In theUnited States, theRecording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number ofalbums andsingles sold through retail and other secondary stores.^[1]

Currently, the normal RIAA certifications for albums are:

• 500,000 units:Gold album.
• 1,000,000 units:Platinum album.
• 2,000,000 units:Multi-Platinum album.
• 10,000,000 units:Diamond album.

Special certifications exist for Latin albums (which the RIAA considers to be an album that is mostly sung in Spanish):^[2]

If a Latin album is certified on or after December 20, 2013:

• 30,000 units:Disco de oro (which means "Gold album").
• 60,000 units:Disco de platino (which means "Platinum album").
• 120,000 units:Disco de multi-platino album (which means "Multi-Platinum album").
• 600,000 units:Disco de diamante (which means "Diamond album").

If a Latin album was certified before December 20, 2013:

• 50,000 units:Disco de oro.
• 100,000 units:Disco de platino.
• 200,000 units:Disco de multi-platino.
• 1,000,000 units:Disco de diamante

• RIAA Website
• The RIAA Diamond Awards
• Search RIAA Gold and Platinum Database
• Billboard Magazine - a magazine that publishes weekly music rankings