List of music recording sales certifications

The global music industry typically awards recordings with certification awards based on the total units sold. These awards and their sales requirements are defined by the various certifying bodies representing the music industry in various countries and territories worldwide. The standard certification awards given consist of various combinations of Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond awards, in ascending order of sales requirements. In most cases, a "Multi-Platinum" or "Multi-Diamond" award is given for sales in multiples of the Platinum or Diamond sales requirements.

Albums

Country/ Territory	Certifying body	Sales thresholds per award
		Silver	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Argentina	Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF)[1]	—	20,000	40,000	250,000
Australia	Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)[2]	—	35,000	70,000	—
Austria	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Austria[3]	—	7,500	15,000	—
Belgium	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Belgium[4]	—	10,000	20,000	—
Brazil	Brazilian Association of Phonograph Producers (ABDP)[5]	—	50,000 (30,000)	125,000 (60,000)	500,000 (250,000)
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (BAMP)[6]	—	15,000 (10,000)	30,000 (20,000)	—
Canada	Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)[7][8]	—	40,000	80,000	1 million
Chile	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Chile[9][10]	—	7,500	15,000	—
China	State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television[11]	—	40,000 (15,000)	80,000 (30,000)	—
Colombia	Asociación Colombiana de Productores de Fonogramas (ASINCOL)	—	10,000	20,000	200,000
Croatia	Croatian Music Industry Institute (IHGI)[12]	7,500	15,000 (5,000)	30,000 (10,000)	60,000 (20,000)
Cyprus	AllRecords - www.allrecords.com	—	5,000 (2,500)	10,000 (5,000)	—
Czech Republic	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Czech Republic	—	7,500 (3,000)	15,000 (6,000)	—
Denmark	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Denmark[13]	—	15,000	30,000	—
Ecuador	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Ecuador	—	3,000	6,000	—
EgyptEast [I]	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Egypt	—	50,000 (5,000)	100,000 (10,000)	—
Finland	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Finland[14]	—	15,000 (10,000)	30,000 (20,000)	—
France	National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP)[15]	35,000	75,000	200,000	750,000
Germany	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Germany[16]	—	100,000	200,000	—
Greece	Association of Greek Producers of Phonographs (AGPP)[17]	—	15,000 (7,500)	30,000 (15,000)	—
Hong Kong	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Hong Kong[18]	—	20,000 (7,500)	40,000 (15,000)	—
Hungaryalbums [II]	Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASz)[19]	—	7,500 (3,000)	15,000 (6,000)	—
India[III]	Indian Music Industry (IMI)[20]	—	100,000 (7,500)	200,000 (15,000)	—
Indonesia	Recording Industry of Indonesia[9]	—	75,000 (20,000)	150,000 (40,000)	—
Ireland	Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA)[21]	—	7,500	15,000	—
Israel	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Israel	—	20,000	40,000	—
Italy	Federation of the Italian Music Industry (FIMI)[9]	20,000	35,000	70,000	350,000
Japan	Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)[22]	—	100,000	250,000	—
Latvia	Latvian Music Producers Association (LaMPA)[23]	—	8,000 (4,000)	15,000 (8,000)	—
LebanonEast [I]	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Lebanon	—	20,000 (5,000)	40,000 (10,000)	—
Malaysia	Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIAM)[24]	—	15,000 (10,000)	25,000 (20,000)	—
Mexico[IV]	Mexican Association of Phonograph Producers (AMPF)[25]	—	40,000.	80,000.	500,000
Netherlands[V]	The Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of Image and Sound Carriers (NVPI)[26]	—	30,000	60,000	—
New Zealand	Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)[27]	—	7,500	15,000	—
Norway	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Norway[28]	—	20,000	40,000	—
Paraguay	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Paraguay	—	5,000	10,000	—
Peru	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Peru	—	3,000	6,000	—
Philippines	Philippine Recording Industry Music Association (PRIMA)	—	15,000 (7,500)	30,000 (15,000)	—
Polandalbums [VI]	Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV)[29]	—	35,000 (10,000)	70,000 (20,000)	350,000 (100,000)
Portugal	Phonographic Association of Portugal (AFP)[30]	—	7,500	15,000	—
Russia	National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPP)[31]	—	50,000 (10,000)	100,000 (20,000)	300,000
Singapore	Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS)[32]	—	7,500	15,000	—
Slovakia	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Slovakia[33]	—	5,000 (1,000)	10,000 (2,000)	—
Slovenia	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Slovenia	—	5,000	10,000	—
South Korea	Recording Industry Association of Korea[34]	—	15,000	30,000	—
Spain	Producers of Spanish Music (PROMUSICAE)[35]	—	40,000	80,000	800.000
Sweden[VII]	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden[36]	—	20,000	40,000	—
Switzerland	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Switzerland[37]	—	10,000 (7,500)	20,000 (15,000)	—
Taiwan	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Taiwan[38]	—	35,000 (7,000)	70,000 (14,000)	—
Thailand	Thai Entertainment Content Trade Association (TECA)	—	50,000 (8,000)	100,000 (15,000)	—
Turkey	Turkish Phonographic Industries Society (Mü-YAP)[39]	—	100,000 (5,000)	200,000 (10,000)	300,000 (20,000)
Ukraine	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Ukraine	—	50,000 (25,000)	100,000 (50,000)	500,000 (100,000)
United Kingdom	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)[40]	60,000	100,000	300,000	—
United States	Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[41]	—	500,000	1 million	10 million
Uruguay	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Uruguay	—	3,000	6,000	—
Venezuela	Association of Venezuelan Phonograph Producers (APFV)	—	5,000	10,000	—
International or multi-national agencies
Gulf StatesEast [I]	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Gulf States	—	15,000	30,000	—
South Africa and LesothoAfrica [VIII]	Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA)[42]	—	20,000	40,000	—
		Silver	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
		Sales thresholds per award

