How do you get RIAA Gold or Platinum Song or Album Certification ?

How do you get RIAA Gold or Platinum Song or Album Certification & how much money does Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal, ... pay you for one million streams?

Here’s a little guide that you can use to help calculate what you’re owed.

1 Stream on YouTube = $0.00069

1 Stream on Spotify = $0.00437

1 Stream on Apple Music = $0.00735

1 Stream on Tidal = $0.01250

1 Stream on Amazon Music = $0.00402

1 Million Streams on YouTube = $690

1 Million Streams on Spotify = $4,370

1 Million Streams on Apple Music = $7,350

1 Million Streams on Tidal = $12,500

1 Million Streams on Amazon Music = $4,020

150 streams = 1 Song Download ($0.99-$1.29 Equivalent)

1500 streams = 1 Album Sale (10 Tracks / $9.99 Equivalent)

75 Million Streams = 500,000 Singles Sold (RIAA Gold)

150 Million Streams = 1 Million Singles Sold (RIAA Platinum)

1.5 Billion Streams = 1 Million Albums Sold (RIAA Platinum)

If you go RIAA Platinum on YouTube, you will get = $103,500

If you go RIAA Platinum on Spotify, you will get = $655,550

If you go RIAA Platinum on Apple Music, you will get = $1,102,500