RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other secondary stores.^[1]

List of certifications

Currently, the normal RIAA certifications for albums are:

Special certifications exist for Latin albums (which the RIAA considers to be an album that is mostly sung in Spanish):^[2]

If a Latin album is certified on or after December 20, 2013:

30,000 units: Disco de oro (which means "Gold album").
60,000 units: Disco de platino (which means "Platinum album").
120,000 units: Disco de multi-platino album (which means "Multi-Platinum album").
600,000 units: Disco de diamante (which means "Diamond album").

If a Latin album was certified before December 20, 2013:

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) seal that appears on award plaques
RIAA certifications for Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Lynyrd Skynyrd on display at Julien's Auctions
The "Diamond Award" granted by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognizes 10 million units sold in the United States for both albums and singles.
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