Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Certifications

An album that achieves a certain amount of sales within a country receives an award in the form of a certification. For example, if an album makes over "a" sales within a certain country, it can be "certified gold". If it then makes over "b" sales, it can be certified platinum. IF it makes "2b" sales, it is certified 2 times or 2x platinum.

Record labels give information about sales within each country to each country's national record industry association (NRIA). The NRIA then awards certifications to an artist's album if it goes over a set number of sales. These certifications can then be used as an artists and/or record company's bragging rights to their success.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the international organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It represents more than 1,450 record companies in 75 different countries, and therefore acts as the national record industry association for those countries. It also recognizes 48 affiliate NRIA's.

This table is an attempt to make a centralized source of information pertaining to album certifications. This includes the country, the national record industry association for that country, a website (and any necessary navigation instructions that appear in a footnote), and the required domestic sales to reach each certification award level. These are only for full length albums; future work will include DVD certifications, and single certifications will be made a part of Wikiproject songs.

You may note that the table is incomplete. This may be because:

  1. The website is down,
  2. There is not a database available online to the public, or
  3. There is not an online database that can be found (most likely because it is in a foreign language).

If you have found a reliable source for a country's certifications and there is not one on this table yet, please be bold and add it, so others can use it.

If you have any questions or queries, please leave them on the talk page.

Country Certifying Body[1] Site Navigation Certifications[2]
Silver Gold Platinum Diamond
Argentina
Argentina
CAPIF
Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers
CAPIF.org.ar [3] 20,000 40,000 250,000
Australia
Australia
ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
ARIA.com.au 35,000 70,000
Austria
Austria
IFPI Austria
Verband der Osterreichischen Musikwirtschaft
IFPI.at [4] 10,000 20,000
Belgium
Belgium
IFPI Belgium
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
Skynet.be [5] 10,000 20,000
Brazil
Brazil
ABPD
Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos
abpd.org.br [6] 50,000 125,000 500,000
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
BAMP
Bulgarian Association of Music Producers
15,000 30,000
Canada
Canada
CRIA
Canadian Recording Industry Association
CRIA.ca 50,000 100,000 1,000,000
Chile
Chile
10,000 20,000
Colombia
Colombia
ASINCOL
Asociación Colombiana de Productores de Fonogramas
10,000 20,000
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
IFPI Czech Republic
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
10,000 20,000
Denmark
Denmark
IFPI Denmark
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
IFPI.dk [7] 15,000 30,000
Ecuador
Ecuador
3,000 6,000
Egypt
Egypt
IFPI Egypt
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
50,000 100,000
Finland
Finland
IFPI Finland
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
IFPI.fi 15,000 30,000
France
France
SNEP
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
disqueenfrance.com 35,000 75,000 200,000 750,000
Germany
Germany
IFPI
Deutsche Landesgruppe der IFPI
IFPI.de [8] 100,000 200,000
Greece
Greece
AGPP
Association of Greek Producers of Phonograms
IFPI.gr 20,000 40,000
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
IFPI Hong Kong
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
20,000 40,000
Hungary
Hungary
MAHASZ
Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége
MAHASZ.hu [9] 7,500 15,000
India
India
IMI
Indian Music Industry
100,000 200,000
Indonesia
Indonesia
75,000 150,000
Republic of Ireland
Ireland
IRMA
Irish Recorded Music Association
irishcharts.ie [10] 7,500 15,000
Italy
Italy
FIMI
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana
20,000 40,000 80,000 400,000
Japan
Japan
RIAJ
Recording Industry Association of Japan
no online database[11] 100,000 250,000
Latvia
Latvia
8,000 15,000
Bulgaria
Lebanon
20,000 40,000
Malaysia
Malaysia
RIAM
Recording Industry Association of Malaysia
RIM.com.my 15,000 25,000
Mexico
Mexico
AMPF
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas
amprofon.com.mx 50,000[12] 100,000[13] 500,000[14]
Netherlands
Netherlands
NVPI
Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs
NVPI.nl [15] 35,000 70,000
New Zealand
New Zealand
RIANZ
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
RIANZ.org.nz [16] 7,500 15,000
Norway
Norway
IFPI Norway
Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs
IFPI.no [17] 20,000 40,000
Paraguay
Paraguay
5,000 10,000
Peru
Peru
3,000 6,000
Philippines
Philippines
15,000 30,000
Poland
Poland
ZPAV
Zwiazek Producentow Audio-Video
ZPAV.pl [18] 35,000 70,000 350,000
Portugal
Portugal
AFP
Associação Fonográfica Portugesa
artistas-espectaculos.com 10,000 20,000
Russia
Russia
100,000 300,000
Singapore
Singapore
RIAS
Recording Industry Association Singapore
RIAS.org.sg
(unavailable until further notice)
7,500 15,000
South Africa
South Africa
RISA
Recording Industry of South Africa
25,000 50,000
South Korea
South Korea
15,000 30,000
Slovakia
Slovakia
IFPI Slovak Republic
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
5,000 10,000
Slovenia
Slovenia
5,000 10,000
Spain
Spain
Edificio Iberia Mart II 40,000 80,000
Sweden
Sweden
IFPI Sweden
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
IFPI.se [19] 20,000 40,000
Switzerland
Switzerland
IFPI Switzerland
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
SwissCharts.org 15,000 30,000
Taiwan
Taiwan
IFPI Taiwan
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
35,000 70,000
Thailand
Thailand
TECA
Thai Entertainment Content Trade Association
50,000 100,000
Turkey
Turkey
Mü-YAP
Turkish Phonographic Industries Society
100,000 200,000 300,000
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
BPI
British Phonographic Industry
BPI.co.uk [20] 60,000 100,000 300,000
United States
United States
RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
RIAA.com 500,000 1,000,000 10,000,000
Ukraine
Ukraine
50,000 100,000 500,000
Uruguay
Uruguay
3,000 6,000
Venezuela
Venezuela
APFV
Asociación de Productores Fonográficos de Venezuela
5,000 10,000

