The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (Spanish: Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, 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.[2]
 Official logo of CAPIF | |
| Abbreviation | CAPIF |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 25, 1958 |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Trade organization protecting music production companies' interests |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires |
| Location | |
Director Ejecutivo | Javier Delupí[1] |
Main organ | Comisión Directiva |
| Affiliations | IFPI |
| Website | www.capif.org.ar |
Sales certification
editCAPIF 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.[3] 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.[4]
Current accreditation levels
edit| Format | Current Accreditation Levels[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Platinum | Diamond | |
| Album[A] | 10,000 | 20,000 | 135,000 |
| Single[B] | 10,000 | 20,000 | 135,000 |
| Streaming | 8,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
| DVD | 5,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| CD+DVD | 5,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 |
- ^ The same accreditation levels can be applied to album certifications based on either physical sales or digital downloads.[4]
- ^ The current accreditation levels for singles consider either digital downloads or streaming numbers. Certifications for singles based on physical sales were suppressed in 2001.
Historical accreditation levels
editAlbums
edit| Period | Gold certification |
Platinum certification |
Diamond certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980–December 31, 2000[3] | 30,000 | 60,000 | 500,000 |
| January 1, 2001 – June 30, 2016[3] | 20,000 | 40,000 | 250,000 |
| July 1, 2016–present[4] | 10,000 | 20,000 | 135,000 |
Singles
edit| Certification based on | Gold certification |
Platinum certification |
Diamond certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sales[3] (suppressed in 2001) | 50,000 | 100,000 | N/A
|
| Digital downloads[4] | 10,000 | 20,000 | 135,000 |
| Streams[4] | 8,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
DVD
edit| Period | Gold certification |
Platinum certification |
Diamond certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Until 2011[5] | 4,000 | 8,000 | N/A
|
| 2011–June 30, 2016[6] | 7,500 | 15,000 | 75,000 |
| July 1, 2016–present[4] | 5,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 |
Other releases
edit| Type of release | Gold certification |
Platinum certification |
Diamond certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compilation albums[3] (suppressed in 2001) | 100,000 | 200,000 | N/A
|
| Music sets (CD+DVD)[4] (since 2016) | 5,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 |
CAPIF Charts
editThe 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.
- 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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Autoridades [Authorities]"[permanent dead link] (in Spanish). August 18, 2009. CAPIF.
- ^ "Qué es CAPIF [What is CAPIF]" Archived 2011-10-06 at archive.today (in Spanish). CAPIF. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Discos de Oro y Platino" [Gold and Platinum discs]. CAPIF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Procedimientos para la elaboración de charts y certificación de galardones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "IFPI Certification-levels 2007" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ "IFPI Certification-levels 2011" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-31.