"—" denotes that an award is not given by the certifying body.
^ I Egyptian, Lebanese, and Gulf State domestic figures refer to sales of domestic releases throughout the greater Arab world.
^ II Hungarian sales figures provided refer to "Pop" albums. A separate scale is used for jazz, spoken word, classical, and world music albums: sales exceeding 1,500 and 3,000 for Gold and Platinum awards respectively.
^ III Indian figures provided refer to "National Basic" and "International" scales. However, there are six separate release scales in all. Each scale is provided here with Gold and Platinum sales thresholds in parenthesis: "Hindi Films" (100,000, 200,000); "Regional Films" (50,000, 100,000); "Regional Basic" (25,000, 50,000); "National Basic" (50,000, 100,000); "Classical/Non-Classical" (15,000, 30,000); and "International" (5,000, 7,500).
^ IV Mexican sales figures provided refer to physical album sales. A separate scale is used for digital album sales via digital download: sales exceeding 5,000, 10,000, and 250,000 for Gold, Platinum, and Diamond awards respectively. Gold and platinum album certifications for productions before 2007 differ; 50,000 and 100,000, respectively.
^ V Dutch sales figures provided refer to "Popular" albums. A separate scale is used for jazz, classical, and world music albums: sales exceeding 10,000 and 20,000 for Gold and Platinum awards respectively.
^ VI Polish sales figures provided refer to "Pop" albums. Separate scales are used for jazz/classical albums, and soundtracks. Each scale is provided here with Gold, Platinum, and Diamond sales thresholds in parenthesis: "Jazz/Classical" (5,000, 10,000, 50,000); and "Soundtracks" (10,000, 20,000, 100,000).
^ VII Swedish sales figures provided refer to "Pop" albums. A separate scale is used for jazz, classical, and folk music albums: sales exceeding 10,000 and 20,000 for Gold and Platinum awards respectively.
^ VIII South African sales figures provided refer to albums released after August 1, 2006. For albums released before August 1, 2006, a Gold award is given for sales exceeding 25,000, a Platinum award for sales exceeding 50,000.

