Aren't they supposed to be based on how many albums have been SOLD , not shipped?
Most countries base them on shipped copies to stores . Thus I would assume the statement that they certify albums based on how many copies they might sell would allude to this.
The only hoax I see is the overshipping perhaps in the absence of actual sales to make it seem as though artists are "selling" a lot when they aren't .
Where is the hoax? Sometimes labels over certify some albums and sometimes they under certify.
There are albums in the US who sold between 400M and 700M which are certified platinum and they are some with more than 1M sold which aren't.
The hoax here would be how dead the music market is in Spain.
Where is the hoax? Sometimes labels over certify some albums and sometimes they under certify.
There are albums in the US who sold between 400M and 700M which are certified platinum and they are some with more than 1M sold which aren't.
The hoax here would be how dead the music market is in Spain.
The official rules stipulate that Golden certified albums must get to sell 20.000 records, and Gaga has been certified Gold with 8000 for instance, it might have happened the same with other artists over the years, because this seems to be something that's been usual for at least 5 years
I'm so happy for ARTPOP, 8.000 copies here is amazing for an international artist (if not, look katy, rih, taylor, bey, sales) Applause, Dope and Venus were #1 on promusicae, DWUW #2.. so is great for a 'flop era' and a 'flop artist' according to some people.