Which country certified Taylor Swift’s “august” four-times platinum?

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Australia certified Taylor Swift’s “august” four-times platinum. The certification table for the song lists an Australian 4× Platinum award and 280,000 certified units or sales.

Certification awards are issued by national music-industry organizations and reflect qualifying sales and streaming activity under that market’s rules. They are different from chart peaks: a certification measures accumulated consumption, while a chart position measures comparative performance during a particular tracking period.

Other countries awarded different certifications. The United Kingdom certified “august” 2× Platinum, New Zealand awarded 3× Platinum, and Brazil awarded 2× Platinum. Those distinctions make Australia the single correct answer when the question specifies four-times platinum.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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