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RIAJ
From generasia
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (also known as RIAJ) is a corporation in the music industry, responsible for certifying music releases in Japan.
Certifications
Singles, Albums, Video releases
| Thresholds per award | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Platinum | 2× Platinum | 3× Platinum | Million | Multi-Million |
| 100,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 750,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000+ |
- Old Criteria (until 2003)
| Format | Type | Thresholds per award | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Platinum | 2x Platinum | Million | 3x Platinum | 4x Platinum | |||
| Albums | Domestic | 200,000 | 400,000 | 800,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,600,000 | |
| International | 100,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 | 800,000 | |||
| Singles | Domestic | 200,000 | 400,000 | 800,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,600,000 | ||
| International | 50,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | |||
Digital
| Format | Thresholds per award | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Platinum | 2x Platinum | 3x Platinum | Million | ||
| Chaku-uta (R) | - | 500,000 | 750,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Single Track | 100,000 | 250,000 | ||||
| Album | ||||||
Streaming
| Thresholds per award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond |
| 30,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 500,000,000 |
Note: Starting December 2021, the Silver Certification was removed.
