Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers

The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (Spanish: 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]

Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas
Official logo of CAPIF
AbbreviationCAPIF
FormationJune 25, 1958 (1958-06-25)
TypeNGO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeTrade organization protecting music production companies' interests
HeadquartersBuenos Aires
Location
Director Ejecutivo
Javier Delupí[1]
Main organ
Comisión Directiva
AffiliationsIFPI
Websitewww.capif.org.ar

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]

Albums

Certification Before January 1, 2001[3] After January 1, 2001[3]
Gold 30,000 20,000
Platinum 60,000 40,000
Diamond 500,000 250,000

Singles

Certification Physical singles before January 1, 2001[3] Physical singles Suppressed[3] Digital downloads: Since 2009[4]
Gold 50,000 Suppressed 10,000
Platinum 100,000 Suppressed 20,000

Videos

Certification Initially[5] Since 2011[6]
Gold 4,000 7,500
Platinum 8,000 15,000
Diamond 75,000

Compilation albums

Certification Initially[3] Suppressed on January 1, 2001[3]
Gold 100,000 Suppressed
Platinum 200,000 Suppressed

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 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)

See also

References
  1. "Autoridades [Authorities]" (in Spanish). August 18, 2009. CAPIF.
  2. "Qué es CAPIF [What is CAPIF]" Archived 2011-10-06 at Archive.today (in Spanish). CAPIF. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  3. "Discos de Oro y Platino" [Gold and Platinum discs]. CAPIF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  4. "IFPI Certification-levels 2009" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  5. "IFPI Certification-levels 2007" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  6. "IFPI Certification-levels 2011" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
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