Chopard Diamond award

The Chopard Diamond award, or simply the Diamond award, is a special award of merit given by the World Music Awards to recording artists who have sold over 100 million albums throughout their career. The World Music Awards were established in 1989. Honors are presented annually by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and are based entirely on worldwide sales figures in the music industry.

The first Chopard Diamond award was issued in 2002 to British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. He is known to have sold over 100 million records throughout his career. American entertainer Mariah Carey was honored the following year. She has sold more than 175 million albums, singles and videos worldwide and was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards.

Canadian songstress Celine Dion became the third recipient of the Chopard Diamond award. She was honored in 2004, and had been previously recognized at the World Music Awards as...
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