Singles

Country/ Territory	Certifying body	Sales thresholds per award
		Silver	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Austria	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Austria[3]	—	15,000	30,000	—
Australia	Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)[2]	—	35,000	70,000	—
Belgium	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Belgium[4]	—	15,000 (25,000)	30,000 (50,000)	—
Brazil	Brazilian Association of Phonograph Producers (ABDP)[5]	—	25,000	50,000	100,000
Canada	Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)[7]	—	10,000	100,000	1,000,000
Croatia	Croatian Music Industry Institute (IHGI)[12]	7,500	15,000 (5,000)	30,000 (10,000)	60,000 (20,000)
Czech Republic	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Czech Republic	—	1,000	2,000	—
Denmark	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Denmark[13]	—	4,000	8,000	—
Finland	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Finland[14]	—	15,000	30,000	—
France	National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP)[15]	100,000	200,000	300,000	500,000
Germanydigital [IX]	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Germany[16]	—	150,000	300,000	—
Greece	Association of Greek Producers of Phonographs (AGPP)[17]	—	7,500	15,000	—
Hungary	Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASz)[19]	—	1,500	3,000	—
Ireland	Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA)[21]	—	7,500	15,000	—
Italy	Federation of the Italian Music Industry (FIMI)[9]	—	10,000	20,000	—
Japan	Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)[22]	—	100,000	250,000	—
Netherlands	The Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of Image and Sound Carriers (NVPI)[26]	—	40,000	60,000	—
New Zealand	Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)[27]	—	7,500	15,000	—
Norwaydigital [IX]	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Norway[28]	—	5,000	10,000	—
Portugal	Phonographic Association of Portugal (AFP)[30]	—	10,000	20,000	—
Singapore	Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS)[32]	—	5,000	10,000	—
Spain	Producers of Spanish Music (PROMUSICAE)[35]	—	20,000	40,000	—
Swedendigital [IX]	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden[36]	—	10,000	20,000	—
Switzerland	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Switzerland[37]	—	15,000	30,000	—
Taiwan	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Taiwan[38]	—	7,000	14,000	—
Thailand	Thai Entertainment Content Trade Association (TECA)	—	50,000 (20,000)	100,000 (40,000)	—
United Kingdomdigital [IX]	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)[40]	200,000	400,000	600,000	—
United States	Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[41]	—	500,000	1 million	10 million
International or multi-national agencies
South Africa and Lesotho	Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA)[42]	—	10,000	25,000	—
		Silver	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
		Sales thresholds per award

"—" denotes that an award is not given by the certifying body.
^ IX German, Norwegian, Swedish, and British figures can include sales from legal digital downloads.

Digital download singles

Country/ Territory	Certifying body	Sales thresholds per award
		Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Canada	Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)[7]	20,000	40,000	400,000
Denmark	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Denmark[13]	7,000	15,000	—
Japan[X]	Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)[22]	100,000	250,000	1 million [XI]
Mexico	Mexican Association of Phonograph Producers (AMPF)[25]	1,500	3,000	—
Spain	Producers of Spanish Music (PROMUSICAE)[35]	20,000	40,000	—
United States	Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[41]	500,000	1 million	—

"—" denotes that an award is not given by the certifying body.
^ X Japanese awards refer to online singles and mobile singles.
^ XI Japanese digital download sales exceeding 1 million are given the "1 million" award, not "Diamond".

