Template:Cite certification
Usage[change source]
This template creates a {{cite web}} citation for certification data from different regions. The citation created is as accurate as possible using the parameters given.
Fields[change source]
artist– performing artist or grouptitle– title of worktype– album/single/videoaward– Gold/Platinum/Diamond etc.number– number of awards givencertyear– year in which certification was awarded, used for linking in some casescertmonth– month in which certification was awarded, used for linking in some casesid– documented where relevantrecent– documented where relevantdomestic– documented where relevantaccessdate– date in which the data was accesseddate– certification date
Usage examples[change source]
- To list all Linkin Park titles winning certification in Germany:
{{Cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Linkin Park}}
Produces
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Linkin Park)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- To list certifications in the United States for Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head (also using accessdate):
{{Cite certification|region=United States|artist=Coldplay|title=A Rush of Blood to the Head|accessdate=2010-10-29}}
Produces
"American certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- To list Australian certifications for U2's album Achtung Baby, note that although the album was released in 1991 the last certification (to date) was in 1998:
{{Cite certification|region=Australia|type=album|certyear=1998}}
Produces
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
Supported regions[change source]
| Region | Fields | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | title artist type=album/video |
Information for old singles and compilation albums as well as new digital downloads is unavailable |
| Australia | certyear type=album/single/video |
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| Austria | title artist type |
Manual search required |
| Belgium | certyear | |
| Brazil | artist type |
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| Canada | title artist type certmonth certyear |
certmonth and certyear are only used as backward compatibility if both title and artist are not supplied, in which case the old database is used (only valid from 2001)
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| Denmark | certyear recent id type |
If recent=false will use weekly charts, which is required before 2004. In that case certyear is the chart year and id is the chart month. Otherwise just uses certyear
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| Europe | certyear | Albums only |
| Finland | artist | |
| France | certyear award number type=album/single/video/compilation recent |
if recent=false will use non-official www.infodisc.fr tables, which require manual operation, however go back more than 1994
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| GCC | certyear | |
| Germany | title artist type=album/single/video/all* best=yes*/no |
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| Greece | id type |
Referenced from wayback machine archive here. id is the full 14 digit timestamp, e.g. 20070114174502
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| Hong Kong | certyear | Albums only |
| Hungary | certyear | |
| Ireland | award number certyear |
From 2005 only |
| Italy | type | From 2005 only |
| Japan | certmonth certyear |
Albums only |
| Mexico | artist title type |
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| Netherlands | id | To find id search http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60463 for the artist, then select the album/single and look for documentid in the URL.
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| New Zealand | type=album/single/compilation id recent domestic |
Suppoers three sources: if recent=true uses Radioscope certifications which only go April 2007 to July 2011if recent=website uses the new website at nztop40.co.nz which has charts from November 2011. In this case id is the number of the chart and setting domestic=true will use the domestic charts.Otherwise, uses the older record charts at rianz.org.nz which go up to October 2011 and id is the number of the chart.
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| Norway | ||
| Poland | type=album/video award |
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| Portugal | id recent certyear |
if recent=true (from 2007) specify certyear.Otherwise id is in the format XXXXYY where XXXX is the year and YY is the week in which the title charted
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| Russia | certyear | Albums only |
| Spain | type id |
id is in the format XX_YY where XX is the year and YY is the week in which the title chartedAlbums only |
| Sweden | certyear | |
| Switzerland | title certyear |
Will use title if available, certyear otherwise
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| United Kingdom | artist type |
Manual search required |
| United States | title artist type |
You sometimes need to place the artist's name in quotes and put their surname first. Elton John for example should be written like this: artist="John, Elton" |