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Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond (silver is also used in some countries). The number of sales required for these awards vary depending on the population of the territory in which the album is released. Normally they are awarded only to albums released at least nationally, and are awarded individually for each country in which the album is sold. Additionally, different sales levels may exist for different music media, such as albums, singles or videos. Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ...
Methods and media for sound recording are varied and have undergone significant changes between the first time sound was actually recorded for later playback until now. ...
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold to retail and other ancillary markets. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number platinum, Pt, 78 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 6, d Appearance grayish white Atomic mass 195. ...
// A scattering of round-brilliant cut diamonds shows off the many reflecting facets. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...
An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ...
A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...
A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...
Originally applied to LP records, certification is now most commonly awarded for compact disc sales. A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ...
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Certification is usually awarded cumulatively, and it is possible for a single album to be certified silver, gold, and platinum in turn. An album that becomes platinum twice over is said to be "double platinum".
History
The original "Gold Record" awards were presented to artists by their own record companies to publicize the achievement of 1,000,000 sales. The first of these was awarded by RCA to Glenn Miller in February 1942, celebrating 1,200,000 sales of "Chattanooga Choo Choo". Another example of a company award is the gold record awarded to Elvis Presley in 1956 for 1,000,000 sales of the single "Hound Dog". This has led to controversy over how to determine the placings for the biggest selling artists of all time, and claims that some gold albums should be disregarded or even retrospectively withdrawn although they were legitimately awarded at the time. RCAs logo as seen today on many products. ...
Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904–circa December 15, 1944), born in Clarinda, Iowa, was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. ...
1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...
Chattanooga Choo Choo was a Glenn Miller big-band/swing song featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, which starred amongst others Milton Berle and Joan Davis. ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
RIAA certification -
Several different thresholds have been in use at different times and places for both album and single awards. Some of these were based on units sold and others on the value of retail sales. The first official designation of a "gold record" by the RIAA was established for singles in 1958, and the RIAA also trademarked the term "gold record" in the United States. On March 14, 1958 the RIAA certified Perry Como's hit single "Catch a Falling Star" as its first ever "gold record". Later that year, the Elvis Presley hit "Hard Headed Woman" became the first rock and roll single to earn the RIAA designation. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold to retail and other ancillary markets. ...
A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...
A trademark, trade mark, ™ or ®[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an organization to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers, and to distinguish the organization and its products or services from those of other organizations. ...
March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ...
1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Pierino Ronaldo Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. ...
Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
Hard Headed Woman is an American song written by African American songwriter Claude Demetrius. ...
Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...
Like many record industry awards and rankings, the measurement is usually based on wholesale shipments to all types of retail outlets, not actual retail sales or financial transactions. This means that an early award or ranking for a new release reflects a distributor's expectations for the album and their market power. In the early years of the phonograph in the late 19th century, the music industry was dominated by the publishers of sheet music. ...
In economics, market power is the ability of a firm to alter the market price of a good or service. ...
IFPI certification The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) awards the IFPI Platinum Europe Award for album sales over one million within Europe. Multi-platinum Europe Awards are presented for sales in subsequent multiples of a million. The award, which was inaugurated in 1996, is not restricted to European group artists. The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ...
List of international sales certification thresholds
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- By release type (album/single/music videos); generally singles sell better and thus have higher scores to achieve than albums; music videos sell much less and thus have a lower score.
- By artist's country (native/foreign or international); native artists who have songs in their native language usually sell better than foreign.
