Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa Explained

Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa
Formation:1989
Location:Portugal
Language:Portuguese

The Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP; English: Portuguese Phonographic Association) is the recording industry association of the major labels in Portugal. Created in 1989, it succeeded GPPFV (Portuguese group of producers of Phonograms and videograms) and UNEVA (Union of audio and video editors).

The AFP is the Portuguese group of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The AFP gathers the main record publishers that operate in the Portuguese market and its affiliates represent more than 95% of the market.

In January 1994, AFP suspended the Portuguese singles chart but continued to publish the Portuguese albums chart.[1] The singles chart was not resumed until July 2000.[2]

Record charts

Current charts

width=200Chart titlewidth=120Chart typeNumber of
positions		Notes
Top Albumssales +
streaming		align=center rowspan="2"200
  • Up until 2021, the main album chart only accounted for physical sales. Digital sales were included in 2021.[3] Streaming was included in 2024.[4]
  • The charted started in 1990 with 10 positions,[5] expanding to 30 in 2003,[6] 50 in 2016[7] and to 200 in 2024.
Top Singles
  • From 1990 to 1994, AFP released the top 10 best-selling physical singles, until it got discontinued. The chart was revived in July 2000 with a top 10 weekly chart being released until 2 March 2004.[8]
  • The chart was once again revived in 2016, expanding to 100 positions and including both sales and streaming.
  • In 2020, the chart was expanded to 200 positions.[9] In 2024, although it is titled as a 10,000 positions chart, only 200 are posted to the public.
Top Airplayairplayalign=center 100
  • The chart was first published in 2020[10] as a year-end chart. From 2021 onwards, AFP-Audiogest started releasing weekly charts.[11]
Top Singles Streamingstreamingalign=center 200
  • The chart was first published as a year-end chart in 2017.[12]
  • The weekly chart started being published in 2018 with 100 positions,[13] and was expanded to 200 positions in 2020. In 2024, although it is titled as a 10,000 positions chart, only 200 are posted to the public.
Top Albums Streamingalign=center 200
  • The chart was first published in 2024 with 200 positions.

Discontinued charts

width=200Chart titlewidth=120Chart typeNumber of
positions		Notes
Top Compilationsphysical salesalign=center rowspan="2"10
  • The chart was first published in 2003[14] and, throughout its run, it was always a top 10 chart.
  • From 2013 to 2017, the chart was not publicly available, as both AFP's and Artistas & Espetáculos' websites went down permanently.
  • The chart started being weekly released to the public again in 2018 and was discontinued in 2024.
Top DVDs
  • The chart was first published in 2004[15] and was discontinued in 2019.[16] [17] The year-end DVDs chart, however, has also been published in 2020[18] and 2022.[19]
  • From 2013 to 2017, the chart was not publicly available, as both AFP's and Artistas & Espetáculos' websites went down permanently.
  • The chart started with 30 positions, but was reduced to 10 by 2018.
Top Ringtonesringtones30
  • The chart was publicly published from 2007[20] to 2013.[21]
  • It is unknown when the chart stopped being published, as both AFP's and Artistas & Espetáculos' websites were down by the end of 2013. When AFP-Audiogest started updating the charts on their website in 2018, the chart no longer existed.
Top Digital Albumsdigital downloadsalign=center rowspan="2"—
  • In 2017,[22] 2018,[23] and 2019,[24] the year-end chart for the best-selling digital albums was released by AFP-Audiogest.
  • It is currently unknown if there was ever a weekly version of the chart, as the charts were not made public from 2013 to 2017.
Top Full Track Download
  • In 2017 and 2018, the year-end chart for the best-selling digital songs was released by AFP-Audiogest.
  • It is currently unknown if there was ever a weekly version of the chart, as the charts were not made public from 2013 to 2017.

