Template:Cite certification/doc

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Usage

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. Remember to check the output (e.g., for red error messages, broken links) when using this template; as an editor it is your responsibilty to check your additions.

Fields

  • |region= – region in which the certification was awarded
  • |artist= – performing artist or group
  • |title= – title of work
  • |type=album/single/video/compilation/videosingle/ringtone/EP (see support below)
  • |award= – Gold/Platinum/Diamond etc.
  • |number= – number of awards given
  • |certyear= – year in which certification was awarded, used for linking in some cases
  • |certmonth= – month in which certification was awarded, used for linking in some cases
  • |certweek= – week in which certification was awarded, used for linking in some cases
  • |position= – chart position of work at time of certification, can used in some cases to ease navigation
  • |id= – documented where relevant
  • |source= – determines the source of the certification, documented where relevant
  • |domestic= – documented where relevant
  • |access-date= – date on which the data was accessed for verification
  • |date= – certification date
  • |digital= – set to true for digital download certifications, see support below
  • |streaming= – set to true for streaming certifications, see support below
  • |archiveurl= – specifies URL of archived info; used for old Portugal certifications only
  • |archivedate= – specifies date info was archived; used for old Portugal certifications only
  • |Spanish= – set to true for Spanish/Latin certifications, see support below
  • |best= – Specific usage, see support below

Usage examples

  • 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.

{{Cite certification|region=United States|artist=Coldplay|title=A Rush of Blood to the Head|access-date=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

Regions supported by template, with relevant parameters
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
source
id
Use |certyear= to cite the yearly archives from 1990 to 2021
To cite ARIA Top 50 charts (from July 2019), set |id= to YYYY-MM-DD, e.g. |id=2019-07-22. To cite the Australian artist Top 20, set |domestic=true
To cite ARIA Top 50 yearly charts (from 1988) set |source=yearchart
Can also set |source=book to use Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. and |id= is the page number.
Austria title
artist
type
Belgium certyear
type
Brazil artist
type
Canada title
artist
type
certmonth
certyear
digital
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)
Set |digital=true for digital downloads or |type=ringtone for ringtones
Denmark certyear
source
id
type
Use |source=chart to use weekly charts, which is required before 2004. |certyear= is the chart year and |id= is the chart week. Otherwise, if id is specified, will use the node number (accessible from the URL after search). Otherwise will use the default location http://www.ifpi.dk/certificeringer-0
Europe certyear Albums only. Only up to 2014.
Finland artist
domestic
Will use domestic certifications if |domestic=true
France artist
title
type=album/single/video/compilation
source
certyear
award
number
Use |source=archive to use SNEP archives as source, requires |certyear=, |award= and |number= for multiple awards.
Use |source=infodisc for unofficial www.infodisc.fr tables (Manual search required)
GCC certyear From 2009 to 2011 only.
Germany title
artist
best=yes*/no
In cases where the best certification does not show up (known bug), set |best=no to show the entire certification history
Greece id
type
certyear
certweek
domestic
Referenced from wayback machine archive, e.g. here. id is the full 14 digit timestamp, e.g. 20070114174502.
Use |certyear= and |certweek= for correct titles.
Supports |domestic=true where relevant (albums before 2011 and singles from 2021)
Hong Kong certyear Albums only. Only up to 2008.
Hungary certyear
Ireland award
number
certyear
From 2005 to 2013 only.
Italy id From 2009 only.
Use |id= for referencing the individual page (found at the end of the URL after clicking "Richiedi Targhetta"). Otherwise, manual search required.
Japan certmonth
certyear
digital
streaming
type
Set |digital=true or |type=ringtone for digital download certifications
Set |streaming=true uses the streaming certifications
Mexico artist
title
type
Manual search required
Netherlands artist
type
Manual search required
New Zealand type=album/single/compilation
id
source
domestic
Supports three sources:
If |source=archive, uses Radioscope certifications archive which only go April 2007 to July 2011.
If |source=book, uses Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 – 2006. Wellington: Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1877443-00-8. and |id= is the page number.
Otherwise uses the new website at nztop40.co.nz which has charts from 1975. In this case |id= is the number of the chart and setting |domestic=true will use the domestic charts.
Norway artist
certyear
Philippines
Poland type=album/single/video
award
certyear
Portugal certyear
id
source
archiveurl
archivedate
Supports three sources. The first is working and the latter two are obsolete and used only for backward compatibility:
  • audiogest: Used if certyear>=2018. Requires |id=FILENAME, where filename is according to the stored URL http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/FILENAME.
  • Obsolete 1 afp: Used if |source=archive. Works correctly only for 2007<=certyear<=2010. Uses an archived version.
  • Obsolete 2 artistas-espectaculos: Used in all other cases. Requires |id=XXXXYY where XXXX is the year and YY is the week in which the title charted. Requires |archiveurl= and |archivedate=, but will provide a helper link if they are not supplied. Works correctly only for 2004<=certyear<=2010.
Russia certyear Albums only
Singapore Albums only. From 2019 only
South Africa
South Korea type
streaming
From April 2018 only
Spain certyear
certweek
id
type
streaming
If |id= is set, will use the El portal de Música entry for the specific title. In this case, id should be set to the end of the url for that title, e.g. for citing "Viva La Vida", the url is https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/coldplay-viva-la-vida-2 and one needs to set |id=coldplay-viva-la-vida-2. Also |type= is mandatory in this case.

Otherwise, certyear is the year for the certification and certweek is the week number on which the PDF is available from the dropdown available under the week tab.

Sweden certyear
certweek
position
type=single/album
artist
source
Use |source=artist to cite by |artist=. Use |source=chart to cite by |certyear= and |certweek= from a chart, where |position= can be used to ease navigation. Otherwise, can use |certyear= for an archived citation but only until 2011.
Switzerland title
certyear
Will use title if available, certyear otherwise
Taiwan
Turkey certyear From 2004 to 2009 only
United Kingdom id Manual search required if id not specified
United States title
artist
type=album/single/video/videosingle/ringtone/EP
Spanish
Set |Spanish=true for Latin certifications
Uruguay certyear

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