| Country | Certifier | Classification | Thresholds | Info as of | Source reference | | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | | Argentina | CAPIF | All | - | 20,000 | 40,000 | 250,000 | 2006 | [1] | | Austria | IFPI | Albums and Singles | - | 15,000 | 30,000 | - | 2006 | [2] | | DVDs | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | - | | Australia | ARIA | Albums and Singles | - | 35,000 | 70,000 | - | 2006 | [3] | | Music Videos | - | 7,500 | 15,000 | - | | Belgium | IFPI | Native artists | - | 15,000 | 30,000 | - | 2006 | [4]PDF | | Foreign artists | - | 25,000 | 50,000 | - | | Brazil [1] | ABPD | Albums | - | 100,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000 | 2006 | [5] | | Singles | - | 25,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 | | DVDs | - | 25,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 | | Canada | CRIA | Albums | - | 50,000 | 100,000 | 1,000,000 | 2006 | [6] | | Singles | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | 100,000 | | DVDs | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | 100,000 | | Digital Music (Legal Downloads) | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | 200,000 | | Denmark | IFPI | Albums | - | 20,000 | 40,000 | - | 2006 | [7] | | Singles/Musicvideo DVD | - | 4,000 | 8,000 | - | | Entertainment DVD | - | 20,000 | 40,000 | - | | Finland | IFPI | Albums | - | 15,000 | 30,000 | - | 2006 | [8] | | Singles | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | - | | DVD | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | - | | France [2] | SNEP | Albums | 40,000 | 75,000 | 200,000 | 750,000 | 2006 | [9] | | Singles | 100,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 500,000 | | Germany | IFPI | Albums | - | 100,000 | 200,000 | - | 2006 | [10]PDF | | Singles | - | 150,000 | 300,000 | - | | Greece | IFPI | Albums (domestic) | - | 20,000 | 40,000 | - | 2006 | [11]PDF | | Albums (foreign) | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | | Singles | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | | Music videos | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | - | | Hungary | Mahasz | Albums (domestic) | - | 7,500 | 15,000 | - | 2006 | [12] | | Albums (foreign) | - | 3,000 | 6,000 | - | | Jazz/world music/classic/single/spoken word releases | - | 1,500 | 3,000 | - | | India [3] | IMI | International | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | 2006 | [13] | | Classical/non-classical | - | 10,000 | 40,000 | - | | Regional Basic | - | 60,000 | 120,000 | - | | National Basic | - | 100,000 | 200,000 | - | | Indonesia | ?? | Albums | - | 75,000 | 150,000 | 1,500,000 | 2005 | [citation needed] | | Israel | IFPI | All | - | 20,000 | 40,000 | - | 2006 | [citation needed] | | Italy | FIMI | Albums | 20,000 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 400,000 | 2006 | [14]PDF | | Singles | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | | Japan | RIAJ | All | - | 100,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000[4] | 2005 | [15]PDF | | Malaysia | RIM | All | - | 15,000 | 25,000 | 150,000 | 2003 | [citation needed] | | Mexico [5] | AMPROFON | Albums | - | 100,000 | 200,000 | 500,000 | 2006 | [citation needed] | | Music DVDs | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | 100,000 | | Netherlands | NVPI | Albums (popular) | - | 35,000 | 70,000 | - | 2006 | [16] | | Albums (classical/jazz) | - | 15,000 | 25,000 | - | | Singles | - | 40,000 | 60,000 | - | | New Zealand | RIANZ | Albums | - | 7,500 | 15,000 | - | 2006 | [17] | | Singles | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | - | | Music videos | - | 2,500 | 5,000 | - | | Norway | IFPI | Albums | - | 20,000 | 40,000 | - | 2002 | [18] | | Singles/Musicvideo DVD | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | - | | Philippines | PRIMA | All | | 15,000 | 30,000 | 1,000,000 | 2004 | [citation needed] | | Poland | ZPAV | Singles | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | 100,000 | 2006 | [19] | | Album (domestic pop artists) | - | 15,000 | 30,000 | 150,000 | | Album (foreign pop artists) | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | 100,000 | | Album (jazz/classical) | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 | | Album (soundtrack) | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | 100,000 | | Music video | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 | | Music video (classical/jazz) | - | 2,500 | 5,000 | 25,000 | | DVD | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | - | | Portugal | AFP | All | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | 2006 | [citation needed] | | Republic of Ireland | IRMA | Albums | - | 7,500 | 10,000 | - | - | [citation needed] | | Singles | - | 7,500 | 10,000 | 15,000 | | Singapore | RIAS | All | - | 10,000 | 15,000 | - | 2006 | [citation needed] | | South Africa | RISA | Albums | - | 25,000 | 50,000 | - | 2005 | [20] | | Spain | PROMUSICAE | Albums | - | 40,000 | 80,000 | - | 2005[6] | [21] | | Singles | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | | Sweden | IFPI | Singles | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | | 2006 | [22] | | Album | - | 30,000 | 60,000 | - | | Classic Albums | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | | Jazz