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Starting also from 1 June 2014, BVMI raised its certification-award-levels for the
Singles, from the previous 150,000 units for Gold and 300,000 units for Platinum to 200,000 units for Gold and 400,000 units for Platinum. The change in the certification-levels of the Singles was affected by both
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certifications. During the 1970s and 1980s, the certification levels for singles in
Germany were 500,000 units for Gold and 1,000,000 units for Platinum, while the certification levels for albums were 250,000 and 500,000, respectively.
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The association does not issue awards for 2× Gold or 4× Gold, which overlie the requirements of platinum certification awards. Sales of both physical and digital, whether it is an album or a single, can be included for certification.
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Streaming as well as an increase in sales of downloads that has been seen in recent years. 100 streams with the running time of at least 30 seconds or more, are considered as one single download.
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BVMI follows the following pattern to certify records:
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Federation of the Phonographic Industry
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454:List of best-selling singles in Germany
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34:Federal Music Industry Association
16:German music industry organization
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683:Sampson, Jim (28 December 1985).
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78:Managing Director: Florian Drücke
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198:Certification levels for albums
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711:"West German Music Sales Up 5%"
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566:"Über Uns: Aufgaben und Ziele"
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87:http://www.musikindustrie.de
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58:German Music Companies
408:Certification levels
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144:Certification-awards
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54:Membership
39:Headquarters
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1144:(Singapore)
1114:(Australia)
1108:(Indonesia)
1029:IFPI Greece
924:(Argentina)
918:(Venezuela)
842:10 December
547:15 November
412:recordings
286:(Unchanged)
175:2× Platinum
169:1× Platinum
134: [
1188:Categories
1150:(Malaysia)
1065:Promusicae
983:(Portugal)
960:(Paraguay)
751:6 February
489:References
368:1,500,000
365:1,000,000
74:Key people
1085:(Romania)
1055:(Finland)
1049:(Hungary)
1037:(Ireland)
1025:(Denmark)
1007:(Iceland)
1001:(Germany)
989:(Belgium)
936:(Uruguay)
715:Billboard
689:Billboard
663:Billboard
433:Platinum
398:Platinum
1162:(Taiwan)
1132:(Turkey)
1091:(Poland)
1079:(France)
1073:(France)
1043:(Latvia)
1031:(Greece)
1019:(Sweden)
948:(Brazil)
942:(Canada)
912:(Mexico)
910:AMPROFON
639:13 March
608:13 March
582:13 March
516:13 March
443:See also
349:600,000
346:400,000
343:300,000
340:500,000
336:Platinum
330:300,000
327:200,000
324:150,000
321:250,000
284:750,000
281:750,000
262:150,000
259:200,000
256:200,000
253:300,000
250:500,000
246:Platinum
237:100,000
234:100,000
231:150,000
228:250,000
1138:(Japan)
1120:(India)
1067:(Spain)
1013:(Italy)
964:UNIMPRO
916:AVINPRO
903:America
436:20,000
428:10,000
401:50,000
393:25,000
355:Diamond
268:Diamond
240:75,000
178:5× Gold
172:3× Gold
166:1× Gold
116:Germany
104:English
83:Website
47:Germany
1130:Mü-Yap
1047:MAHASZ
974:Europe
966:(Peru)
897:(IFPI)
784:15 May
43:Berlin
1106:ASIRI
1041:LaIPA
922:CAPIF
832:(PDF)
803:(PDF)
739:(PDF)
475:Notes
470:Notes
425:Gold
138:]
1172:PARI
1166:RMNZ
1154:RISA
1142:RIAS
1136:RIAJ
1124:KMCA
1112:ARIA
1089:ZPAV
1083:UPFR
1077:UPFI
1071:SNEP
1059:NVPI
1035:IRMA
1011:FIMI
999:BVMI
995:(UK)
954:(US)
952:RIAA
844:2023
815:2021
786:2014
753:2021
722:2021
696:2021
670:2021
641:2010
610:2010
584:2010
549:2013
518:2010
410:Jazz
389:Gold
317:Gold
224:Gold
112:BVMI
94:The
31:Type
1160:RIT
1148:RIM
1118:IMI
1017:GLF
1005:FHF
993:BPI
987:BEA
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