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Encyclopedia > Music recording sales certification
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Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. The Voyager Golden Record. ... Edison Records was the first record label, pioneering recorded sound and an important player in the early record industry. ... The World Music Awards (founded in 1989) is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their popularity, and worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the various organisations including record companies and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). ... The Chopard Diamond award (known simply as the Diamond award) is given by the World Music Awards to artists who have sold over 100 million albums during their career. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... 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. ...


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 varies 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. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through 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 Standard atomic weight 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number platinum, Pt, 78 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 6, d Appearance grayish white Standard atomic weight 195. ... This article is about the gemstone. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music 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. 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". 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. ... A compact disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ...

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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 retroactively withdrawn although they were legitimately awarded at the time. RCA, formerly an initialism for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark used by two companies for products descended from that common ancestor: Thomson Consumer Electronics, which manufactures RCA-branded televisions, DVD players, video cassette recorders, direct broadcast satellite decoders, camcorders, audio equipment, telephones, and related accessories; and... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian 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. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


RIAA certification

Main article: 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 1976, RIAA introduced the platinum certification with Linda Ronstadt's Hasten Down the Wind being one of the first albums to be certified platinum. The RIAA, previous to the 1980s when precious metals and diamonds became more expensive, used gold, platinum, and diamonds to cover the artists album as a 45. The last album to be certified Diamond was OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in 2003. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through 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. ... “(TM)” redirects here. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) 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. ... Linda Marie Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona) is a popular vocalist with multiple Grammy Awards, numerous multi-platinum albums, an Emmy Award, a Tony Award nomination who has recorded over 30 studio albums. ... Hasten Down the Wind was Linda Ronstadts third major hit album, earning her a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female, in 1976. ... Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a double album by the hip hop group OutKast, released on September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records. ...


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. The record industry is the part of the music industry that earns profit by selling sound recordings of 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. Time is not a factor for an album to reach platinum. 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

Most countries have only one threshold series, but some have different categories with different quantities to achieve a mark. Popular categorizations include:

