Certification
These are the recording sales certifications for Urapopstar, also known as URAPS. Certifications have been adjusted to account for inflation twice since 2001.
Singles[edit | edit source]
| Format | Effective date | Thresholds per award | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | ||
| Singles | March 2001 — June 2013 | 125,000 | 150,000 | 250,000 | — |
| June 2013 — August 2014 | 150,000 | 225,000 | 300,000 | ||
| August 2014 — present | 150,000 | 300,000 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | |
Multi-platinum is any whole number times the sales threshold. For instance, to go 2x platinum, one has to sell 500,000 copies if released before June 2013; 600,000 copies if released between June 2013 and August 2014; or 1,000,000 (a.k.a. Diamond) copies if released after August 2014.
Albums[edit | edit source]
| Format | Effective date | Thresholds per award | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | ||
| Albums | March 2001 — June 2013 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 1,000,000 |
| June 2013 — August 2014 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| August 2014 — present | 250,000 | 500,000 | 750,000 | 1,500,000 | |
Multi-platinum is any whole number times the sales threshold. For instance, to go 2x platinum, one has to sell 600,000 copies if released before June 2013; 1,200,000 copies if released between June 2013 and August 2014; or 1,500,000 copies (a.k.a. Diamond) if released after August 2014. To go "multi-diamond", one has to sell 2,000,000 copies if released before August 2014 or 3,000,000 copies if released after August 2014.
Digital downloads[edit | edit source]
Digital downloads do not count towards official single sales nor do they have a sales-certification system of their own.
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