The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers ( es, Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, CAPIF) is an
Argentine organization member of the
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1 ...
, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a
nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
integrated by multinational and independent record labels.
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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.
Current accreditation levels
Historical accreditation levels
Albums
Singles
DVD
Other releases
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 (magazine), 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
The Diamond award certification in Argentina was established by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers
The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers ( es, Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Vid ...
*Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música
Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música (SADAIC) (Argentine Society of Music Authors and Composers) is the entity that gathers all musicians and authors of Argentina, and the Argentine performance rights organisation that keeps reg ...
References
External links
Official website
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Music organisations based in Argentina
Music industry associations