Mahasz
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Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards
and maintains the music charts for Hungary
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"Mahasz" is short for Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége (Association of Hungarian Record Companies).
Note: there have been changes in the thresholds for international repertoire in the past. For example, a document from 2005 shows levels of 10,000 for Gold and 20,000 for Platinum. However, exact details are not available.
Note: there have been changes in the thresholds for singles in the past. For example, a document from 2005 shows levels of 5,000 for Gold and 10,000 for Platinum. However, exact details are not available.
Hungarian Music Awards
The Hungarian Music Awards have been given to artists in the field of Hungarian music since 1992.The Awards - formerly known as the Golden Giraffe Awards - has been made by Mahasz, the Hungarian music industry association...
and maintains the music charts for Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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"Mahasz" is short for Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége (Association of Hungarian Record Companies).
Domestic repertoire
Certification | Before 12 June 1992 | Before 3 December 1997 | Before 23 April 2002 | Before 23 February 2005 | Before 13 September 2006 | Before 1 October 2009 | From 1 October 2009 |
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Gold | 100,000 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,000 |
Platinum | 200,000 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 |
Diamond | 400,000 | 200,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
International repertoire
Certification | Since 13 September 2006 |
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Gold | 3,000 |
Platinum | 6,000 |
Note: there have been changes in the thresholds for international repertoire in the past. For example, a document from 2005 shows levels of 10,000 for Gold and 20,000 for Platinum. However, exact details are not available.
Singles
Certification | Number of copies |
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Gold | 1,500 |
Platinum | 3,000 |
Note: there have been changes in the thresholds for singles in the past. For example, a document from 2005 shows levels of 5,000 for Gold and 10,000 for Platinum. However, exact details are not available.
Music DVDs
Certification | Jazz/classical | Pop |
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Gold | 1,000 | 2,000 |
Platinum | 2,000 | 4,000 |
See also
- List of number-one singles of 2010 (Hungary)
- List of number-one singles of 2011 (Hungary)