In the post, Sounds of Germany - Paul Landers, I introduced the German perspective to the globally recognized Les Paul guitar.
In this post, I thought I would introduce the German certification process.
German certification - Bundesverband Musikindustrie
English translation - Federal Music Industry Association
Initials - BVMI
BVMI Gold and Platinum certification began in 1975. As of 2014, BVMI issues Diamond certification as well.
Album Certification
Gold - 100,000
Platinum - 200,000
3x Gold - 300,000
2x Platinum - 400,000
5x Gold - 500,000
3x Platinum - 600,000
Diamond - 750,000
Singles Certification
Gold - 200,000
Platinum - 400,000
3x Gold - 600,000
2x Platinum - 800,000
(5x Gold n/a)
3x Platinum - 1,200,000
Diamond - 1,000,000
Video Certification
Gold - 25,000
Platinum - 50,000
Jazz Single/Album Certification
Gold - 10,000
Platinum - 20,000
(Source - Wikipedia)
My take away -
Germany offers an impressive investment in its certification process and for those musicians who achieve any range within Gold and Diamond, great honor is due.
No comments:
Post a Comment