Music Videos/DVDs
| Country/ Territory |
Certifying body | Thresholds per award | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Platinum | Diamond | Based on | ||
| Argentina | Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) Note: As of 1 September 2010 | 7,500 | 15,000 | 75,000 | |
| Australia | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | 7,500 | 15,000 | — | Shipments |
| Austria | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Austria | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | |
| Belgium | Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) | 15,000 (25,000) |
30,000 (50,000) |
50,000 (100,000) |
Sales |
| Brazil | Brazilian Association of Phonograph Producers (ABDP) | 25,000 (15,000) |
50,000 (30,000) |
250,000 (125,000) |
Sales |
| Canada | Music Canada | 5,000 | 10,000 | 100,000 | Shipments |
| Colombia | Colombian Association of Phonograph Producers (ASINCOL) | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | |
| Czech Republic | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Czech Republic | 3,000 | 6,000 | — | |
| Denmark | IFPI Denmark Note: As of 1 April 2009 | 7,500 | 15,000 | — | Shipments |
| Finland | Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland Note: As of 1 January 2010 | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | Sales |
| France | National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP) Note: Only as of 1 July 2010 | 7,500 | 15,000 | 60,000 | Sales |
| Germany | The Federal Association of Music Industry (BVMI) | 25,000 | 50,000 | — | Shipments |
| Greece | IFPI Greece | 3,000 | 6,000 | — | Shipments |
| Hungary | Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASZ) Note: As of 1 January 2010 | 2,000 | 4,000 | — | |
| Iceland | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Iceland Note: As of June 2010 | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | |
| Ireland | Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) | 2,000 | 4,000 | — | |
| Italy | Federation of the Italian Music Industry (FIMI) | 10,000 | 20,000 | — | |
| Japan | Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) | 100,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| Latvia | Latvian Music Producers Association (LaMPA) | 5,000 | 8,000 | — | |
| Mexico | Mexican Association of Phonograph Producers (AMPROFON) | 10,000 | 20,000 | — | |
| Netherlands | The Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of Image and Sound Carriers (NVPI) |
30,000 | 60,000 | — | Shipments |
| New Zealand | Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) | 2,500 | 5,000 | — | |
| 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) | 7,500 | 15,000 | — | Sales |
| Poland | Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV) | 5,000 | 10,000 | — | Sales |
| Portugal | Phonographic Association of Portugal (AFP) | 4,000 | 8,000 | — | |
| Russia | National Federation of Phonograph Producers (NFPF) | 10,000 (3,000) |
20,000 (6,000) |
— | |
| Slovakia | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Slovakia | 500 | 1,000 | — | |
| Spain | Producers of Spanish Music (PROMUSICAE) | 10,000 | 25,000 | — | |
| Sweden | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden | 10,000 | 20,000 | — | Shipments |
| Switzerland | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Switzerland | 3,000 | 6,000 | — | |
| United Kingdom | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) | 25,000 | 50,000 | — | Shipments |
| United States | Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) | 25,000 | 50,000 | — | Shipments |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Chamber of Disc (CUD) Note: As of 1 September 2011 | 1,000 | 2,000 | — | |
| Gold | Platinum | Diamond | Based on | ||
| Thresholds per award | |||||
| "—" denotes that an award is not given by the certifying body. | |||||
^ XXI Danish DVD sales figures provided refer to Music/Single DVDs. Full-length DVDs are on a differing scale: sales exceeding 10,000 and 20,000 for Gold and Platinum awards (beginning January 7, 2011), reduced from 15,000 and 30,000 copies, respectively.
^ XXII Hungarian DVD sales figures provided refer to "Pop" DVDs. A separate scale is used for jazz, spoken word, classical, and world music DVDs: sales exceeding 1,000 and 2,000 for Gold and Platinum awards respectively.
^ XXIII Polish sales figures provided refer to "Pop" music videos. A separate scale is used for jazz/classical music videos: sales exceeding 2,500, 5,000, and 25,000 for Gold, Platinum, and Diamond awards respectively.
^ XXIV U.S. sales figures provided refer to "Video singles". A separate scale is used for "Long form videos" and "Multi-Box Music Video Sets": sales exceeding 50,000 and 100,000 for Gold and Platinum awards respectively.
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