achieve this feat. It is also the biggest song on the Official Charts never to reach the summit. The last available pure figures in May 2024 had a total made up of 1,066,000 sales and 530,340,000 streams.

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified10× PlatinumLewis Capaldi"Someone You Loved"Ed Sheeran"Perfect"Mariah Carey"All I Want for Christmas is You"

5 Million Units 9× Platinum

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified9× PlatinumOasis "Wonderwall"

4 Million Units 8× Platinum "Perfect" was the second song to go 8× Platinum in the 21st century (4,800,000 units)

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified8× PlatinumWham!"Last Christmas"Ed Sheeran"Thinking Out Loud"The Weeknd "Blinding Lights"George Ezra"Shotgun"Hozier"Take Me to Church"

7× Platinum "Perfect" was the second song to go 7× Platinum in the 21st century (4,200,000 units) "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the first song ever by a female artist to reach 7× platinum.

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified7× PlatinumMark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars"Uptown Funk"Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla"One Dance"Adele"Someone like You"Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber"Despacito (Remix)"John Legend"All of Me"Vance Joy"Riptide"Tones and I"Dance Monkey"Ed Sheeran"Castle on the Hill"Kings of Leon"Sex on Fire"Goo Goo Dolls"Iris"James Arthur"Say You Won't Let Go"Bastille"Pompeii"Journey"Don't Stop Believin'"Ed Sheeran"Bad Habits"Avicii"Wake Me Up"Oasis"Don't Look Back in Anger"Coldplay"Viva la Vida"Snow Patrol"Chasing Cars"

3 Million Units

6× Platinum

"Uptown Funk" is the latest release to sell a million copies, having sales of 1.39 million by June 2015, implying that it had been streamed more than 41 million times by the time it reached 3× Platinum status and over 80 million times when it reached 4× Platinum.

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified6× PlatinumPassenger"Let Her Go"George Ezra"Budapest"French Montana featuring Swae Lee"Unforgettable"Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper"Shallow"Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa"One Kiss"Eminem"Lose Yourself"Arctic Monkeys"Do I Wanna Know?"OneRepublic"Counting Stars"Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne"Rather Be"Tom Odell"Another Love"Fleetwood Mac"Dreams" Justin Bieber"Love Yourself"Coldplay"Yellow"Justin Bieber"Sorry"Ed Sheeran"The A Team"Eminem featuring Rihanna"Love the Way You Lie"Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton"Can't Hold Us"Zara Larsson"Lush Life"Bryan Adams"Summer of '69"Florence and the Machine"Dog Days Are Over"Ed Sheeran"Photograph"

5× Platinum "Happy" was the first song certified 3× Platinum after streaming was included, having sold 1.55 million copies by July 2014 and been streamed over 25 million times from January to July 2014.

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified5× PlatinumShakira featuring Wyclef Jean"Hips Don't Lie"Pharrell Williams"Happy"The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl"Fairytale of New York" Sia"Cheap Thrills"Sam Smith"Stay with Me"David Guetta featuring Sia"Titanium"Calum Scott"Dancing on My Own"Ed Sheeran"Galway Girl"Queen"Bohemian Rhapsody""Don't Stop Me Now"Gotye featuring Kimbra"Somebody That I Used to Know"Post Malone featuring Swae Lee"Sunflower"Adele"Rolling in the Deep"Glass Animals"Heat Waves"Bruno Mars"Just the Way You Are"The Chainsmokers & Coldplay"Something Just Like This"The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey"Closer"Sia"Chandelier"Harry Styles"As It Was"Carly Rae Jepsen"Call Me Maybe"Billie Eilish"Bad Guy"Guns N' Roses"Sweet Child o' Mine"Cher"Believe"Christina Perri"A Thousand Years"Eminem"Without Me"Florence and the Machine"You've Got the Love"Jason Mraz"I'm Yours"Pinkfong" Baby Shark"Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen"These Days"Ed Sheeran"Shivers"Nirvana"Smells Like Teen Spirit"TLC"No Scrubs"Lewis Capaldi" Before You Go"Joel Corry featuring MNEK"Head & Heart"Imagine Dragons"Believer"Whitney Houston"I Wanna Dance With Somebody"Katy Perry"Roar"Noah Kahan" Stick Season"Shawn Mendes"Stitches"Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais"Summertime Sadness"The Weeknd"Save Your Tears"Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ"Lean On"Post Malone featuring 21 Savage"Rockstar"Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson"Symphony"James Bay"Let It Go"Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber"I Don't Care"Bon Jovi"Livin' on a Prayer"Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna"This Is What You Came For"Shakin' Stevens"Merry Christmas Everyone"Imagine Dragons"Radioactive"Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera"Moves Like Jagger"Benson Boone"Beautiful Things"Michael Jackson"Billie Jean"Lil Nas X"Old Town RoadHarry Styles "Watermelon Sugar"Eminem"The Real Slim Shady"Dua Lipa"Don't Start Now"The Weeknd"The Hills"Coldplay"A Sky Full of Stars"James Bay"Hold Back the River"Dua Lipa"Levitating"Olivia Rodrigo"Good 4 U"Gorillaz"Feel Good Inc"Alex Warren"Ordinary"

