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Hi dhhd! Not sure exactly what's the question. Anyway, this total is made of estimates of 1135k for Japan, 550k for Taiwan, 120k for Singapore while ...

Thanks for your senseful messages Kris! 😉

Hi Lou Pole! I take you Twisted Sister is some kind of April's fool 😉 On top of the others, you can add Kenny Rogers and Stevie Wonder who are cont...

Hi dhhd! Yes, it's only a matter of time. Her catalog is way more valuable nowadays and the gap is already fairly thin.

Hi dhhd! The IFPI list countries with an official body tracking sales, that doesn't necessarily represent 100% of the scope. There can be retailers s...

Hi dhhd! To make it short, what's said about Jackson in China: - Thriller was one of the first international albums to be released there along with B...

Hi 梦之蓝! The best and most concrete picture (although the database is still being populated) is easily Discogs for 'unknown' markets. You can check al...

Who knows, this happened as part of a later audit already. What's safe to say is that Warner did an extensive audit in 1994 and that many pre-1989 alb...

No, 1989 is when they were created. Just like the SNEP started in 1973, but sales before that are eligible for certification purpose. Same for the RIA...

ABPD started awarding plaques in 1990, but it doesn't mean sales pre-1990 weren't eligible for certification purpose! Among these two only YCD got Gol...

Hi Isaiah! Definitely not. Tons of requested acts have been treated, but we take them off the list once we do, so it looks like we treated none 😉 T...

Hi dhhd! Goes on to show one more time how careful we should be with these awards! Even when they seem as clear as water to understand, they require ...

Hi dhhd! Wel, basically not much. For 4 main reasons. 1) It's important to understand shipments in countries with less culture variety than the US (...

Hi dhhd, There is easily enough information to know this is 100% incorrect, onyl goes on we shouldn't blindly accept these figures printed here and t...

Hi dhhd, Here too it's not how it works. Certifications aren't automatic, they are awarded only when requested and audited. Her it's even a worst cas...

Hi dhhd, Same here, standard ratios are used only when no data is available. It's soundscan sales are still slightly below 7 million IIRC, it hasn't ...

Hi Dhhd, Standard ratios are only used when no data is available, list of certifications of Believe is known / has been used already.

Hi Yin! These shows nothing about numbers. Physical sales are basically non-existent in China. Reputation was also far and away the top physical sell...

That looks correct Dhhd, tricky case with an album promoted and selling well just when awards changed. Thanks for that, it will be fixed once the arti...

You are pointing out limits of in-house awards dhhd. The marketing ad clearly states it involves the VHS too. Then, since that's an in-house claim rat...

Well dhhd Sony Music certifications lists let very little room for doubt there!

Hi dhhd, Shipments and retail sales are different things. The 10 platinum award from January 2000 included all shipments from 1999 Xmas season, which...