Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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 are based on wholesale shipments rather than retail sales.
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. ...
A Gold record is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs). The award was launched in 1958; [5] originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $1 million in sales (at wholesale value, around a third of the list price). [6]
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. Digital singles are ...
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". [ 1 ]
List of compilation albums, with details and certifications Title Artist Details Certifications; Birth of the Cool: Miles Davis Released: 1957; Recorded: January 21, 1949 – March 9, 1950