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RIAJ reveals hard copy sales certifications for August 2012

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The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or 'RIAJ') has just released their hard copy sales certifications for the month of August.

This certification is based off the total numbers of CDs and DVDs sold to retailers.

RIAJ hands out these awards based on the following standards:

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

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August Certifications


< Japanese Albums >

# Million

"1830m" - AKB48 : 2012/08/15 (King Records)

# Triple Platinum

"I LOVE YOU -now & forever-" - Kuwata Keisuke : 2012/07/18 (Victor Entertainment)

# Platinum

"GIFT of SMAP" - SMAP : 2012/08/08 (Victor Entertainment)

# Gold

"A SUMMER BEST" - Hamasaki Ayumi : 2012/08/08 (Avex Marketing)

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< Japanese Singles >

# Platinum

"Virginity" - NMB48 : 2012/08/08 (laugh out loud! records)

"WANNA BEEEE!!!/Shake It Up" - Kis-My-Ft2 : 2012/08/15 (Avex Marketing)

# Gold

"Kaze ga Fuiteiru" - Ikimonogakari : 2012/07/18 (EPIC Records Japan)

"0~ZERO~" - Sandaime J Soul Brothers : 2012/08/08 (Avex Marketing)

"Puripuri?SUMMER Kiss" - SUPER?GiRLS : 2012/07/04 (Avex Marketing)

"Sexy, Free & Single" - SUPER JUNIOR : 2012/08/22 (Avex Marketing)

"Moment" - SMAP : 2012/08/01 (Victor Entertainment)

"Hashire! Bicycle" - Nogizaka 46 : 2012/08/22 (Sony Music Records)

"Kibou ni Tsuite" - NO NAME : 2012/08/01 (King Records)

"Spending all my time" - Perfume : 2012/08/15 (Universal Music)

"BRIGHT STREAM" - Mizuki Nana : 2012/08/01 (King Records)

"Hitori Nagaragawa" - Mizumori Kaori : 2012/04/04 (Tokuma Japan Communications)

"One Two Three / The Matenrou Show" - Morning Musume. : 2012/07/04 (Zetima)

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< Japanese Music DVDs >

# Gold

"Perfume 3rd Tour 'JPN'" - Perfume : 2012/08/01 (Universal Music)

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< Non-Japanese Albums >

# Gold

"Overexposed" - Maroon 5 : 2012/06/20 (Universal Music)


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)

# 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)

# Albums - Released before 2012

"GIRLS' GENERATION" - Shoujo Jidai : 2011/06/01 (certified in 2012/05)

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Source: RIAJ

  1. AKB48
  2. SMAP
  3. PERFUME
  4. KIS-MY-FT2
  5. NMB48
  6. KUWATA-KEISUKE
  7. RIAJ
  8. RIAJ-HARD-COPY-CERTIFICATIONS
  9. I-LOVE-YOU-NOW-AMP-FOREVER
  10. GIFT-OF-SMAP
  11. WANNA-BEEEE-SHAKE-IT-UP
  12. 1830M
  13. VIRGINITY
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