So what's your source? What group governs this "worldwide plaque" as you say?

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JLOz1FaNaTiC wrote:

Wellyver wrote:

There is a Worldwide certification for more than 2million.

Negative, I have never heard of such a thing. Who certifies this because in the U.S. the RIAA is based on Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum (2x+), and Diamond certifications/sales from within the nation. While outside territories have their own certification systems for recording artists in their country.

So what's your source? What group governs this "worldwide plaque" as you say?

Did you ever hear about an internacional music institution called ''International Federation of the Phonographic Industry?'' 

Even the World Music Awards use their information since it's the only accurate global way to register these sales - but it won't give a certification in case the record label doesn't apply for. 

This is a way to praise the achievements of Global Artists like Shakira, Kylie etc.

It's not because u never heard that it doesn't exist.

From the IFPI website: (number of certification per country in 2001 - the first year they started doing this)

IFPI Platinum Europe Awards

Awards by month & year

Analysis by Country of Origin Country of Origin (by artist nationality) 2001 AUSTRALIA 2 CANADA 3 EUR/ICELAND 1 EUR/IRELAND 6 EUR/GREECE 1 EUR/FRANCE 5 EUR/GERMANY 2 EUR/ITALY 5 EUR/NETHERLANDS 1 EUR/SPAIN 3 EUR/UK 28 CUBA 1 JAMAICA 1 USA 28 Grand Total 87

Analysis by Award Level Award Level 2001 1 45 2 19 3 11 4 5 5 1 6 4 7 2 8 0 9 0 Total 87 %single 52% %double/multi 48% %over 4 14%

Now in their website they are only registering sales in Europe for more than 1 million, but recently Shakira had a certification for more than 2 million records sold for 'Sale El Sol' 

PLUSSSSSS: A WORLDWIDE CERTIFICATION PICTURE FOR QUEENBEY ISSUED BY THE IFPI.

One very intesting thing about it is: Jennifer according to RIIA has sold 11 million cds in the USA (not counting singles) but they are only counting her certified albums, it means CAUM/BRAVE/LOVE? are not being counted, which is a pitty, she is already in the 12 million range.

IS IT ENOUGH??

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) awards the IFPI Platinum Europe Award for album sales over one million within Europe and (as of October 2009) the Middle East. Multi-Platinum Europe Awards are presented for sales in subsequent multiples of a million. The award, which was inaugurated in 1996, is not restricted to European group artists. Time is not a factor for an album to reach Platinum.

April 2011

You know.. I tried to tell them..

Presented to Mathew Knowles? Singles, copies, and ringtones? This must be a joke of some kind.

And suppose you are right.. then where is Adele's plaque for "21"? Rihanna's for "Loud"? Lady Gaga's for "Born This Way"? Each have sold way more than 4Million copies worldwide. Unless ofc ifpi certs. are mainly for Europe, and the organization just tracks & record worldwide sales like Huetarfriend stated.