Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers explained

Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas

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Abbreviation:

CAPIF

Type:

NGO

Status:

Association

Purpose:

Trade organization protecting music production companies' interests

Headquarters:

Buenos Aires

Location:

Argentina

Leader Title:

Director Ejecutivo

Leader Name:

Javier Delupí^[1] |main_organ = Comisión Directiva|affiliations = IFPI|num_staff = |num_volunteers =|budget = |website = www.capif.org.ar|remarks =}}

The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (Spanish; Castilian: Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, CAPIF) is an Argentine organization member of the IFPI, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a nonprofit organization integrated by multinational and independent record labels.^[2]

Sales certification

CAPIF launched its Gold and Platinum certification program in 1980. Initially, albums required to sell 30,000 units to become Gold and 60,000 units to become Platinum. CAPIF, however, lowered its certification levels in the beginning of 2001 to reflect the declining sales in the recording industry.^[3] In 2016, CAPIF once again lowered its certification levels for albums, digital singles and DVD releases, and introduced certifications for music sets (CD+DVD) and certifications based on streaming for both albums and singles.

Current accreditation levels

Format	Current Accreditation Levels
	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Album	10,000	20,000	135,000
Single	10,000	20,000	135,000
Streaming	8,000,000	16,000,000	100,000,000
DVD	5,000	10,000	50,000
CD+DVD	5,000	10,000	50,000

Historical accreditation levels

Albums

Period	Gold certification	Platinum certification	Diamond certification
January 1980–December 31, 2000	30,000	60,000	500,000
January 1, 2001 – June 30, 2016	20,000	40,000	250,000
July 1, 2016–present^[4]	10,000	20,000	135,000

Singles

Certification based on	Gold certification	Platinum certification	Diamond certification
Physical sales	50,000	100,000
Digital downloads	10,000	20,000	135,000
Streams	8,000,000	16,000,000	100,000,000

DVD

Period	Gold certification	Platinum certification	Diamond certification
Until 2011^[5]	4,000	8,000
2011–June 30, 2016^[6]	7,500	15,000	75,000
July 1, 2016–present	5,000	10,000	50,000

Other releases

Type of release	Gold certification	Platinum certification	Diamond certification
Compilation albums	100,000	200,000
Music sets (CD+DVD)	5,000	10,000	50,000

CAPIF Charts

The CAPIF Charts are the main Argentine music sales charts, issued monthly. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres. All charts are compiled from data of both physical and digital sales from retailers in Argentina. CAPIF stopped publishing charts since 2018. A weekly top 10 albums chart is now published by Diario de Cultura, while the standard singles chart for the country is now the Argentina Hot 100, published by Billboard.

• CAPIF Top 10 Albums (physical sales)
• CAPIF Top 10 Singles (digital sales)
• CAPIF Top 10 Albums (music stores sales)
• CAPIF Year-End Top 10 Albums (physical sales)
• CAPIF Year-End Top 10 Singles (digital sales)
• CAPIF Year-End Top 10 Albums (music stores sales)

Number-ones

• 2021-2022 (albums)
• 2017 (albums and singles)
• 2018 (albums and singles)

See also

• List of diamond-certified albums in Argentina
• Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música

References

Notes and References

1. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=QSC1&CO=5 "Autoridades [Authorities]"
2. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=QSQS&CO=6 "Qué es CAPIF [What is CAPIF]"
3. Web site: Discos de Oro y Platino . Gold and Platinum discs . CAPIF . 2013-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706084412/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESOP&CO=5 . July 6, 2011 .
4. Web site: Procedimientos para la elaboración de charts y certificación de galardones. Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. February 8, 2021. Spanish.
5. Web site: IFPI Certification-levels 2007. IFPI. 2013-03-31. 2008-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20080227030349/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/Certification%20Awards%20Full%20List%20-%20OCTOBER%2007.pdf. dead.
6. Web site: IFPI Certification-levels 2011 . IFPI . 2013-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726171640/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf . July 26, 2011 .