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Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications ).
^ XXIII Previously, thresholds of 75,000 units (Gold), 150,000 units (Platinum), and 250,000 units (Diamond) were used in France. [83] ^ XXIV In India, the thresholds of 60,000 units (Gold) and 120,000 units (Platinum) are used for songs from regional films and pop/basic songs, as well as international songs. For devotional songs, thresholds of ...
Multi-Platinum means 2,000,000+ certification units; From 2004 through July 2006, the certification level was 100,000 downloads for Gold and 200,000 for Platinum. When the RIAA changed the certification standards to match retail distribution in August 2006, all Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for a digital release were withdrawn.
The only song to be certified Platinum during both periods is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (in its original release in 1975 and again in 1991 following the death of Freddie Mercury), while the Spice Girls had the most Platinum singles awarded before 2000 with eight. [2] This total has been passed in the 21st century by Rihanna with 13.
The recorded music industry's Certified Awards programme, which attributes Platinum, Gold and Silver status to singles, albums and music videos (Platinum and Gold only) based on their sales performance (see BRIT Certified Awards), has been administered by the BPI since its inception in 1973.
Within the major three music groups, it represents high-profile record labels such as Atlantic, Capitol, RCA, Warner, Columbia, and Motown. [ 10 ] The RIAA reports that total retail value of recordings sold by their members was $10.4 billion [ 11 ] at the end of 2007, a decline from $14.6 billion in 1999.
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The first single to achieve 3× Platinum without selling a million copies was "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, which had more than 100 million streams by August 2016. [10] Ed Sheeran has ten singles certified triple platinum or above, Justin Bieber has five, Lady Gaga has four and Pharrell Williams has three.