2 Million Sales 4× Platinum

ArtistSongDate releasedDate certified4× Platinum Justin Bieber"What Do You Mean?"OMI"Cheerleader"Justin Timberlake"Can't Stop the Feeling!"Adele"Hello"Lukas Graham"7 Years"Keala Settle"This Is Me"Walk the Moon"Shut Up and Dance"Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug"Havana"Dua Lipa"New Rules"Rag'n'Bone Man"Human"Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams"Get Lucky"Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris"We Found Love"Taylor Swift"Shake It Off"Coolio featuring L.V."Gangsta's Paradise"Adele"Make You Feel My Love"Beyoncé"Halo"Arctic Monkeys"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"Eminem"Stan"The Fray"How to Save a Life"Coldplay"Fix You"June 2005George Ezra"Paradise" Little Mix"Shout Out to My Ex"Adele"Set Fire to the Rain"Tom Walker"Leave a Light On"Coldplay"Paradise"Bruno Mars"When I Was Your Man"Rihanna featuring Jay-Z"Umbrella"50 Cent"In da Club"Imagine Dragons"Demons" The Black Eyed Peas"Where Is the Love?"Britney Spears"Baby One More Time"Sam Smith"I'm Not the Only One"Michael Buble"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"Arctic Monkeys"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"Rihanna"Diamonds"Lady Gaga"Poker Face"Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"Van Morrison"Brown Eyed Girl"Robbie Williams"Angels"Bruno Mars"Locked Out of Heaven"The Script"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"The Weeknd"Can't Feel My Face"Rihanna"Stay"Little Mix"Black Magic"Rihanna"Only Girl (In the World)"Coldplay"The Scientist"Panic At The Disco"High Hopes"Adele"Easy On Me"Drake"Nice for What"Katy Perry"Firework"Taylor Swift"Cruel Summer"Taylor Swift"Blank Space"Coldplay"Hymn for the Weekend"Bruno Mars"Grenade"Sam Fender" Seventeen Going Under "Taylor Swift"Love Story"Aerosmith"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"One Direction"What Makes You Beautiful"Shawn Mendes"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"Teddy Swims"Lose Control"Miley Cyrus"Flowers"Leona Lewis"Bleeding Love"Sam Smith"Too Good at Goodbyes"Sabrina Carpenter"Espresso"Twenty One Pilots"Stressed Out"Adele"When We Were Young"Kendrick Lamar & SZA"All the Stars"Coldplay"Adventure of a Lifetime"Lady Gaga"Just Dance"Taylor Swift"Anti-Hero"Lady Gaga"Bad Romance"Billie Eilish and Khalid"Lovely"Chappell Roan"Good Luck Babe"Amy Winehouse"Back to Black"Olivia Dean"Man I Need"

1 Million Sales 3× Platinum "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" by Pop Idol winner Will Young is the only single since 2000 to achieve 3× Platinum based on shipments at its original release (sales estimates by the Official Charts Company put it just short of 1.8 million). "Barbie Girl" by Aqua and "Believe" by Cher were both released before 2000 and benefited from changes in eligibility rules which allowed downloads (and streaming in the case of "Believe") to be counted for any song regardless of release date.

The first single to achieve 3× Platinum without selling a million copies was "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, which had more than 100 million streams by August 2016.

Ed Sheeran has ten singles certified triple platinum or above, Lady Gaga has six, Justin Bieber has five and Pharrell Williams has three.