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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to match retail distribution in August 2006, all Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for a digital release were withdrawn. Gold certifications, however, were not, meaning a song that was downloaded over 100,000 times and certified so by the RIAA during that time frame retains its Gold status.
Additionally, awards are presented only if and when a record company applies for certification. Therefore, the total certified units for a given artist may be incomplete or out of date. The RIAA began its certifications in 1958, therefore, popular artists from earlier eras are generally not represented on this list.
In 2003, RIAA sued college student developers of LAN search engines Phynd and Flatlan, describing them as "a sophisticated network designed to enable widespread music thievery". [49] [50] [51] In September 2003, RIAA filed suit in civil court against several private individuals who had shared large numbers of files with Kazaa. Most of these ...
For certification dates since January 1, 1989, a Gold award represented shipments of 500,000 units and a Platinum award represented shipments of 1,000,000 units. Since May 9, 2013, RIAA certifications for singles in the "digital" category include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads. [ 1 ]
The following is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on RIAA certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are that the album must have been published (including self-publishing by the artist), and the album must have achieved at least a diamond certification from the RIAA. The albums released prior ...
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Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) [56] — 500,000 30,000 (Latin certification) 1,000,000 60,000 (L) 10,000,000 600,000 (L) Shipments and Streaming from 2016 [57] Uruguay: Cámara Uruguaya de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (CUD) [8] — 2,000 4,000 — Venezuela: Asociación Venezolana de Intérpretes y Productores de ...
In 1976, RIAA introduced the platinum certification, first awarded to the Eagles compilation album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) on 24 February 1976, [6] and to Johnnie Taylor's single "Disco Lady" on 22 April 1976. [7] [8] As music sales increased with the introduction of compact discs, the RIAA created the Multi-Platinum award in 1984 ...