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How Do I Become Certified? Physical single sales count as 1 unit towards Single Award Certifications. Certification requirements for all awards: Applications must be made by the rights holder, who may be verified by Music Canada. A permanent digital download of a track or full album from an Approved DSP is accepted towards Certification, provided that the price of the download reflects fair market value, which is determined by Music Canada.

Promotional tracks or ringtones available as a free download do not count towards Certification. On-demand audio streams of tracks within Canada from an Approved DSP are accepted towards streaming data totals. Sales and streams must occur within the Canadian market to count towards Certification.

Individual track sales and streaming data can be put forward for both a Single Award and Album Award Certification. Alternative versions of a track e. For Greatest Hits compilation Certifications, digital and physical album sales of the full compilation can only be combined with individual track sales and streams i.

Physical CD, vinyl, and cassette tape sales are considered for Certification on the basis of sales reports of domestic net shipment figures total shipments less returns of commercial sound recordings for sale at fair market value to the public in Canada.

All sales reports are subject to verification by Music Canada and its approved third party verification service. These awards, given by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA , represent huge sales — , albums for gold, 1 million for platinum, 2 million or more for multiplatinum.

But some people in the music industry believe these awards can have a tinny ring. Michael Ellis, chart director for Billboard , argues that the RIAA bases its awards on the number of copies a record company sends to stores, without subtracting the sometimes large numbers of unsold units stores later return.

Music executives hope that gold and platinum certifications will create a bandwagon effect, making sales grow ever larger. The plaques function as a pat on the back for those who make the recording and sell it, or as a thank-you to family, friends, and others who have been helpful.

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