JAPAN
Complete list of RIAJ certifications, which started in 1989.
ALBUMS
Title / Rank / Cert. Date / Release Date /
Thriller - Gold (100,000) - 03/1994 - 25/07/1991
Bad - Gold (100,000) - 11/1994 - 25/07/1991
Dangerous - 2xPlatinum (400,000) - 09/1992 - 25/11/1991
HIStory : Past, Present & Future Book I° - 2xPlatinum (400,000) - 07/1995 - 16/06/1995
Blood On The Dance Floor - Gold (100,000) - 05/1997 - 21/05/1997
Invincible - Platinum (200,000) - 10/2001 - 29/11/2001
Number Ones - Platinum (250,000) - 03/2009 - 25/07/1991
The Essential - Gold (100,000) - 09/2009 - 24/08/1995
King Of Pop - 2xPlatinum (500,000) - 11/2009 - 24/09/2008
This Is It - Platinum (250,000) - 11/2009 - 29/10/2009
Michael - Gold (100,000) - 12/2010 - 15/12/2010
Of course all albums have sold more than the respective certification.
"King Of Pop" 620,000+
"This Is It" 450,000+ : should be 2xPlatinum
and so on...
VIDEOs
Title / Rank / Cert. Date / Release Date / Oricon
Video Greatest Hits : HIStory - Gold (100,000) - 09/2009 - 07/12/2005 - 160,005 (26/07/2010)
HIStory On Film Vol. II° - Gold (100,000) - 12/2009 - 07/12/2005 - 115,051 (26/07/2010)
Number Ones - Gold (100,000) - 09/2009 - 10/03/2004 - 221,828 (26/07/2010)
Live In Bucharest - Platinum (250,000) - 12/2009 - 07/12/2005 - 293,939 (26/07/2010)
"Number Ones" should be Platinum.
DIGITAL
Title / Rank / Cert. Date / Release Date /
Billie Jean - Gold (100,000) - 12/2009 - 17/12/2004
Beat It - Gold (100,000) - 08/2009 - 17/12/2004
Thriller - Platinum (250,000) - 11/2009 - 04/11/2004
Bad - Gold (100,000) - 08/2009 - 20/12/2004
Smooth Criminal - Gold (100,000) - 03/2010 - 09/03/2005
Black Or White - Gold (100,000) - 03/2010 - 09/03/2005
Heal The World - Gold (100,000) - 06/2010 - 24/09/2008