JAPANESE ALBUM FIGURES
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*These figures have all been announced by Sony Music Japan
** This shipment figure was announced in a press release when Glitter debuted.
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) 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 2003:
Since 2003:
** This shipment figure was announced in a press release when Glitter debuted.
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) 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 2003:
- Gold = 100,000 shipped
- Platinum = 200,000 shipped
Since 2003:
- Gold = 100,000 shipped
- Platinum = 250,000 shipped