Syndicat National de l'édition Phonographique
The Syndicat National de l'édition Phonographique ( in German about Nationale Union für Phonographische Ausgabe ), or SNEP for short , is an interprofessional organization that represents the interests of the French music industry . The association was founded in 1922. The member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry currently consists of 48 member societies. The association's tasks are to compile the French music charts , to represent rights and to award music awards for albums , singles and videos . The SNEP has been awarding the awards for music sales and use since 1973.
Limits to the award of phonograms
Albums
| Award | until October 30, 1988 | until June 30, 2006 | until June 30, 2009 | since July 1, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 silver
|
- | 50,000 | 35,000 | - |
 gold
|
- | 100,000 | 75,000 | 50,000 |
 2 × gold
|
- | 200,000 | - | - |
 platinum
|
400,000 | 300,000 | 200,000 | 100,000 |
 2 × platinum
|
- | 600,000 | 400,000 | 200,000 |
 3 × platinum
|
- | 900,000 | 600,000 | 300,000 |
 diamond
|
- | 1,000,000 | 750,000 | 500,000 |
Singles
| Award | until October 30, 1988 | until February 28, 1991 | until April 30, 2005 | until June 30, 2009 | until March 16, 2013 | until December 31, 2015 | until March 31, 2018 B. | since April 1, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
silver
|
250,000 | 200,000 | 125,000 | 100,000 | - | |||
|
gold
|
500,000 | 400,000 | 250,000 | 200,000 | 150,000 | 75,000 | 66,666 | 100,000 |
|
platinum
|
1,000,000 | 800,000 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 250,000 | 150,000 | 133,333 | 200,000 |
|
diamond
|
- | 750,000 A | 500,000 | 400,000 | 250,000 | 233,333 | 333,333 | |
A. Diamond award from January 1st, 1997.
B.Music streaming has also been taken into account since January 1, 2016. 150 music streams are counted as one sales unit.
Video albums
| Award | until June 30, 2009 | since July 1, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
|
gold
|
10,000 | 7,500 |
|
platinum
|
20,000 | 15,000 |
|
2 × platinum
|
40,000 | 30,000 |
|
3 × platinum
|
60,000 | 45,000 |
|
diamond
|
100,000 | 60,000 |