New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ IMPALA Music) IMPALA has received a record number of registrations for the first announcement since the adjustment of the award levels to better reflect the evolution of music sales in Europe, with awards from all over
Europe showcasing a wide range of genres.
The phenomenal success of Adele's album "21", which topped the charts across Europe and worldwide, was rewarded with Six-Times Platinum, while her debut album "19" has also been upgraded to Four-Times Platinum. Germany's Sohne Mannheims and Xavier Naidoo both go Platinum, while Yolanda Be Cool & DCup's summer hit 'We No Speak Americano', and The XX's album 'XX', have now been upgraded to Platinum. New entries for Diamond include The National with their latest album "High Violet", Caro Emerald and her debut album "Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor", Frauenarzt & Manny Marc's "Das Geht Ab", The Disco Boys' "For You" and Benjamin Biolay's "La Superbe". The list also includes upgrades for 2 Many DJ's' album 'As Heard on Radio Soulwax Vol.2' to Platinum and Morcheeba's 'Blood Like Lemonade' to Gold. The awards illustrate the independents' cultural diversity and talent, with other winners from across Europe including Agnes Obel (Denmark), Paleface (Finland), Bring Me The Horizon (UK), Moda (Italy), Sofia Karlsson (Sweden), Asa (France), and Albert Frey (Germany).
The latest IMPALA Awards continue last year's trend and demonstrate impressive performance in the independent sector, especially considering the general economic downturn. The new winners represent over 150 million euros in sales, with 16 Platinum (400k), 5 Diamond (200k), 19 Gold (75k) 7 Double Silver (40k) and 62 Silver (20k) from all across Europe.
In total over 770 awards have been registered so far, representing over 72 million CDs sold and �1.1 billion in revenue.
You can listen to many of the winning titles on our Spotify playlists (Silver Awards, Double Silver Awards, Gold Awards, Diamond Awards and Platinum and Multi-Platinum Awards), or to find out more visit the IMPALA website or our social media sites:
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