Charts lists

List of number-one albums per year
1990–19991990199119921993199419951996199719981999
2000–20092000200120022003200420052006200720082009
2010–20192010201120122013201420152016201720182019
2020–present20202021202220232024
List of number-one singles per year
1990–199919901991199219931994—————
2010–2019——————2016201720182019
2020–present20202021202220232024

Sales certifications

Albums

CertificationFrom 1987[25] to May 2005[26] From May 2005 to 2010[27] [28] Since 2011[29] Since 2024[30]
Silver10,000———
Gold20,00010,0007,5003,500
Platinum40,00020,00015,0007,000
Diamond———70,000

Singles

CertificationSince 2011Since 2016[31] Since 2024
Gold10,0005,0005,000
Platinum20,00010,00010,000
Diamond——100,000

Music DVDs

CertificationSince 2008
Gold4,000
Platinum8,000

Top+

The television program Top+, broadcast by RTP1 on every Saturday afternoon, was a weekly charts program done in partnership with the AFP. It aired between 1990 and 2012.[32] [33] At the time of cancellation, it was the longest-running television program in Portugal with the exception of RTP1's evening news programme Telejornal.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: January 15, 1994 . Top 10 Sales in Europe - Portugal . . 16 . March 18, 2023.
  2. News: July 8, 2000 . Top National Sellers - Portugal . . 10 . March 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest 01/2021 . 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  4. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest 04/2024 . 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  5. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-03-08.pdf Music & Media, vol. 21, issue 11; March 8, 2003
  6. Web site: Portuguese Charts - Top 30 Albums . 8 February 2024 . portuguesecharts.com . ASP . Portugal.
  7. Web site: Portuguese Charts - Top 50 Albums . 8 February 2024 . portuguesecharts.com . ASP . Portugal.
  8. 4 March 2006. Portuguese Labels Pull Plug On Singles Chart 04/03/04. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 116. 14. 55. 0006-2510.
  9. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest 02/2020 . 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  10. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest Anual Airplay 2020. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  11. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest Airplay 01/2021. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  12. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest Anual 2017. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  13. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest 01/2018. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  14. Web site: Top Compilations 20/2012. 8 February 2024 . afp.org.pt . Portugal.
  15. Web site: Top DVDs 20/2012. 8 February 2024 . afp.org.pt . Portugal.
  16. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest 52/2018. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  17. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest 01/2019. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  18. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest Anual 2020. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  19. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest Anual 2022. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  20. Web site: Top AFP 20/2012. 8 February 2024 . afp.org.pt . Portugal.
  21. Web site: A&E - Top AFP 37/2013. 8 February 2024 . artistas-espetaculos.com . Portugal.
  22. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest Anual 2017. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  23. Web site: Top AFP Anual 2018. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. pt. 8 February 2024. 21 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200821125319/http://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/top_vendas/Top_200_2018.xls. live.
  24. Web site: Top AFP-Audiogest Anual 2019. 8 February 2024 . audiogest.pt . ASP . Portugal.
  25. Web site: Music & Media (26-12-1987)(page-43). Music & Media. December 26, 1987. February 6, 2021.
  26. Web site: Galopim . Nuno . Crise emagrece galardões discográficos . SAPO . 19 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050524142713/http://dn.sapo.pt/2005/05/13/artes/crise_emagrece_galardoes_discografic.html . 2005-05-24 . pt . 13 May 2005.
  27. Web site: International Certification Award levels. https://web.archive.org/web/20080625100951/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf. June 25, 2008. IFPI. May 24, 2018.
  28. Web site: Crise emagrece galardões discográficos. Crisis reduces discographic award levels. DN Online. pt. May 13, 2005. December 25, 2020. May 24, 2005. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20050524142713/http://dn.sapo.pt/2005/05/13/artes/crise_emagrece_galardoes_discografic.html. bot: unknown.
  29. Web site: International Certification Award levels. https://web.archive.org/web/20120122174504/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf. 2012-01-22. IFPI. May 24, 2018.
  30. Web site: Regulamento dos Serviços de Monitorização das Tabelas de Vendas "Top Audiogest" e de Emissão de Galardões. https://web.archive.org/web/20240209233053/https://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/Novo%20Regulamento%20_%20TOP%20e%20Galard%C3%A3o_Vers%C3%A3o_Final_20240109.pdf. 2024-02-09. Audiogest. 9 February 2024.
  31. Web site: Quais os álbuns e singles mais vendidos em Portugal? . ESC PORTUGAL . 10 August 2021 . 25 August 2017 . Portuguese.
  32. http://www.afp.org.pt "Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa"
  33. Web site: 'Top+' vai acabar no final do ano. 2021-04-22. www.cmjornal.pt. pt-PT.

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