Albums | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | | Folkmusik Albums | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | | DVD | - | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | | Switzerland | IFPI | All | - | 15,000 | 30,000 | - | 2006 | [23] | | DVD | 3,000 | 6,000 | - | - | | Turkey | MÜ-YAP | Albums | - | 100,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 2006 | [24] | | Ukraine | UMA | Native artists | 50,000 | 100,000 | 500,000 | - | 2003 | [25] | | Foreign artists | 25,000 | 50,000 | 200,000 | - | | United Kingdom | BPI | Albums | 60,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 | - | 2006 | [26] | | Singles | 200,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 | - | | United States [7] [8] | RIAA | Albums and Singles | - | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 2006 | [27] | | Music Videos | - | 50,000 | 100,000 | - | | Digital Music (Legal Downloads) | - | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | - | | Uruguay | CUD | All | - | 2,000 | 4,000 | - | 2006 | [28] | | Country | Certifier | Classification | Thresholds | Info as of | Source reference | | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ...
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The Canadian Recording Industry Association is a non-profit trade organization that was founded in 1964 to represent the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings. ...
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The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Syndicat National de lEdition Phonographique (SNEP) is the inter-professional organisation which protects the interests of the French record industry. ...
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The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ...
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2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists in New Zealand. ...
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The Philippine Music Association(PHIL Music) is the equivalent to the RIAA. The certifications are: Silver Record= 20,000 units Gold Record= 50,000 units Platinum Record= 100,000 units Diamond Record= 1,000,000 units The certifications for American crossovers: American Silver Record= 250,000 units American Gold Record...
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2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) is the Irish counterpart of the Recording Industry Association of America. ...
RIAS can stand for one of the following: Rias, the plural of Ria, a lower river valley submerged by the sea. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The British Phonographic Industry was founded in 1973 to represent the interests of British music companies and to fight the growing problem of music piracy. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold to retail and other ancillary markets. ...
See the following lists for the best-selling albums of each country: United States of America United Kingdom See also List of best-selling singles RIAA certification Record company Record industry External links rateyourmusic. ...
See the following lists for the best-selling singles of each country: United Kingdom (also by year) United States of America France See also List of Christmas number one singles UK Singles Chart RIAA certification Record company Record industry Categories: Best sellers | Lists of songs ...
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In the music industry, a release is the event at which an album or single is first released for sale. ...
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Notes - ^ In Brazil, the thresholds for domestic CDs prior to January 2004 were: Gold - 100,000, Platinum - 250,000, Diamond - 1,000,000. The current thresholds for international CDs have been in effect since January 2001. DVD certifications began January 2002.
- ^ In France, triple platinum is awarded for 750,000 sold copies, instead of 900,000 copies (which would be three times the platinum sales rank).
- ^ In India, sales must be achieved within one calendar year of the disc's release in the country to be eligible for gold or platinum certification.
- ^ This category is described as "Million" rather than Diamond
- ^ In Mexico, the thresholds for domestic and international CDs prior to January 2001 were: Gold - 100,000, Platinum - 200,000, Diamond - 1,000,000. DVD certifications began January 2003.
- ^ Citing declining trends in Spanish music sales, PROMUSICAE reduced the gold and platinum sales thresholds from 50,000 and 100,000 respectively, effective 1 November 2005. (See Mariah Carey list of certifications for example)
- ^ The RIAA certifies tracks gold recognizing 500,000 legal downloads, platinum for 1,000,000 downloads and multi-Platinum for 2,000,000 and following in increments of 1,000,000 thereafter.
- ^ In June 2006, the RIAA changed its single certifications for the US. It had previously been 100,000 sales for a Gold certification and 200,000 sales for a Platinum certification. For this reason, songs such as "You're Beautiful" were reduced from being five times Platinum to only one time Platinum.
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