RIAJ reveals digital certifications for Mar 2012

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or ‘RIAJ’ for short), has usually expelled a digital recording sales certifications that artists achieved during a month of March.

To announce a certifications, a RIAJ works together with roughly all of a digital and mobile download portals in Japan, including recochoku, dwango, music.jp, mu-mo (Avex), oricon ME, and many more. After compiling a information from all a vital download portals, a RIAJ afterwards releases a new certifications on a 20th of each month.

For a RIAJ, a thresholds for digital (online and mobile) certifications are as follows:
Gold – 100,000 downloads, Platinum – 250,000 downloads, Double Platinum 500,000 downloads, Triple Platinum 750,000 downloads, and Million – 1,000,000+ downloads.

The Feb certifications are as follows:

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Japanese Chaku-Uta *

# Triple Platinum

“Nihon no Mikata -Nevada Kara Kimashita-” – Yazima Beauty Salon : 2008/09/25 (avex)

# Double Platinum

“Everyday, Kachuusha” – AKB48 : 2011/05/04 (King Records)

*Chaku-Uta downloads usually get certificated for Double Platinum, Triple Platinum, and Million+!

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Japanese Chaku-Uta Full

# Platinum

“Happiness” – AI : 2011/11/18 (EMI Music Japan)

“Futari” – Ikimonogakari : 2009/05/20 (Epic Records Japan)

“GO! GO! MANIAC” – Houkago Tea Time : 2010/04/28 (Pony Canyon)

# Gold

“Fui ni” – Itano Tomomi : 2011/07/06 (King Records)

“OH MY LITTLE GIRL” – Ozaki Yutaka : 2009/05/08 (Sony Music Records)

“Connect” – ClariS : 2011/01/26 (SME Records)

“Misenai Namida wa, Kitto Itsuka” – GReeeeN : 2012/02/15 (Universal Music)

“Rookies” – GReeeeN : 2008/12/25 (Universal Music)

“Kimi ni Aitakatta” – Naoto Inti Raymi : 2012/02/01 (Universal Music)

“SAKURA, we adore you?” – Nishino Kana : 2012/02/29 (SME Records)

“Be…” – MS.OOJA : 2012/02/15 (Universal Music)

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Non-Japanese Chaku-Uta Full

# Gold

“On a Floor (feat. Pitbull)” – Jennifer Lopez : 2011/03/30 (Universal Music)

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Japanese Digital (PC) Singles

# Platinum

“Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru” – Sakamoto Fuyumi : 2009/01/07 (EMI Music Japan)

“GENIE” – Shoujo Jidai : 2010/09/08 (Universal Music)

“Zankoku na Tenshi no These” – Takahashi Yoko : 2007/07/25 (King Records)

# Gold

“Iiwake Maybe” – AKB48 : 2009/08/26 (King Records)

“GIVE ME FIVE!” – AKB48 : 2012/02/15 (King Records)

“OCEAN” – B’z : 2005/08/17 (Vermillion Records)

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Non-Japanese Digital (PC) Singles

# Gold

“Party Rock Anthem” – LMFAO : 2011/07/13 (Universal Music)

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Source: RIAJ

Article source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/04/riaj-reveals-digital-certifications-for-march-2012/