Recording Industry Association Singapore

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Recording Industry Association Singapore
AbbreviationRIAS
Formation1976;49 years ago (1976)
TypeMusic industry association
Membership24 [1] (2020)
Website www.rias.org.sg
Formerly called
Singapore Phonogram Videogram Association

Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS) is an organisation that represents the music industry in Singapore and national representative of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The organisation was founded in 1976 as the Singapore Phonogram Videogram Association (SPVA) and renamed in 2001. [2]

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Sales certificates

RIAS awards certificates for music records in Singapore based on sales. The requirements from album awards varied over the years, while the requirements for singles stayed constant. The levels are:

Albums
ThresholdsUntil October 2007 [3] Until December 2009 [4] Since December 2009 [5] [6]
Gold record icon.svg Gold7,5006,0005,000
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum15,00012,00010,000
Singles
Thresholds [3] [4] [5] [6] Sales units
Gold record icon.svg Gold5,000
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum10,000

As of 2021, RIAS also accepts digital sales. Singles are certified on full unit basis, while albums are certified on revenue bases, with award levels of US$50,000 for Gold and US$100,000 for Platinum. [6]

Charts

RIAS runs the following weekly charts: [7]

Number-one songs

The first number-one song of the RIAS Charts was "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran on January 4, 2018. [8] No charts were released between March 28 and June 28, 2019. As of the issue for the week ending July 1, 2021, the RIAS Charts has had 52 different number-one songs. [7]

Song milestones

Most weeks at number one

No. of weeksSongArtistRelease Year
18"Seven" Jungkook featuring Latto 2023
14"Cupid" Fifty Fifty
13"Señorita" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello 2019
"Ghost" Justin Bieber 2021
11"Stay" The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
10 Glimpse of Us" Joji 2022
"Apt." Rosé and Bruno Mars 2024
9 Memories" Maroon 5 2019
"Dance Monkey" Tones and I
"As It Was" Harry Styles 2022
"Die with a Smile" Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars2024
8"Thank U, Next" Ariana Grande 2018
"How You Like That" Blackpink 2020

Artist milestones

Most number-one songs

No. of songsArtist
9 Ariana Grande
7 BTS
Blackpink
5 Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
4 The Weeknd
3 Coldplay
SZA
NewJeans
Jungkook
Lady Gaga

Most weeks at number one

No. of weeksArtist
32 Justin Bieber
28 Ariana Grande
25 BTS
23 Blackpink
20 Jungkook
19 Taylor Swift
Bruno Mars
18 Latto
14 Fifty Fifty
13 Shawn Mendes
Camila Cabello
12 Maroon 5
Rosé

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