In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other secondary stores.^[1]

List of certifications

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