Mahasz

Music of Hungary: Topics
verbunkos táncház csárdás nóta
History: (Samples)
Genres	Classical - Folk - Hardcore - Hip hop - Opera - Operett - Pop - Reggae - Rock - Wedding pop - Wedding rock
Organisations	Mahasz
Awards	Golden Giraffe
Charts	MAHASZ TOP 40 album, MAHASZ Kislemez TOP 10, Dance TOP 40
Festivals	Sziget Festival, Balaton Sound, VOLT Festival, Hegyalja Festival, Táncháztalálkozó, Miskolc Opera Festival, Kaláka Folk Festival
Media	Radio Petőfi, Hungaroton, VIVA, Class FM, Neo FM, Juventus Radio, Tilos Radio
National anthem	"Himnusz"
Hungarian minorities' music abroad
Transylvania, Vojvodina, Slovakia, Transcarpathia

Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.

"Mahasz" is short for Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége (Association of Hungarian Record Companies).

Certification levels

Music CDs

Domestic repertoire

Certification[1]	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
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[2]	Since 13 September 2006
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.^[3] However, exact details are not available.

Singles

Certification[2]	Number of copies
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.^[3] However, exact details are not available.

Music DVDs

Certification[2]	Jazz/classical	Pop
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)

References

1. ^ "A díjak története - Arany- és platinalemezek - MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=arany_es_platinalemezek&menu2=a_dijak_tortenete. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Mi számít arany- és platinalemeznek? - Arany- és platinalemezek - MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=arany_es_platinalemezek&menu2=mi_szamit_arany_es_platinalemeznek. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "The Recording Industry in Japan 2005 Statistics Analysis Trends English Edition" (PDF). 2005. p. 23. http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/issue/pdf/RIAJ2005E.pdf. 

External links

• Mahasz