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The Hungarian Recording Industry Association (Hungarian: Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége, more commonly abbreviated to MAHASZ or Mahasz) is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. MAHASZ issues the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.
Contents
1 Certification levels
1.1 Albums
1.1.1 Domestic repertoire
1.1.2 International repertoire
1.2 Singles
1.3 Music DVDs
2 List of certified albums
2.1 Gold
2.2 Platinum
2.3 Multi-platinum
2.3.1 Two times
2.3.2 Three times
2.3.3 Five times
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Certification levels
Certifications have existed in Hungary since the mid-1970s. During that period, albums had to sell 50,000 units to qualify for Gold status.[1] Singles were required to sell 100,000 units to reach Gold level in the mid-1970s.[1]
Albums
Domestic repertoire
The table below shows certification levels for Gold and Platinum determined by MAHASZ.
Certification[2] |
Before 12 June 1992 | Before 3 December 1997 | Before 23 April 2002 | Before 23 February 2005 | Before 13 September 2006 | Before 1 October 2009 | From 1 October 2009 | Since 14 December 2012 |
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Gold | 100,000 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,000 | 2,000 |
Platinum | 200,000 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 4,000 |
Diamond | 400,000 | 200,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
International repertoire
The table below shows certification levels for Gold and Platinum determined by MAHASZ.
Certification[2] |
Since 23 February 2005[3] |
Since 13 September 2006[4] |
Since 14 December 2012[5] |
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Gold | 10,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
Platinum | 20,000 | 6,000 | 2,000 |
Note: There have been changes to the thresholds for international repertoire in the past. For example, an official RIAJ report from 2005 specifies levels of 10,000 for Gold and 20,000 for Platinum.[3] The changes in levels for International Repertoire have most likely taken place on the same dates as for Domestic Repertoire.
Singles
The table below shows certification levels for Gold and Platinum determined by MAHASZ.
Certification[6] |
Before 2007[3] |
From at least 2007[4] |
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Gold | 5,000 | 1,500 |
Platinum | 10,000 | 3,000 |
Music DVDs
The table below shows certification levels for Gold and Platinum determined by MAHASZ.
Certification[6] |
Jazz/classical | Pop |
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Gold | 1,000 | 2,000 |
Platinum | 2,000 | 4,000 |
List of certified albums
Below is a list of albums that have been certified by MAHASZ.

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Platinum
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Multi-platinum
Two times
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Three times
- My Christmas
Five times
- Unplugged
See also
- List of number-one singles of the 2010s (Hungary)
References
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^ ab "MAHASZ: Arany- és platinalemezek › A díjak története (Albums levels)". MAHASZ. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ abc "The Recording Industry in Japan 2005 Statistics Analysis Trends English Edition" (PDF). 2005. p. 23.
^ ab "IFPI: Certification-Award-Levels (2007)" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "IFPI: Certification-Award-Levels (2013)" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ ab "MAHASZ: A jelenlegi határok (The current levels)". MAHASZ. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
External links
- MAHASZ official website
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