Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory.
A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. As of 2007, the best-selling remix album of all time is Michael Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997).
Hungarian Recording Industry Association is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. MAHASZ issues the Hungarian Music Awards, awards music recording certification and maintains the music charts for Hungary.
Manilyn Reynes Jimenez, professionally known as Manilyn Reynes, is a multi-awarded Filipina actress, singer and television presenter. Regarded as a Philippine pop culture icon, Reynes is dubbed as the Star of All Decades. She has achieved mainstream success across film, music and television. She has received accolades from the FAMAS Awards, Awit Awards, and Metro Manila Film Festival.
Filipino singer Regine Velasquez has released seventeen studio albums, eight soundtrack albums, one live album, fifteen compilation albums, five extended plays (EPs), ninety-three singles, and twenty-three promotional singles. In 1984, she won the television talent competition Ang Bagong Kampeon and was signed to a record deal with OctoArts International. She released her first single, "Love Me Again", in 1986, under the name Chona. After adopting the stage name Regine Velasquez, she signed with Viva Records in 1987 and released her debut studio album, Regine, that spawned three singles—"Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang", "Urong Sulong", and "Isang Lahi". In December 1989, she represented the Philippines at the Asia-Pacific Singing Contest, performing the songs "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", and won the competition. Her subsequent studio albums Nineteen 90 (1989) and Tagala Talaga (1991) featured the singles "Narito Ako" and "Buhay Ng Buhay Ko", respectively. A cover version of "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" with Paul Anka became the lead single for her fourth studio album, Reason Enough, which was released in July 1993.
Irish boy band Westlife have released twelve studio albums, sixteen video albums, one live album, three karaoke albums, thirty-eight singles, twenty-one promotional singles, nine compilation albums and fifty-four music videos. Formed on 3 July 1998, the group was made up of singers Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden. The band was signed under Simon Cowell, Clive Davis, and Jordan Jay and under record labels' BMG, S Records, Arista Records, Sony BMG, Syco Music, Sony Music Entertainment and RCA Records from 1998 to 2012 and currently on Universal Music Group and Virgin EMI Records from 2018. The last four members remained active until their last live concert performance in the Europe's third largest stadium Croke Park on 23 June 2012 and have reunited on 3 October 2018 for new music and tour. Based on the British Phonographic Industry certifications, the group have sold more than 32 million records and videos in the United Kingdom alone across their 20-year career–8.8 million singles, 12.5 million albums and 1.5 million videos. Their biggest selling album is their first Greatest Hits compilation, followed by Coast to Coast, with seven of their albums selling one million copies or more. Their biggest selling video is "Where Dreams Come True", which has sold 240,000 copies to date.
Nina Live! is a live album and the third album by Filipina singer Nina, released in the Philippines on February 23, 2005, by Warner Music Philippines. The original release date for the album was scheduled on February 22, 2005, but it was moved a day later due to preparation. Nina has released two successful studio albums that are both influenced by pop-R&B, but behind all the commercial activities, she regularly performs on different bars and gigs. The label wanted to show this side of the singer the best way by releasing a live album. The live album was a commercial success debuting straight to number one on the Philippine Top 10 Albums chart. The album consists of love songs from the 1970s to the 1990s, all of which she has covered live. The live session was recorded on January 30, 2005, at PHI Resto & Bar in Metro Manila.
NVPI is the Dutch trade association of the entertainment industry. The NVPI represents most of the Dutch record companies, video distributors and game-software distributors.
Filipina singer Nina has released seven studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, one remix album and forty-four singles. In 2002, Nina released her debut album, Heaven, which became one of the best-selling albums of 2003 in the Philippines, certifying double Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). The album earned two consecutive number-one singles on the Philippine charts, the first being "Jealous", which peaked at number one for three weeks, and was succeeded by her own rendition of "Foolish Heart". Heaven also made her the only female artist in OPM history to have five Top 5 singles from an album. In December 2003, Nina released her second album, Smile. Lead single, "Make You Mine", peaked at number one in the country, making her the first and only female OPM artist to have three number-one singles in a span of one year. Smile failed to match the commercial success of its predecessor, but it maintained her status as a platinum-selling artist.
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie, or simply BVMI, represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 280 labels and music industry related enterprises, which comprise 90% of the music industry. It is a member of the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), consisting of music associations of 70 countries.
The discography of the rock band Santana formed by the Mexican-American rock guitarist Carlos Santana consists of 26 studio albums, 8 live albums, 61 singles, and 23 compilation albums.
Filipino singer Kyla has released nine studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play (EP), fifty-two singles, fifteen promotional singles, and thirty-three music videos. She signed with EMI Philippines and released her debut studio album, Way to Your Heart, in 2000, which spawned three singles: "Bring It On", "One More Try", and "Hanggang Ngayon". Kyla's eponymous second album was released in March 2002, and contained the lead single "I Feel For You". In 2003, she released the title track from her third studio album, I Will Be There. Two more singles were later released: "Bounce" and "Flexin", the latter featuring English boy band Blue.
The Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) is the organization that represents the interests of the music, video and video game industries in Belgium. It was founded in February 2008, when three organizations merged, namely IFPI Belgium, the local chapter of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represented the music industry, the Belgian Video Federation, which represented the video industry, and the Belgian Luxembourg Interactive Software Association, which represented the video game industry. BEA is listed as the local record industry association in Belgium by the IFPI.
The Asociación Venezolana de Intérpretes y Productores de Fonogramas (AVINPRO) is an industry trade group composed of Venezuelan corporations involved in the music industry founded in 1993. It serves as the affiliate member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in the country.
Filipino singer-actress and television host Jolina Magdangal has released eight studio albums, nine soundtrack albums, two compilation albums, one remix album and a number of singles and promotional recordings.
Filipino singer Angeline Quinto has released four studio albums, one television soundtrack, 21 singles, and three promotional singles. In addition, her songs have been used in 35 films and television series. In 2011, she won the television talent show Star Power and signed a record deal with Star Music. That year, she released her self-titled debut studio album, which was supported by the single "Patuloy ang Pangarap". It was certified double platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). She later released a repackaged edition or reissue of the album.
Filipino singer Jona has released two studio albums, one extended play and fifteen singles. In addition, her songs have been used in 23 films and television series. In 2005, she won the television talent show Pinoy Pop Superstar and released her solo debut album On My Own the same year. It was certified Gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), selling 15,000 units in the country. In 2013, she released her debut EP Jonalyn Viray under Creative Media Entertainment. Upon release, it became one of Astrovision /Astroplus best sellers and spawned the commercially successful single "Help Me Get Over". The song won 'Song of the Year' at the 6th PMPC Star Awards for Music and earned nominations at Myx Music Awards.
Filipino singer Rachelle Ann Go has released five studio albums, one live album, nineteen singles, and six promotional singles. In addition, she has appeared in a cast recording for her theater work. Go won the television talent show Search for a Star and signed with Viva Records in 2004. That year, she released her self-titled debut studio album, which spawned the cover singles "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "Through the Rain". She then released "From The Start", performing the single at the 2004 Shanghai Music Festival, where it received the award for Best Song and earned her the Silver Prize. Rachelle Ann Go was certified double platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.
