The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (, CAPIF) is an Argentine organization member of the IFPI, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a nonprofit organization integrated by multinational and independent record labels."Qué es CAPIF [What is CAPIF]" (in Spanish). CAPIF. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
Sales certification
CAPIF launched its Gold and Platinum certification program in 1980. Initially, albums required to sell 30,000 units to become Gold and 60,000 units to become Platinum. CAPIF, however, lowered its certification levels in the beginning of 2001 to reflect the declining sales in the recording industry. In 2016, CAPIF once again lowered its certification levels for albums, digital singles and DVD releases, and introduced certifications for music sets (CD+DVD) and certifications based on streaming for both albums and singles.
Current accreditation levels Format Current Accreditation Levels Gold Platinum Diamond Album10,00020,000135,000 Single10,00020,000135,000 Streaming8,000,00016,000,000100,000,000 DVD 5,000 10,000 50,000 CD+DVD 5,000 10,000 50,000
Historical accreditation levels Albums
Period Goldcertification Platinumcertification DiamondcertificationJanuary 1980–December 31, 200030,00060,000500,000January 1, 2001 – June 30, 201620,00040,000250,000July 1, 2016–present10,00020,000135,000
Singles
Certification based on Goldcertification Platinumcertification DiamondcertificationPhysical sales 50,000 100,000 Digital downloads 10,000 20,000 135,000Streams 8,000,000 16,000,000 100,000,000
DVD Period Goldcertification Platinumcertification DiamondcertificationUntil 20114,0008,000 2011–June 30, 20167,50015,00075,000July 1, 2016–present5,00010,00050,000
Other releases Type of release Goldcertification Platinumcertification DiamondcertificationCompilation albums 100,000 200,000 Music sets (CD+DVD) 5,000 10,000 50,000
CAPIF Charts The CAPIF Charts are the main Argentine music sales charts, issued monthly. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres. All charts are compiled from data of both physical and digital sales from retailers in Argentina. CAPIF stopped publishing charts since 2018. A weekly top 10 albums chart is now published by Diario de Cultura, while the standard singles chart for the country is now the Argentina Hot 100, published by Billboard.
Current published charts: CAPIF Top 10 Streaming Singles Discontinued: CAPIF Top 10 Albums (physical sales) CAPIF Top 10 Singles (digital sales) CAPIF Top 10 Albums (music stores sales) CAPIF Year-End Top 10 Albums (physical sales) CAPIF Year-End Top 10 Singles (digital sales) CAPIF Year-End Top 10 Albums (music stores sales)
Number-ones 2021-2022 (albums) 2017 (albums and singles) 2018 (albums and singles)
See also List of diamond-certified albums in Argentina Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música
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