Footnotes

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  1. ^ According to the IFPI
  2. ^ These numbers are taken from IFPI.org/certification-award-levels.pdf
  3. ^ Scroll down until you see a drop-down list with "Año" beside it. Choose a year, click the "BUSCAR" button, and manually search.
  4. ^ Click "Gold & Platin" in the left column, type the artist's name into the top field ("Interpret"), and then click the "Suchen" button.
  5. ^ Choose a week from the dropdown list just above the table, click go, and manually scan.
  6. ^ Type artist name in "Artista". You can optionally select CD or DVD format, the certification, the year, and the label, respectively, in the drop-down lists. Then click "BUSCAR" to search.
  7. ^ Under "Guld og platin" in the left column, select and manually scan 2004, 2005 and/or 2006.
  8. ^ Go to "Charts & Gold / Platin" and "Suche in Datenbank".
  9. ^ Manually scan through the table. Also check the links to albums certified in 2000-2006, links are just above the table on the right. Under the "Minősítés" column, circles = Gold certification, triangles = Platinum certification. The "db" column displays how many times it has been certified. (ie. a triangle with a 2 beside it is 2x Platinum)
  10. ^ Select a category and manually scan. (The IRMA says it is still working on more previous years)
  11. ^ As indicated on RIAJ.or.jp, no online database exists, but album certifications "are announced once a month through industry magazines, websites and such.".
  12. ^ These certification requirements have undergone changes in the past decade. Before 1999, 100,000 sales we're required for gold certifications. That requirement dropped to 75,000 between 1999 and July 2003. Anything after July 2003 has the current requirement of 50,000.
  13. ^ These certification requirements have undergone changes as well. Before 1999, 250,000 sales we're required for platinum certifications. That requirement dropped to 150,000 between 1999 and July 2003. Anything after July 2003 currently has a requirement of 100,000.
  14. ^ These certification requirements have also undergone changes. The diamond requirement before 2000 was 1,000,000 sales. 2000 and after currently stands at 500,000.
  15. ^ Type artist's name in the "Artiest" field, fill out any optional fields and click "ZOEK".
  16. ^ Browse through the charts, located in the left drop down list.
  17. ^ You can type the artist name in the "Søk artist i trofélister" field and press the "Søk" button. Alternatively, the drop down list under "Søk troféer på år" is a bunch of years. Select one, click the "Søk" button, and manually scan. ("Gull" = Gold, 1xP = 1x Platinum etc.)
  18. ^ Choose a list and manually scan.
  19. ^ Choose a year and manually scan.
  20. ^ Go to "Statistics" and "Certified Awards".

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