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Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS) is an organisation that represents the music industry in Singapore and national representative of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The organisation was founded in 1976 as the Singapore Phonogram Videogram Association (SPVA) and renamed in 2001.
Sales certificates
RIAS awards certificates for music records in Singapore based on sales. The requirements from album awards varied over the years, while the requirements for singles stayed constant. The levels are:
Albums
Thresholds
Until October 2007
Until December 2009
Since December 2009
Gold
7,500
6,000
5,000
Platinum
15,000
12,000
10,000
Singles
Thresholds
Sales units
Gold
5,000
Platinum
10,000
As of 2021, RIAS also accepts digital sales. Singles are certified on full unit basis, while albums are certified on revenue bases, with award levels of US$50,000 for Gold and US$100,000 for Platinum.
Charts
RIAS runs the following weekly charts:
Top Streaming Chart
Top Regional Chart
Number-one songs
The first number-one song of the RIAS Charts was "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran on January 4, 2018. No charts were released between March 28 and June 28, 2019. As of the issue for the week ending July 1, 2021, the RIAS Charts has had 52 different number-one songs.
