Recording Industry Association Singapore
 | |
| Abbreviation | RIAS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1976 |
| Type | Music industry association |
| Membership | 24[1] (2020) |
| Website | www |
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]
Sales certificates
[edit]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:
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of 2021[update], 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
[edit]RIAS runs the following weekly charts:[7]
- Top Streaming Chart
- Top Regional Chart
Number-one songs
[edit]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]
- List of number-one songs of 2018 (Singapore)
- List of number-one songs of 2019 (Singapore)
- List of number-one songs of 2020 (Singapore)
- List of number-one songs of 2021 (Singapore)
- List of number-one songs of 2022 (Singapore)
- List of number-one songs of 2023 (Singapore)
- List of number-one songs of 2024 (Singapore)
Song milestones
[edit]Most weeks at number one
[edit]| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Release 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 |
| 9 | Memories" | Maroon 5 | 2019 |
| "Dance Monkey" | Tones and I | ||
| "As It Was" | Harry Styles | 2022 | |
| "Die with a Smile" | Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars | 2024 | |
| 8 | "Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | 2018 |
| "How You Like That" | Blackpink | 2020 | |
| "Apt." | Rosé and Bruno Mars | 2024 |
Artist milestones
[edit]Most number-one songs
[edit]| No. of songs | Artist |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| No. of weeks | Artist |
|---|---|
| 32 | Justin Bieber |
| 28 | Ariana Grande |
| 25 | BTS |
| 23 | Blackpink |
| 20 | Jungkook |
| 19 | Taylor Swift |
| 18 | Latto |
| 17 | Bruno Mars |
| 14 | Fifty Fifty |
| 13 | Shawn Mendes |
| Camila Cabello |
References
[edit]- ^ "RIAS Members". Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "About RIAS". Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Certification Award Levels 2007" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-15.
- ^ a b "Certification Award Levels October 2007" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-12.
- ^ a b "International Certification Award levels December 2009" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15.
- ^ a b c Eng, Hooi (2021-04-13). "Accreditation levels". Letter to Anonymous. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ a b "RIAS Top Charts". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart Week 1" (PDF). Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
