Singles
| Country/ Territory |
Certifying body | Thresholds per award | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | Based on | ||
| Australia | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | — | 35,000 | 70,000 | — | Shipments |
| Austria | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Austria | — | 15,000 | 30,000 | — | |
| Belgium | Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) | — | 10,000 (15,000) |
20,000 (30,000) |
— | Sales |
| Canada | Music Canada | — | 5,000 | 10,000 | 100,000 | Shipments |
| Czech Republic | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Czech Republic | — | 1,000 | 2,000 | — | |
| Denmark | IFPI Denmark Note: As of 1 April 2009 | — | 15,000 | 30,000 | — | Shipments |
| Finland | Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland Note: Only as of 1 January 1994 | — | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | Sales |
| France | National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP) Note: Only as of March 2013 | — | 75,000 | 150,000 | 250,000 | Sales |
| Germany | The Federal Association of Music Industry (BVMI) | — | 150,000 | 300,000 | — | Shipments |
| Greece | IFPI Greece | — | 3,000 | 6,000 | — | Shipments |
| Hong Kong | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Hong Kong | — | 15,000 (7,500) |
30,000 (15,000) |
— | Sales |
| Hungary | Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASZ) Note: As of 1 January 2010 | — | 1,500 | 3,000 | — | |
| Ireland | Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) | — | 7,500 | 15,000 | — | |
| Italy | Federation of the Italian Music Industry (FIMI) Note: As of 1 July 2010 | — | 15,000 | 30,000 | — | |
| Japan | Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) | — | 100,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000 | Shipments |
| Malaysia | Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) Note: Only as of 1 July 2009 | — | 7,500 | 15,000 | — | Sales |
| Netherlands | The Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of Image and Sound Carriers (NVPI) |
— | 10,000 | 20,000 | — | Shipments |
| New Zealand | Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) | — | 7,500 | 15,000 | — | Sales |
| Norway | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Norway Note: Only as of 2007 | — | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | Sales |
| Philippines | Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) Note: Only as of 1 July 2012 | — | 75,000 | 150,000 | — | Sales |
| Poland | Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV) | — | 15,000 | 30,000 | 150,000 | Sales |
| Portugal | Phonographic Association of Portugal (AFP) | — | 10,000 | 20,000 | — | |
| Singapore | Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS) | — | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | Sales |
| Spain | Producers of Spanish Music (PROMUSICAE) | — | 20,000 | 40,000 | — | Sales |
| Sweden | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden Note: Only as of January 1, 2010 | — | 20,000 | 40,000 | — | Shipments |
| Switzerland | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Switzerland | — | 15,000 | 30,000 | — | |
| Taiwan | Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) Note: Only as of 1 January 2009 | — | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | Sales |
| Thailand | Thai Entertainment Content Trade Association (TECA) | — | 50,000 (20,000) |
100,000 (40,000) |
— | Sales |
| United Kingdom | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) | 200,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 | — | Shipments |
| United States | Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) | — | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | — | Shipments |
| International or multi-national agencies | ||||||
| South Africa and Lesotho |
Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA) | — | 10,000 | 25,000 | — | |
| Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | Based on | ||
| Thresholds per award | ||||||
| "—" denotes that an award is not given by the certifying body. | ||||||
^ XIV Australian, Danish, Finnish, German, Irish, Italian, New Zealand, Norwegian, Swedish, and British figures can include sales from legal digital downloads.
^ XV For German sales, the thresholds in the table are for singles released from January 1, 2003. For singles released prior to that thresholds are 250,000 for Gold and 500,000 for Platinum. Also, for Jazz singles, the thresholds are 10,000 for Gold and 20,000 for Platinum.
^ XVI Malaysian sales figures for physical singles only; when combined with digital sales, thresholds are 15,000 for Gold and 30,000 for Platinum, whereby the digital sales are counted as 1/10 actual digital sales (10 downloads = 1 unit).
^ XVII In the United Kingdom, the number of sales required to qualify for Platinum, Gold and Silver discs was dropped for singles released after 1 January 1989 to the current thresholds of Silver (200,000 units), Gold (400,000 units), and Platinum (600,000 units). Prior to this the thresholds were Silver (250,000 units), Gold (500,000 units), and Platinum (1,000,000 units).
^ XVIII In the United States, the number of sales required to qualify for Platinum and Gold discs was dropped for singles released after 1 January 1989 to the current thresholds of Gold (500,000 units) and Platinum (1,000,000 units). Prior to this the thresholds were Gold (1,000,000 units), and Platinum (2,000,000 units).
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