This list if from Wikipedia so I'm not sure how accurate it is, but these are the sales thresholds for gold and platinum for different countries...
| Country/
Territory |
Certifying body | Sales thresholds per award | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | ||
| Argentina | Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF)[2] | - | 20,000
(20,000) |
40,000
(40,000) |
250,000 |
| Australia | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)[3] | - | 35,000
(35,000) |
70,000
(70,000) |
- |
| Austria | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Austria[4] | - | 10,000
(10,000) |
20,000
(20,000) |
- |
| Belgium | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Belgium[5] | - | 10,000
(15,000) |
20,000
(30,000) |
- |
| Brazil | Brazilian Association of Phonograph Producers (ABDP)[6] | - | 50,000
(30,000) |
100,000
(60,000) |
500,000
(250,000) |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (BAMP)[7] | - | 15,000
(10,000) |
30,000
(20,000) |
- |
| Canada | Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)[8][9] | - | 40,000
(40,000) |
80,000
(80,000) |
800,000
(800,000) |
| Chile | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Chile[10] | - | 7,500
(7,500) |
15,000
(15,000) |
- |
| China | State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television[11] | - | 40,000
(15,000) |
80,000
(30,000) |
- |
| Colombia | Colombian Association of Phonograph Producers (ASINCOL) | - | 10,000
(5,000) |
20,000
(10,000) |
- |
| Cyprus | AllRecords - www.allrecords.com | - | 5,000 | 10,000 | - |
| Czech Republic | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Czech Republic | - | 7,500
(3,000) |
15,000
(6,000) |
- |
| Denmark | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Denmark[12] | - | 15,000
(15,000) |
30,000
(30,000) |
- |
| Ecuador | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Ecuador | - | 3,000
(3,000) |
6,000
(6,000) |
- |
| Egypt | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Egypt | - | 50,000
(5,000) |
100,000
(10,000) |
- |
| Finland | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Finland[13] | - | 15,000
(10,000) |
30,000
(20,000) |
- |
| France | National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP)[14] | 35,000
(35,000) |
75,000
(75,000) |
200,000
(300,000) |
750,000
(750,000) |
| Germany | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Germany[15] | - | 100,000
(100,000) |
200,000
(200,000) |
- |
| Greece | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI)[16] | - | 15,000
(7,500) |
30,000
(15,000) |
- |
| Hong Kong | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Hong Kong[17] | - | 15,000
(7,500) |
30,000
(15,000) |
- |
| Hungary | Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASz)[18] | - | 7,500
(3,000) |
15,000
(6,000) |
- |
| India | Indian Music Industry (IMI)[19] | - | 100,000
(7,500) |
200,000
(15,000) |
- |
| Indonesia | Recording Industry of Indonesia[20] | - | 75,000
(20,000) |
150,000
(40,000) |
- |
| Ireland | Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA)[21] | - | 7,500
(7,500) |
15,000
(15,000) |
- |
| Israel | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Israel | - | 20,000 | 40,000 | - |
| Italy | Federation of the Italian Music Industry (FIMI)[20] | - | 35,000
(35,000) |
70,000
(70,000) |
350,000
(350,000) |
| Japan | Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)[22] | - | 100,000
(100,000) |
250,000
(250,000) |
- |
| Latvia | Latvian Music Producers Association (LaMPA)[23] | - | 8,000
(4,000) |
15,000
(8,000) |
- |
| Lebanon | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Lebanon | - | 20,000
(5,000) |
40,000
(10,000) |
- |
| Malaysia | Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIAM)[24] | - | 10,000
(10,000) |
20,000
(20,000) |
- |
| Mexico | Mexican Association of Phonograph Producers (AMPF)[25] | - | 40,000
(40,000) |
80,000
(80,000) |
400,000
(400,000) |
| Netherlands | The Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of Image and
Sound Carriers (NVPI)[26] |
- | 30,000
(30,000) |
60,000
(60,000) |
- |
| New Zealand | Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)[27] | - | 7,500
(7,500) |
15,000
(15,000) |
- |
| Norway | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Norway[28] | - | 15,000
(15,000) |
30,000
(30,000) |
- |
| Paraguay | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Paraguay | - | 5,000
(5,000) |
10,000 | - |
| Peru | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Peru | - | 3,000
(3,000) |
6,000
(6,000) |
- |
| Philippines | Philippine Recording Industry Music Association (PRIMA) | - | 12,500
(7,500) |
25,000
(15,000) |
- |
| Poland | Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV)[29] | - | 15,000
(10,000) |
30,000
(20,000) |
150,000
(100,000) |
| Portugal | Phonographic Association of Portugal (AFP)[30] | - | 10,000
(10,000) |
20,000
(20,000) |
- |
| Russia | National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPP)[31] | - | 50,000
(10,000) |
100,000
(20,000) |
300,000 |
| Singapore | Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS)[32] | - | 6,000
(6,000) |
12,000
(12,000) |
- |
| Slovakia | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Slovakia[33] | - | 3,000
(1,000) |
6,000
(2,000) |
- |
| Slovenia | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Slovenia | - | 5,000
(5,000) |
10,000
(10,000) |
- |
| South Korea | Recording Industry Association of Korea[34] | - | 8,000
(8,000) |
15,000
(15,000) |
- |
| Spain | Producers of Spanish Music (PROMUSICAE)[35] | - | 40,000
(40,000) |
80,000
(80,000) |
|
| Sweden | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Sweden[36] | - | 20,000
(20,000) |
40,000
(40,000) |
- |
| Switzerland | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Switzerland[37] | - | 15,000
(15,000) |
30,000
(30,000) |
- |
| Taiwan | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Taiwan[38] | - | 20,000
(7,000) |
40,000
(14,000) |
- |
| Turkey | Turkish Phonographic Industries Society (Mü-YAP)[39] | - | 100,000
(5,000) |
200,000
(10,000) |
300,000
(20,000) |
| Ukraine | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Ukraine | - | 50,000
(25,000) |
100,000
(50,000) |
500,000
(100,000) |
| United Kingdom | British Phonographic Industry (BPI)[40] | 60,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 | - |
| United States | Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[41] | - | 500,000
(500,000) |
1 million
(1 million) |
10 million
(10 million) |
| Uruguay | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Uruguay | - | 2,000
(2,000) |
4,000
(4,000) |
- |
| Venezuela | Association of Venezuelan Phonograph Producers (APFV) | - | 5,000
(5,000) |
10,000
(10,000) |
- |
| International or multi-national agencies | |||||
| Gulf States | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Gulf States | - | 15,000
(15,000) |
30,000
(30,000) |
- |
| South Africa
and Lesotho |
Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA)[42] | - | 20,000
(20,000) |
40,000
(40,000) |
- |
|
|
Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | |
| Sales thresholds per award | |||||
