Recording Industry Association of Malaysia

Recording Industry Association of Malaysia
Persatuan Industri Rakaman Malaysia (RIM) (English: Recording Industry Association of Malaysia) is a Malaysian non-profit music organisation, founded on 12 December 1978, as the Malaysian Association of Phonograph Producers (MAPP). In the end of the 1980s, it changed its name to Malaysian Association of Phonogram and Videogram Producers and Distributors (MAPV). It adopted its current name in 1996.
It currently represents over 340 locally incorporated recording companies and businesses, all of which are involved in the production, manufacturing and distribution of local and international sound, music video and karaoke recording. This accounts for around 95% of all legitimate recordings commercially available in the music market of Malaysia.
Under the Ministry of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), RIM is a member of the Ministry's Special Copyright Task Force. It was also a member of the Attorney General's Chambers' Copyright Law Revision Committee.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) recognises RIM as the National Group for Malaysia. The RIM Chairman sits on the IFPI Asia/Pacific Regional Board. RIM also is a member of the Asean Music Industry Association (AMIA).
It has been responsible for organising the annual music event, Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM).
Certification levels
RIM is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums in Malaysia, based on sales. The levels are:
Music CDs
International repertoire
Note: Awards for domestic and international repertoire are different before 2006.
Combined sales
Introduced in July 2009.
Digital downloads
Introduced in July 2009.
RIM Charts
Since 2017, RIM operates several record charts that rank the best-performing songs in Malaysia. The main RIM Chart lists the Top 20 most streamed international & domestic songs in Malaysia, with a separate chart for the Top 10 most streamed domestic songs.
As of the issue for the week ending July 1, 2021, the RIM International Charts has had 59 different number-one songs, while the RIM Domestic Charts has had 41 different number-one songs.
Starting the week ending 24 March 2022, the Top 20 International and Domestic Singles chart was reconfigured to be exclusively for International single releases, while the Top 10 Domestic Singles chart was reconfigured into a Malay songs chart. Also in the same week, the Top 10 Chinese Singles chart was introduced.
Song achievements
Songs with most weeks at number one
16 weeks
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber – "Despacito" (2017)
Ed Sheeran – "Perfect" (2017-2018)
Joji – "Glimpse of Us" (2022)
14 weeks
Fifty Fifty – "Cupid" (2023)
12 weeks
Camila Cabello featuring Shawn Mendes – "Señorita" (2019)
11 weeks
Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" (2017)
Tones and I – "Dance Monkey" (2019-2020)
10 weeks
Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" (2019)
Adele – "Easy on Me" (2021)
Number-one songs
List of number-one songs of 2017 (Malaysia)
List of number-one songs of 2018 (Malaysia)
List of number-one songs of 2019 (Malaysia)
List of number-one songs of 2020 (Malaysia)
List of number-one songs of 2021 (Malaysia)
List of number-one songs of 2022 (Malaysia)
List of number-one songs of 2023 (Malaysia)
See also
Music industry
List of music recording certifications
References
External links
Music industry associations
Music organisations based in Malaysia
Organizations established in 1978
1978 establishments in Malaysia