RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other secondary stores.

List of certifications

Currently, the normal RIAA certifications for albums are:

• 500,000 units: Gold album.
• 1,000,000 units: Platinum album.
• 2,000,000 units: Multi-Platinum album.
• 10,000,000 units: Diamond album.

Special certifications exist for Latin albums (which the RIAA considers to be an album that is mostly sung in Spanish):

If a Latin album is certified on or after December 20, 2013:

• 30,000 units: Disco de oro (which means "Gold album").
• 60,000 units: Disco de platino (which means "Platinum album").
• 120,000 units: Disco de multi-platino album (which means "Multi-Platinum album").
• 600,000 units: Disco de diamante (which means "Diamond album").

If a Latin album was certified before December 20, 2013:

• 50,000 units: Disco de oro.
• 100,000 units: Disco de platino.
• 200,000 units: Disco de multi-platino.
• 1,000,000 units: Disco de diamante

References

Other websites

• RIAA Website
• The RIAA Diamond Awards
• Search RIAA Gold and Platinum Database
• Billboard Magazine - a magazine that publishes weekly music rankings