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Music recording certifications are typically awarded by the worldwide music industry based on the total units sold, streamed, or shipped to retailers. These awards and their requirements are defined by the various certifying bodies representing the music industry in various countries and territories worldwide.
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 ).
Pages in category "Music recording certifications" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Beatles is the highest-certified music artist in the United States with a total of 183 million certified album-equivalent units.. This is the list of the highest-certified music artists in the United States based on certifications of albums and digital singles (but not physical singles) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [1]
RIAA certifications for Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Lynyrd Skynyrd on display at Julien's Auctions. A Gold record is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs).
This is a list compiling the highest certified digital singles in the United States, all of which have reached Diamond status and are kept track of by the Recording Industry Association of America. [1] RIAA Certifications depend on how many units a single has received. A single being streamed 150 times equals one unit.
List of music recording certifications is a featured list, which means it has been identified as one of the best lists produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so. This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured list on November 3, 2014.
In 1989, the Recording Industry Association of Japan introduced the music recording certification systems. It is awarded based on shipment figures of compact disc or cassette tape which was reported by record labels. In principle, the criteria are limitedly applied to the materials released after January 21, 1989.