Music videos

Country/ Territory	Certifying body	Sales thresholds per award
		Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Argentina	Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF)[1]	4,000	8,000	—
Australia	Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)[2]	7,500	15,000	—
Austria	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Austria[3]	5,000	10,000	—
Belgium	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Belgium[4]	25,000	50,000	—
Brazil	Brazilian Association of Phonograph Producers (ABDP)[5]	25,000 (15,000)	50,000 (30,000)	250,000 (150,000)
Canada	Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)[7]	5,000	10,000	100,000
Colombia	Colombian Association of Phonograph Producers (ASINCOL)	5,000	10,000	—
Czech Republic	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Czech Republic	1,500	3,000	—
Denmark	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Denmark[13]	7,000	15,000	—
Finland	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Finland[14]	5,000	10,000	—
France	National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP)[15]	10,000	20,000	100,000
Germany	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Germany[16]	25,000	50,000	—
Greece	Association of Greek Producers of Phonograms (AGPP)[17]	5,000	10,000	—
Hungary	Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASz)[19]	2,000	4,000	—
Ireland	Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA)[21]	2,000	4,000	—
Italy	Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI)	10,000	20,000	—
Japan	Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)[22]	100,000	250,000	—
Latvia	Latvian Music Producers Association (LaMPA)[23]	5,000	8,000	—
Mexico	Mexican Association of Phonograph Producers (AMPF)[25]	10,000	20,000	—
Netherlands	The Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of Image and Sound Carriers (NVPI)[26]	30,000	60,000	—
New Zealand	Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)[27]	2,500	5,000	—
Norway	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Norway	5,000	10,000	—
Polandalbums [XII]	Zwiazek Producentow Audio-Video (ZPAV)	5,000	10,000	—
Portugal	Phonographic Association of Portugal (AFP)[30]	4,000	8,000	—
Russia	National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPP)[31]	25,000 (10,000)	50,000 (20,000)	—
Slovakia	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Slovakia[33]	500	1,000	—
Spain	Producers of Spanish Music (PROMUSICAE)[35]	10,000	25,000	—
Sweden	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden	10,000	20,000	—
United Kingdom	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)[40]	25,000	50,000	—
United StatesStates music videos [XIII]	Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[41]	25,000	50,000	—
Uruguay	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Uruguay	1,000	2,000	—
		Gold	Platinum	Diamond
		Sales thresholds per award

"—" denotes that an award is not given by the certifying body.
^ XII Polish sales figures provided refer to "Pop" music videos. A separate scale is used for jazz/classical music videos: sales exceeding 2,500, 5,000, and 25,000 for Gold, Platinum, and Diamond awards respectively.
^ XIII American sales figures provided refer to "Video singles". A separate scale is used for "Long form videos" and "Multi-Box Music Video Sets": sales exceeding 50,000 and 100,000 for Gold and Platinum awards respectively.

Video/DVD

Country/ Territory	Certifying body	Sales thresholds per award
		Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Austra	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Austra[3]	5,000	10,000	—
Brazil	Brazilian Association of Phonograph Producers (ABDP)[5]	25,000	50,000	100,000
Canada	Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)[7]	5,000	10,000	100,000
Croatia	Croatian Music Industry Institute (IHGI)[12]	1,000	2,000	4,000
DenmarkDVDs [XIV]	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Denmark[13]	4,000	8,000	—
Finland	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Finland[14]	5,000	10,000	—
HungaryDVDs [XV]	Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASz)[19]	2,000	4,000	—

"—" denotes that an award is not given by the certifying body.
^ XIV Danish DVD sales figures provided refer to Music/Single DVDs. Other "Entertainment DVDs" are on a differing scale: sales exceeding 20,000 and 40,000 for Gold and Platinum awards respectively.
^ XV Hungarian DVD sales figures provided refer to "Pop" DVDs. A separate scale is used for jazz, spoken word, classical, and world music DVDs: sales exceeding 1,000 and 2,000 for Gold and Platinum awards respectively.

Master ring tones

Country/ Territory	Certifying body	Sales thresholds per award
		Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Canada	Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)[7]	20,000	40,000	400,000
Japan	Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)[22]	500,000 [XVI]	750,000 [XVI]	1 million [XVI]
Mexico	Mexican Association of Phonograph Producers (AMPF)[25]	10,000	25,000	250,000
Spain	Producers of Spanish Music (PROMUSICAE)[35]	10,000	20,000	—
United States	Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[41]	500,000	1 million	—

"—" denotes that an award is not given by the certifying body.
^ XVI Japanese master ring tone sales exceeding 500,000, 750,000, and 1 million are given the "Double Platinum", "Triple Platinum", and "1 million" awards respectively, not "Gold", "Platinum", or "Diamond".

Related pages

• RIAA certification