TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria

TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria
AbbreviationTCSN
PredecessorRCN
Formation2023; 1 year ago (2023)
TypeMusic recording certification
HeadquartersLagos
Location
  • Nigeria
  • Ayomide Oriowo
  • Similoluwa Adegoke
Websitewww.turntablecharts.com/certification

TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria (TCSN), founded by the Nigeria music magazine TurnTable, to represent the music recording certification in Nigeria based on the number of albums and singles paid streams and digital downloads. The certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the manager, distributor, or record label must first request certification from its website.

History

On 20 March 2021, TurnTable announced its partnership with the Nigerian music community WeTalkSound, to launch a music recording certification called the Recording Certification of Nigeria[1] (abbreviated as "RCN") to award Gold, Platinum, and Diamond certifications to singles, albums, and videos. Prior to its launch, RCN began operation in March 2021, certifying only music videos with the typical Gold and Platinum benchmarks, awarding gold certifications for 2,500 units, platinum for 5,000 units, and multi-platinum starting from 10,000 units.[1] In a conversation with The Native; Dolapo Amusat, Ayomide Oriowo, Fortune Osayawe, and Similoluwa Adegoke, spoke about growing the music ecosystem in Nigeria and its vision for the Recording Certification of Nigeria in the nearest future.[2]

In August 2021, the Recording Certification of Nigeria became inactive after awarding 92 music videos. On 19 February 2023, Ayomide Oriowo, and Similoluwa Adegoke announce the TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria, as a flagship of TurnTable charts, a music recording chart monitoring Nigeria Top 100 songs, and Top 50 albums.[3][4] The Nigeria music magazine TurnTable, establish the TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria to award Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Multi-Platinum plaques to eligible songs or albums in Nigeria.

"Digital" single certification

Digital awards:

  • Silver: 25,000 units
  • Gold: 50,000 units
  • Platinum: 100,000 units
  • Multi-Platinum: 200,000 units (increments of 100,000 thereafter)

The units are defined as:

  1. 150 on-demand streams count as 1 unit

"Digital" album certification

Digital awards:

  • Silver: 12,500 units
  • Gold: 25,000 units
  • Platinum: 50,000 units
  • Multi-Platinum: 100,000 units (increments of 50,000 thereafter)

The units are defined as:

  1. 1500 on-demand streams count as 1 unit

TCSN Gold certifications

Gold-certified albums and singles[5]

Year of release Artist(s) Title Label(s) Certification Year of certification Release type
2022 Blaqbonez Back In Uni Chocolate City Gold 2023 Single
2022 Burna Boy Alone[6]

Hollywood Records, Inc./Atlantic Recording Corporation

Gold 2023 Single
2021 Babyboy AV Confession[7] Longitude Promotions, Azuri Gold 2023 Single

TCSN Platinum certifications

Platinum-certified albums and singles[5]

Year of release Artist(s) Title Label(s) Certification Year of certification Release type
2022 Burna Boy Love, Damini[6]

Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records

5× Platinum 2023 Album
2022 Asake Mr. Money With The Vibe[8]

YBNL Nation, Empire

4× Platinum 2023 Album
2022 Asake Sungba (Remix)[9]

YBNL Nation, Empire

4× Platinum 2023 Single
2021 Joeboy Sip (Alcohol)[10][11] BANKU MUSIC, EMPAWA AFRICA LIMITED 3× Platinum 2023 Single
2022 Burna Boy Last Last[9]

Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records

3× Platinum 2023 Single
2022 Burna Boy Common Person[9]

Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records

3× Platinum 2023 Single
2022 Burna Boy For My Hand[6]

Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records

2× Platinum 2023 Single
2022 Burna Boy It's Plenty[6]

Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records

2× Platinum 2023 Single
2022 Burna Boy B.D'or[6]

Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records

Platinum 2023 Single
2022 Burna Boy Different Size[6]

Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records

Platinum 2023 Single
2022 Black Sherif Second Sermon[6]

Blacko Mgt., Spaceship Entertainment Ltd

Platinum 2023 Single
2022 Burna Boy I Told Them...[6]

Spaceship Entertainment Ltd, Atlantic Records

Platinum 2023 Album
2021 Joeboy Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic[12] BANKU MUSIC, EMPAWA AFRICA LIMITED Platinum 2023 Album
2022 BNXN Kilometer (Remix)[13]
    • To Your Ears Entertainment
    • Empire
 Platinum 2023 Single
2021 Babyboy AV Big Thug Boys[14] Longitude Promotions, Azuri Platinum 2023 Single

References

  1. ^ a b Ihekire, Chinonso (20 March 2021). "Nigeria Begins Music Certification With Gold, Platinum Awards". The Guardian Nigeria News. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ Native, The (24 March 2021). "How RCN is looking represent the reality of local music streaming". The NATIVE. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ^ Osikoya, Wonu (20 February 2023). "TurnTable Launches New Certification System, TCSN | NATIVE". The NATIVE. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ Flames, Charles. "TurnTable launches certification system under new arm, TCSN". City 105.1 FM. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Certification". TurnTable charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Charts, TurnTable. "Burna Boy Makes History With 11 Plaques: A Triumph In Nigeria's Music Industry". TurnTable Charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ^ Certifications, TurnTable. "@babyboyav_ presented with his @TCSNOfficial plaques for "Big Thug Boys" (Platinum) and "Confession" (Gold)". Twitter. TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  8. ^ Charts, TurnTable. "The Era of Magicsticks: No. 1 Producer of 2022, No. 1 Producer of Q1 2023". TurnTable Charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Charts, TurnTable. "Burna Boy Makes History With 11 Plaques: A Triumph In Nigeria's Music Industry". TurnTable Charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ Charts, TurnTable. "Joeboy Talks About New Album, "Duffel Bag" and More". YouTube. TurnTable. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  11. ^ Charts, TurnTable. "@Joeboy presented with his plaques for "Sip (Alcohol)" and 'Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic". Twitter. TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ^ Charts, TurnTable. "@Joeboy presented with his plaques for "Sip (Alcohol)" and 'Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic". Twitter. TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ Charts, TurnTable. "BNXN fka Buju Makes History With The First 'Platinum' Certified-Single in Modern Era of Nigerian Music". TurnTable Charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  14. ^ Certifications, TurnTable. "@babyboyav_ presented with his @TCSNOfficial plaques for "Big Thug Boys" (Platinum) and "Confession" (Gold)". Twitter. TurnTable Certification System of Nigeria. Retrieved 20 June 2024.