British Phonographic Industry

The British Phonographic Industry , or BPI for short (formerly also the British Phonographic Institute ) is the association of the British music industry . In total, over 300 music societies are registered as part of the BPI, including the three largest companies in the UK - Universal , Sony and Warner Music . To date, 85% of all British music societies are members of the British Phonographic Industry. The current chairman is Maggie Crowe, OBE .

The BPI is co-owner of the Official Charts Company (OCC) together with the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) and organizes both the BRIT Awards and the Classical BRIT Awards . The BPI also sets the limits of British silver, gold and platinum awards and has been awarding them since January 1, 1973 for music sales and use.

Limits to the award of phonograms

A UK gold record for Eric Clapton's album August .

Up until 1978, gold and platinum awards were awarded based on proceeds worth British pounds. Since January 1, 1979, awards have been given based on the number of publications sold. As soon as the Official Charts Company has determined sufficient sales of the published sound carrier, the sound carrier is qualified for a silver, gold or platinum award. Also record companies can apply for certification, but they must be able to demonstrate. The following sales must be achieved or overcome.

Albums

Award	since January 1, 1979
silver	60,000
gold	100,000
platinum	300,000
2 × platinum 1	600,000
...

Singles

Award	since April 1, 1973	since January 1, 1989
silver	250,000	200,000
gold	500,000	400,000
platinum	1,000,000	600,000
2 × platinum 1	2,000,000	1,200,000
...

Video albums

Award	since February 1, 2005
gold	25,000
platinum	50,000
2 × platinum	100,000
...

¹ Multiple platinum awards were introduced from January 1, 1985.

Members can currently contact four authorized framing companies to receive a finished music award.

Web links

Commons : British Phonographic Industry  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the organization

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About BPI , accessed February 12, 2015, bpi.co.uk
2. ^ Our people , accessed February 12, 2015, bpi.co.uk
3. ↑ Qualifying Criteria , accessed February 12, 2015, bpi.co.uk
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Certified Awards - A Timeline. bpi.co.uk, accessed November 17, 2016 . 
5. ^ Framing Companies , accessed February 12, 2015, bpi.co.uk