TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria (TCSN), founded by the Nigeria music magazine TurnTable, to represent the music recording certification in Nigeria based on the number of albums and singles paid streams and digital downloads. The certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the manager, distributor, or record label must first request certification from its website.
History On 20 March 2021, TurnTable announced its partnership with the Nigerian music community WeTalkSound, to launch a music recording certification called the Recording Certification of Nigeria (abbreviated as "RCN") to award Gold, Platinum, and Diamond certifications to singles, albums, and videos. Prior to its launch, RCN began operation in March 2021, certifying only music videos with the typical Gold and Platinum benchmarks, awarding gold certifications for 2,500 units, platinum for 5,000 units, and multi-platinum starting from 10,000 units. In a conversation with The Native; Dolapo Amusat, Ayomide Oriowo, Fortune Osayawe, and Similoluwa Adegoke, spoke about growing the music ecosystem in Nigeria and its vision for the Recording Certification of Nigeria in the nearest future.
In August 2021, the Recording Certification of Nigeria became inactive after awarding 92 music videos. On 19 February 2023, Ayomide Oriowo, and Similoluwa Adegoke announce the TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria, as a flagship of TurnTable charts, a music recording chart monitoring Nigeria Top 100 songs, and Top 50 albums. The Nigeria music magazine TurnTable, establish the TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria to award Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Multi-Platinum plaques to eligible songs or albums in Nigeria.
"Digital" single certification Digital awards : Silver: 25,000 units Gold: 50,000 units Platinum: 100,000 units Multi-Platinum: 200,000 units (increments of 100,000 thereafter)
The units are defined as: 150 on-demand streams count as 1 unit
"Digital" album certification Digital awards since 2023: Silver: 12,500 units Gold: 25,000 units Platinum: 50,000 units Multi-Platinum: 100,000 units (increments of 50,000 thereafter)
The units are defined as: 1500 on-demand streams count as 1 unit
TCSN Gold certifications Gold-certified albums and singles
Year of releaseArtist(s)TitleLabel(s)CertificationYear of certificationRelease type2022Blaqbonez Back In UniChocolate CityGold2023Single2022Burna BoyAloneHollywood Records, Inc./Atlantic Recording CorporationGold2023Single2021Babyboy AVConfessionLongitude Promotions, AzuriGold2023Single
TCSN Platinum certifications Platinum-certified albums and singles
Year of releaseArtist(s)TitleLabel(s)CertificationYear of certificationRelease type2022Burna BoyLove, DaminiSpaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records5× Platinum2023Album2022AsakeMr. Money With The VibeYBNL Nation, Empire4× Platinum2023Album2022AsakeSungba (Remix)YBNL Nation, Empire4× Platinum2023Single2021JoeboySip (Alcohol)BANKU MUSIC, EMPAWA AFRICA LIMITED3× Platinum2023Single2022Burna BoyLast LastSpaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records3× Platinum2023Single2022Burna BoyCommon PersonSpaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records3× Platinum2023Single2022Burna BoyFor My HandSpaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records2× Platinum2023Single2022Burna BoyIt's PlentySpaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records2× Platinum2023Single2022Burna BoyB.D'orSpaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic RecordsPlatinum2023Single2022Burna BoyDifferent SizeSpaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic RecordsPlatinum2023Single2022Black SherifSecond SermonBlacko Mgt., Spaceship Entertainment LtdPlatinum2023Single2022Burna BoyI Told Them...Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic RecordsPlatinum2023Album2021JoeboySomewhere Between Beauty & MagicBANKU MUSIC, EMPAWA AFRICA LIMITEDPlatinum2023Album2022BNXNKilometer (Remix)Platinum2023Single2021Babyboy AVBig Thug BoysLongitude Promotions, AzuriPlatinum2023Single
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