AUSTRIAN ALBUM FIGURES
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The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) certifications are based on the amount of records shipped to stores minus returns, meaning if there are many copies of an album on the shelves at retail and there is no demand for them, they will be shipped back to the record label and will not be counted in the certification.
Before 2002:
Before 2003-2006:
Since 2006:
Before 2002:
- Gold = 25,000 shipped
- Platinum = 50,000 shipped
Before 2003-2006:
- Gold = 20,000 shipped
- Platinum = 40,000 shipped
Since 2006:
- Gold = 15,000 shipped
- Platinum = 30,000 shipped