Country Certifier Classification Thresholds Info as of Source reference
Silver Gold Platinum Diamond
Argentina CAPIF All - 20,000 40,000 250,000 2006 [2]
Austria IFPI Albums and Singles - 15,000 30,000 - 2006 [3]
DVDs - 5,000 10,000 -
Australia ARIA Albums and Singles - 35,000 70,000 - 2006 [4]
Music Videos - 7,500 15,000 -
Belgium IFPI Native artists - 10,000 20,000 - 2006 [5]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Foreign artists - 15,000 30,000 -
Brazil [1] ABPD Albums - 50,000 125,000 500,000 2006 [6]
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 [7]
Singles - 5,000 10,000 100,000
DVDs - 5,000 10,000 100,000
Digital Music (Legal Downloads) - 10,000 20,000 200,000
Chile - All - 7,500 15,000 - 2007 -
Colombia - All - 10,000 20,000 - 2007 -
Denmark IFPI Albums - 20,000 40,000 - 2006 [8]
Singles/Music video DVD - 4,000 8,000 -
Entertainment DVD - 20,000 40,000 -
Ecuador - All - 7,500 15,000 - 2007 -
Finland IFPI Albums - 15,000 30,000 - 2006 [9]
Singles - 5,000 10,000 -
DVD - 5,000 10,000 -
France[2] SNEP Albums 40,000 75,000 200,000 750,000 2006 [10]
Singles 100,000 200,000 300,000 500,000
Germany IFPI Albums - 100,000 200,000 - 2005 [11]
Singles - 150,000 300,000 -
Greece IFPI Albums (domestic) - 20,000 40,000 - 2006 [12]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Albums (foreign) - 10,000 20,000 -
Singles - 10,000 20,000 -
Music videos - 5,000 10,000 -
Hong Kong, China[3] IFPI All - 10,000 20,000 - 2006 [13]
Hungary Mahasz Albums (domestic) - 7,500 15,000 - 2006 [14]
Albums (foreign) - 3,000 6,000 -
Jazz/world music/classic/single/spoken word releases - 1,500 3,000 -
India[4] IMI International - 10,000 20,000 - 2006 [15]
Classical/non-classical - 10,000 40,000 -
Regional Basic - 60,000 120,000 -
National Basic - 100,000 200,000 -
Indonesia RII Albums (domestic) - 75,000 150,000 - 2007 [16]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Albums (foreign) - 25,000 50,000 -
Israel IFPI All - 20,000 40,000 - 2006 [citation needed]
Country Certifier Classification Thresholds Info as of Source reference
Silver Gold Platinum Diamond
Italy FIMI Albums 20,000 40,000 80,000 400,000 2006 [17]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Singles - 10,000 20,000 -
Music videos - 15,000 30,000 -
Japan[5] RIAJ All - 100,000 250,000 1,000,000[6] 2005 [18]PDF (248 KiB)
Malaysia RIM Albums - 15,000 25,000 - 2007 [19]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Mexico[7] AMPROFON Albums - 50,000 100,000 500,000 2007 [20]
[21]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Music videos - 10,000 20,000 -
Digital single downloads - 1,500 3,000 250,000
Digital album downloads - 5,000 10,000 250,000
Ringtones - 10,000 25,000 250,000
Netherlands NVPI Albums (popular) - 35,000 70,000 - 2006 [22]
Albums (classical/jazz) - 15,000 25,000 -
Singles - 40,000 60,000 -
New Zealand RIANZ Albums - 7,500 15,000 - 2006 [23]
Singles - 5,000 10,000 -
Music videos - 2,500 5,000 -
Norway IFPI Albums - 15,000 30,000 - 2002 [24]
Singles/Musicvideo DVD - 5,000 10,000 -
Peru - All - 5,000 10,000 - 2007 -
Philippines PRIMA Albums 15,000 30,000 - 2007 [25]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Poland ZPAV Singles - 10,000 20,000 100,000 2006 [26]
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 Albums - 10,000 20,000 - 2007 [27]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Singles 10,000 20,000 40,000 -
Music videos - 4,000 8,000 -
Republic of Ireland IRMA Albums and Singles - 7,500 15,000 - 2007 [28]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Music videos - 2,000 4,000 -
Singapore RIAS Albums - 7,500 15,000 - 2007 [29]PDF (83.9 KiB)
Singles - 5,000 10,000 -
South Africa RISA Albums - 25,000 50,000 - 2005 [30]
Spain PROMUSICAE Albums - 40,000 80,000 - 2005[8] [31]
Singles - 10,000 20,000 -
Sweden IFPI Singles - 10,000 20,000 2006 [32]
Album - 20,000 40,000 -
Classic Albums - 10,000 20,000 -
Jazz Albums - 10,000 20,000 -
Folk music Albums - 10,000 20,000 -
DVD - 10,000 20,000 -
Switzerland IFPI All - 15,000 30,000 - 2006 [33]
DVD 3,000 6,000 - -
Turkey MÜ-YAP Albums - 100,000 200,000 300,000 2006 [34]
Ukraine UMA Native artists - 50,000 100,000 500,000 2003 [35]
Foreign artists - 25,000 50,000 200,000
United Kingdom BPI Albums 60,000 100,000 300,000 - 2006 [36]
Singles 200,000 400,000 600,000 -
United States[9] [10] RIAA Albums and Singles - 500,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 2007 [37]
Music Videos - 50,000 100,000 1,000,000
Digital Music (Legal Downloads) - 500,000 1,000,000 -
Uruguay CUD All - 2,000 4,000 - 2006 [38]
Venezuela - All - 10,000 20,000 - 2007 [citation needed]
Vietnam - All - 5,000 10,000 - 2006 [citation needed]

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See also

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through 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 ... The RIAA Logo. ... In the music industry, a release is the event at which an album or single is first released for sale. ...

External links

  • List of national recording industry associations
  • U.S./Canada Diamond Award Albums
  • Certification of Awards

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ IFPI suggested that the standard should be lowered as the sales of music albums in Hong Kong has decreased lately.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ In Japan, it is known as the "Gold Disc Award"[1]
  6. ^ This category is described as "Million" rather than Diamond
  7. ^ In Mexico, the thresholds for domestic and international CDs prior to 1999 were: Gold - 100,000, Platinum - 250,000, Diamond - 1,000,000. The thresholds for domestic and international CDs from 1999 to June 30, 2003 were: Gold - 75,000, Platinum - 150,000, Diamond - 500,000.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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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