Music recording sales certification

An album needs a lot of sales to be a gold or platinum album

A music recording sales certification is the award system that a country uses for music sales.

Almost all countries have a type of sales certification, often using RIAA certification categories (such as gold, platinum and diamond). The number of sales that an album needs before it gets an award is different in each country, depending on the population of the country. In some sales certifications, there may be different awards for the type of music recording sold, such as albums, singles, or videos.

United States

Media	Silver	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Album	100,000	500,000	1,000,000	10,000,000
Single	100,000	500,000	1,000,000	10,000,000
Music video	25,000	50,000	100,000	N/A

United Kingdom

Media	Silver	Gold	Platinum
Album	60,000	100,000	300,000
Single	200,000	400,000	600,000
Music video	N/A	25,000	50,000