Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Certifications

An album that achieves a certain amount of sales within a country receives an award in the form of a certification. For example, if an album makes over "a" sales within a certain country, it can be "certified gold". If it then makes over "b" sales, it can be certified platinum. IF it makes "2b" sales, it is certified 2 times or 2x platinum.

Record labels give information about sales within each country to each country's national record industry association (NRIA). The NRIA then awards certifications to an artist's album if it goes over a set number of sales. These certifications can then be used as an artists and/or record company's bragging rights to their success.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the international organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It represents more than 1,450 record companies in 75 different countries, and therefore acts as the national record industry association for those countries. It also recognizes 48 affiliate NRIA's.

This table is an attempt to make a centralized source of information pertaining to album certifications. This includes the country, the national record industry association for that country, a website (and any necessary navigation instructions that appear in a footnote), and the required domestic sales to reach each certification award level. These are only for full length albums; future work will include DVD certifications, and single certifications will be made a part of Wikiproject songs.

You may note that the table is incomplete. This may be because:
 * 1) The website is down,
 * 2) There is not a database available online to the public, or
 * 3) There is not an online database that can be found (most likely because it is in a foreign language).

If you have found a reliable source for a country's certifications and there is not one on this table yet, please be bold and add it, so others can use it.

If you have any questions or queries, please leave them on the talk page.