Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas

Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, commonly known as AMPROFON, is a Mexican nonprofit trade association representing national and multinational record companies operating in Mexico. Its work centers on representing the commercial and legal interests of producers of sound recordings and music videos, supporting industry measurement, and communicating market performance through certifications and charts. The organization is an associated member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). AMPROFON was established on April 3, 1963, under the name Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Discos, commonly abbreviated AMPRODISC. Its founding purpose was to create a collective civil association capable of representing the rights and interests of producers of phonographic recordings. The original membership included Compañía Importadora de Discos, CBS de Mexico, Discos Mexicanos, Fábrica de Discos Peerless, GAMMA, Panamericana de Discos, and RCA Victor Mexicana. These founding participants reflected the importance of both multinational and domestic record companies in Mexico's recorded-music market. On July 26, 1971, the association adopted the name Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas, placing greater emphasis on the phonogram as the relevant recorded-media category. As music videos became a more significant part of the recording business, the organization changed its name again on May 3, 1990, to Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. AMPROFON remains the current name and is the designation used for its industry-facing activities. One of AMPROFON's most visible functions is the administration and publication of Mexican music certifications. Certifications recognize qualifying shipments of recorded-music releases in Mexico. The applicable threshold varies by format and release type, and the system is generally based on units shipped rather than audited consumer sell-through. AMPROFON's award structure allows a release to accumulate additional gold and platinum awards after an initial platinum certification. This produces combinations such as platinum plus gold and multiple platinum awards rather than using only a simple sequence in which every subsequent award must be a higher single category. The association also publishes national album and streaming charts. Its principal album rankings include the Top 100 Mexico chart, which covers albums and extended plays across genres; a Top 20 Spanish-language chart for pop, rock, and dance releases in Spanish; a Top 20 popular-music chart covering regional Mexican styles such as ranchera and grupero; and a Top 20 international chart. The international chart is broader than its English-language label suggests, because it can include releases by artists from different countries, while Spanish-language albums are generally directed to the Spanish-language chart. Charts are updated weekly, with the album charts historically updated on Wednesday evenings. Since 2017, AMPROFON has also published a weekly streaming singles chart, reflecting the industry's shift from physical products toward digital consumption. AMPROFON's activities place it at the intersection of trade representation, copyright and neighboring-rights advocacy, market measurement, award certification, and public music-industry information. It is not primarily a consumer-facing record label or retailer, and it does not market a conventional portfolio of branded entertainment products. Instead, its institutional outputs—certifications, charts, industry information, and collective representation—serve record companies, artists' commercial ecosystems, media organizations, and the wider Mexican music market. Available reference material indicates that the association represents companies accounting for more than 70 percent of Mexico's recorded-music market, although the applicable date for that market-share statement is not specified.

AMPROFON originated in Mexico's physical-recording industry during the early 1960s. On April 3, 1963, a group of national and multinational record companies established an association under the name Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Discos, or AMPRODISC. The participating companies were Compañía Importadora de Discos, CBS de Mexico, Discos Mexicanos, Fábrica de Discos Peerless, GAMMA, Panamericana de Discos, and RCA Victor Mexicana. The association's initial role was collective representation: it was intended to give phonographic-record producers a common organization for protecting and advancing their rights and interests. The organization changed its name on July 26, 1971, to Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas. The change reflected the growing use of the term phonogram in the legal and commercial description of recorded sound. Nearly two decades later, the expansion of music video led to another name change. On May 3, 1990, the association became Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, the full name represented by the acronym AMPROFON. The new designation recognized both sound recordings and audiovisual music products within the association's field. Over time, AMPROFON developed functions beyond basic trade representation. It became associated with Mexican recording certifications, awarding gold and platinum distinctions to qualifying releases. The certification system is based principally on units shipped into the Mexican market, rather than solely on verified final consumer purchases. Its award rules permit successive certifications to be added in combinations of gold and platinum as a release crosses further thresholds. This approach differs from systems in which a release simply moves from gold to platinum and then to multiples of platinum. Chart publication became another central institutional activity. AMPROFON's album rankings provide separate views of the Mexican market: an all-genre Top 100, a Spanish-language chart, a chart for regional and popular Mexican music, and an international chart. These rankings enable record companies, media outlets, and audiences to track the performance of releases across market segments. The association historically did not publish a dedicated physical-sales chart for single releases, although it certified shipped quantities for singles through June 30, 2009. As streaming became increasingly important, AMPROFON added a weekly streaming singles chart in 2017. The association is affiliated with the international recorded-music industry through associated membership in IFPI. Reference material describes AMPROFON as representing more than 70 percent of Mexico's market, though no date is supplied for that estimate. Its institutional position therefore combines national industry advocacy with standardized public indicators of commercial performance. Rather than operating as a label, distributor, or entertainment retailer, AMPROFON functions as shared infrastructure for Mexico's recorded-music sector. Its present public-facing identity is chiefly expressed through charts, certifications, industry information, and representation of the interests of phonogram and videogram producers.

• 2017

  Weekly streaming singles chart introduced

  [1]Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramasen.wikipedia.org

  AMPROFON began publishing a weekly streaming singles chart, extending its chart activity into the digital-consumption market.

• 2009

  Physical single shipment certifications discontinued

  [1]Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramasen.wikipedia.org

  AMPROFON's certification of shipped quantities for physical singles continued through June 30, 2009, according to the reference material.

• 1990

  Current AMPROFON name adopted

  [1]Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramasen.wikipedia.org

  On May 3, 1990, the association added videograms to its name as music videos became an important recorded-music format.

• 1971

  Name changed to the Mexican Phonogram Producers Association

  [1]Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramasen.wikipedia.org

  On July 26, 1971, AMPRODISC adopted the name Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas.

• 1963

  Association founded as AMPRODISC

  [1]Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramasen.wikipedia.org

  On April 3, 1963, Mexican and multinational record companies formed the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Discos to represent the rights and interests of phonographic-record producers.

A national recorded-music industry association that combines collective representation with certification, chart publication, and market-measurement functions.

• Industry certification

  AMPROFON recording certifications

  AMPROFON grants gold and platinum certifications to qualifying music releases in Mexico. Thresholds vary according to release format and quantity shipped. The system is principally shipment-based and permits additional gold or platinum awards after an initial certification, allowing combinations such as platinum plus gold and multiple platinum awards.

• Album chart

  Top 100 Mexico

  The Top 100 Mexico chart ranks the country's leading albums and extended plays across musical genres. It is AMPROFON's broadest album ranking and is designed to present an all-market view rather than a single genre or language segment.

• Album charts

  Genre Top 20 charts

  AMPROFON publishes specialized Top 20 album rankings covering Spanish-language pop, rock, and dance music, as well as popular and regional Mexican music including ranchera and grupero. These charts segment the market by repertoire and musical category.

• Album chart

  International Albums Chart

  The International Albums Chart ranks international releases available in Mexico. Despite an English-oriented label in some descriptions, the category is not restricted solely to English-language recordings and can include artists and albums from multiple countries.

• Streaming chart · 2017

  Streaming singles chart

  AMPROFON's weekly streaming singles chart tracks digital listening performance in Mexico. Introduced by 2017, it reflects the growing importance of streaming in the country's recorded-music market.

1. 1Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramasen.wikipedia.org
2. 2AMPROFON official websiteamprofon.com.mx