Sertifikasi ini didasarkan dari jumlah total CD dan DVD yang dijual ke pengecer.
RIAJ mengeluarkan penghargaan ini didasarkan pada standar berikut:
Gold – 100,000 units sold
Platinum – 250,000 units sold; Double Platinum – 500,000 units sold; Triple Platinum – 750,000 units sold
Million – 1,000,000 units sold; 2 Million – 2,000,000 units sold; 3 Million – 3,000,000 units sold
4 Million – 4,000,000 units sold; 5 Million – 5,000,000 units sold
Platinum – 250,000 units sold; Double Platinum – 500,000 units sold; Triple Platinum – 750,000 units sold
Million – 1,000,000 units sold; 2 Million – 2,000,000 units sold; 3 Million – 3,000,000 units sold
4 Million – 4,000,000 units sold; 5 Million – 5,000,000 units sold
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September Certifications
< Japanese Albums >
# Million
“ALL SINGLES BEST 2″ – Kobukuro : 2012/09/05 (Warner Music Japan)
# Double Platinum
“OPUS ~ALL TIME BEST 1975-2012~” – Yamashita Tatsuro : 2012/09/26 (Warner Music Japan)
# Platinum
“Force” – Superfly : 2012/09/19 (Warner Music Japan)
“Love Place” – Nishino Kana : 2012/09/05 (SME Records)
“Perfume Global Compilation ‘LOVE THE WORLD’” – Perfume : 2012/09/12 (Tokuma Japan Communications)
“COVERS” – BENI : 2012/03/21 (Universal Music)
# Gold
“Landmark” – ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION : 2012/09/12 (Ki/oon Music)
“ayaka’s BEST -Ballad Collection-” – Ayaka : 2012/09/26 (Warner Music Japan)
“Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai” – SKE48 : 2012/09/19 (Avex Marketing)
“I AM GILLE.” – GILLE : 2012/07/18 (Universal Music)
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< Japanese Singles >
# Million
“Gingham Check” – AKB48 : 2012/08/29 (King Records)
# Double Platinum
“Kiss Datte Hidarikiki” – SKE48 : 2012/09/19 (Avex Marketing)
# Platinum
“24karats TRIBE OF GOLD” – EXILE TRIBE : 2012/09/05 (Avex Marketing)
“Aoppana” – Kanjani8 : 2012/09/05 (Teichiku Entertainment)
“Ryusei” – Kobukuro : 2010/11/17 (Warner Music Japan)
“Hashire! Bicycle” – Nogizaka46 : 2012/08/22 (Sony Music Records)
# Gold
“Fumetsu no Scrum” – KAT-TUN : 2012/09/12 (J Storm)
“Oh!” – Shoujo Jidai : 2012/09/26 (Universal Music)
“Bo Peep Bo Peep” – T-ARA : 2011/09/28 (EMI Music Japan)
“firefly” – BUMP OF CHICKEN : 2012/09/12 (Toy’s Factory)
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< Japanese Music DVDs >
# Gold
“GIRLS’ GENERATION COMPLETE VIDEO COLLECTION” – Shoujo Jidai : 2012/09/26 (Universal Music)
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< Non-Japanese Albums >
# Gold
“¡Uno!” – Green Day : 2012/09/26 (Warner Music Japan)
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< Non-Japanese Singles >
No certifications this month.
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< Non-Japanese Music DVDs >
No certifications this month.
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Overview of Million Sellers in 2012
# Singles – 2 Million
“Manatsu no Sounds good!” – AKB48 : 2012/05/23 (certified in 2012/05)
# Singles – Million
“GIVE ME FIVE!” – AKB48 : 2012/02/15 (certified in 2012/02)
“Gingham Check” – AKB48 : 2012/08/29 (certified in 2012/09)
# Albums
“Mr.Children 2001-2005 <micro>” – Mr.Children : 2012/05/10 (certified in 2012/05)
“Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children : 2012/05/10 (certified in 2012/05)
“1830m” – AKB48 : 2012/08/15 (certified in 2012/08)
“ALL SINGLES BEST 2″ – Kobukuro : 2012/09/05 (certified in 2012/09)
# Albums – Released before 2012
“GIRLS’ GENERATION” – Shoujo Jidai : 2011/06/01 (certified in 2012/05)
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Source: RIAJ