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== Certification thresholds ==
{{Main|List of music recording certifications}}
[[File:Thriller platinum record, Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood.JPG|thumb|[[RIAA certification|Platinum record]] awarded to [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'' by [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). In the U.S, a recording standard album/single must
Below are certification thresholds for the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and France. The numbers in the tables are in terms of "units", where a unit represents one sale or one shipment of a given medium. Certification is often awarded cumulatively, and it is possible for one release to be certified silver, gold, and platinum in turn. An album that becomes Platinum twice over, for example, an album which has sold 2,000,000 copies in the United States, is said to be "Double-Platinum", or sometimes "Multi-Platinum". Since 2013 in the U.S.,<ref name="stream" /> and 2014 in the UK<ref name="occ20140622">{{cite news |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/uks-official-singles-chart-to-include-streaming-data-for-first-time__4245/ |title=UK's Official Singles Chart to include streaming data for first time |publisher=Official Charts Company |first=Lauren |last=Kreisler |date=22 June 2014 |access-date=12 March 2017 |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018162312/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/uks-official-singles-chart-to-include-streaming-data-for-first-time__4245/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Germany,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5862334/streaming-tally-joins-germanys-official-charts |magazine=Billboard |date=7 January 2014 |title=Streaming Tally Joins Germany's Official Charts |first=Wolfgang |last=Spahr |access-date=19 April 2017 |archive-date=25 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125073244/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5862334/streaming-tally-joins-germanys-official-charts |url-status=live }}</ref> streaming of songs counts towards certification of singles with 150 streams being the equivalent of 1 unit sold.<ref name="occ20140622"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6859551/riaa-streaming-gold-platinum-certification-methodology |title=RIAA Accepts Streams for Gold and Platinum Certifications |magazine=Billboard |date=1 February 2016 |access-date=12 March 2017 |archive-date=1 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201222000/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6859551/riaa-streaming-gold-platinum-certification-methodology |url-status=live }}</ref> Since February 2016, RIAA includes on-demand audio and video streams and a track sale equivalent in Gold and Platinum Album Award. The program count both sales and streams for single and album certifications.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/150033/riaa-debuts-album-award-with-streams-sam-hunt-and- |title=RIAA Debuts Album Award With Streams, Sam Hunt And More Receive Awards |work=AllAccess |date=1 February 2016 |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014230958/https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/150033/riaa-debuts-album-award-with-streams-sam-hunt-and- |url-status=live }}</ref>
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