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- What is the highest certification in music?
- What are the 7 award levels of music certification?
- How do I get RIAA certified?
- How do you get a diamond record?
What is the highest certification in music?
RIAA GOLD & PLATINUM AWARDS
| Certification | Minimum Units | Date Established |
|---|---|---|
| Gold® | 500,000 | 1958 |
| Platinum® | 1,000,000 | 1976 |
| multi-Platinum® | 2,000,000 (in increments of 1,000,000 thereafter) | 1984 |
| Diamond® | 10,000,000 and counting | 1999 |
What are the 7 award levels of music certification?
The award levels are Silver (20,000+), Double Silver (40,000+), Gold (75,000+), Double Gold (150,000+), Diamond (200,000+), Platinum (400,000+) and Double Platinum (800,000+).
How do I get RIAA certified?
To become an RIAA member company, your label must:
- Be a U.S. based record label/company. *
- Distribute recordings of performances to U.S. consumers under your label for home use.
- Have not been engaged in the piracy of sound recordings during the last five years.
How do you get a diamond record?
Since the official diamond award was unveiled in 1999, it has been awarded sparingly — if a song has moved at least 10 million equivalent units by combining sales and streaming numbers, and if an artist or label requests certification. Only 57 songs in history have been certified diamond by the RIAA.
