GERMAN ALBUM FIGURES
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The German French Institute of Public Opinion (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 1999:
From 1999-2003:
Since 2003:
Before 1999:
- Gold = 250,000 shipped
- Platinum = 500,000 shipped
From 1999-2003:
- Gold = 150,000 shipped
- Platinum = 300,000 shipped
Since 2003:
- Gold = 100,000 shipped
- Platinum = 200,000 shipped