Industrial Rock Sales and Awards - Certifications

Certifications

  • Austria: 10,000 for gold - 20,000 for platinum (LPs); 15,000 for gold - 30,000 for platinum (Single).
  • Australia: 35,000 for gold - 70,000 for platinum.
  • Canada: 50,000 for gold - 100,000 for platinum.
  • Denmark: 15,000 for gold - 30,000 for platinum.
  • Finland: 15,000 for gold - 30,000 for platinum.
  • France:
    • Before June 2006: 100,000 for gold - 300,000 for platinum.
    • As of June 2006: 75,000 for gold - 200,000 for platinum.
  • Germany:
    • Before October 27, 2005: 250,000 for gold - 500,000 for platinum.
    • As of October 27, 2005: 100,000 for gold - 200,000 for platinum (LPs); 150,000 for gold - 300,000 for platinum (Single).
      • Music sales in Germany plummeted 40% from 2001 to 2005, which is probably the cause for the change in the country's certification system.
  • Netherlands: 35,000 for gold - 70,000 for platinum.
  • New Zealand: 7,500 for gold - 15,000 for platinum.
  • Norway: 15,000 for gold - 30,000 for platinum.
  • Poland: 10,000 for gold - 20,000 for platinum.
  • Sweden: 20,000 for gold - 40,000 for platinum.
  • Switzerland:
    • Until 2000: 25,000 for gold - 50,000 for platinum.
    • From 2001 to 2005: 20,000 for gold - 40,000 for platinum.
    • Since 2006: 15,000 for gold - 30,000 for platinum.
  • United Kingdom: 60,000 for silver - 100,000 for gold - 300,000 for platinum.
  • United States of America: 500,000 for gold - 1 million for platinum.

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