List of diamond-certified albums in Canada
The following diamond-certified albums in Canada have sold at least one million units (individual CDs, tapes or LPs) as determined by Canadian Recording Industry Association, the national music recording sales certification agency.[1]
The first million-selling album in Canada was declared in May 1978 as Rumours by the British band Fleetwood Mac. 17 years later, that album was honoured for sales of a second million units.
Diamond albums[]
The following albums have sold at least one million units within Canada. This certification has been attained by 18 Canadian albums, representing 11 artists and one compilation album. A Canadian artist, Céline Dion, holds the record for the most diamond albums, having had six albums reach this sales status in Canada.
Artist | Album | Date certified |
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Various artists | Saturday Night Fever | June 1978 |
Various artists | Grease | November 1978 |
Supertramp | Breakfast in America | October 1979 |
Supertramp | Crime of the Century | November 1979 |
Kenny Rogers | Greatest Hits | June 1981 |
Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin | December 1982 |
Culture Club | Colour by Numbers | May 1984 |
Lionel Richie | Can't Slow Down | November 1984 |
Bruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A. | July 1985 |
Bryan Adams | Reckless | December 1985 |
Corey Hart | Boy in the Box | February 1986 |
Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | April 1986 |
Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | April 1986 |
Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | March 1987 |
Madonna | True Blue | June 1987 |
Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet | October 1987 |
U2 | The Joshua Tree | October 1987 |
The Eagles | Hotel California | January 1988 |
Various artists | Dirty Dancing | August 1988 |
Huey Lewis and the News | Sports | August 1988 |
Elton John | Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | October 1988 |
Def Leppard | Hysteria | November 1988 |
AC/DC | Back in Black | October 1989 |
Milli Vanilli | Girl You Know It's True | March 1990 |
Alannah Myles | Alannah Myles | December 1990 |
New Kids on the Block | Hangin' Tough | February 1991 |
George Michael | Faith | October 1991 |
INXS | Kick | November 1991 |
Various artists | Cocktail | January 1992 |
Bryan Adams | Waking Up the Neighbours | June 1992 |
ZZ Top | Eliminator | June 1992 |
Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | July 1992 |
Madonna | Like a Virgin | July 1992 |
Eric Clapton | Unplugged | August 1993 |
Whitney Houston/Various artists | The Bodyguard | September 1993 |
Celine Dion | The Colour of My Love | November 1994 |
The Beatles | Abbey Road | March 1995 |
The Beatles | 1962–1966 | March 1995 |
The Beatles | 1967–1970 | March 1995 |
Ace of Base | The Sign | March 1995 |
Billy Ray Cyrus | Some Gave All | May 1995 |
Various artists | The Lion King | May 1995 |
Aerosmith | Get a Grip | June 1995 |
Garth Brooks | The Hits | July 1995 |
Various artists | Forrest Gump | August 1995 |
Tom Cochrane | Mad Mad World | September 1995 |
Green Day | Dookie | November 1995 |
Hootie and the Blowfish | Cracked Rear View | March 1996 |
Various artists | Oh What a Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian Music | May 1996 |
The Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | August 1996 |
Phil Collins | Face Value | November 1996 |
Celine Dion | Falling into You | November 1996 |
Boston | Boston | May 1997 |
No Doubt | Tragic Kingdom | August 1997 |
Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | November 1997 |
Various artists | Titanic | March 1998 |
Various artists | Big Shiny Tunes 2 | March 1998 |
Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | May 1998 |
Backstreet Boys | Backstreet's Back | May 1998 |
Spice Girls | Spice | July 1998 |
Celine Dion | Celine Dion | July 1998 |
Aqua | Aquarium | August 1998 |
Metallica | Metallica | August 1998 |
Savage Garden | Savage Garden | September 1998 |
Sarah McLachlan | Surfacing | October 1998 |
Spice Girls | Spiceworld | October 1998 |
The Tragically Hip | Up to Here | January 1999 |
Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | March 1999 |
Backstreet Boys | Millennium | October 1999 |
Britney Spears | ...Baby One More Time | December 1999 |
Ricky Martin | Ricky Martin | December 1999 |
Amanda Marshall | Amanda Marshall | April 2000 |
ABBA | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | May 2000 |
Santana | Supernatural | July 2000 |
Barenaked Ladies | Gordon | September 2000 |
Bon Jovi | Cross Road: Greatest Hits | November 2000 |
U2 | Achtung Baby | December 2000 |
The Beatles | 1 | February 2001 |
Our Lady Peace | Clumsy | February 2001 |
Guns N' Roses | Use Your Illusion I | March 2001 |
Nirvana | Nevermind | March 2001 |
Avril Lavigne | Let Go | May 2003 |
Steve Miller Band | Greatest Hits (1974–1978) | August 2003 |
Eminem | The Eminem Show | September 2003 |
Norah Jones | Come Away with Me | January 2007 |
The Tragically Hip | Fully Completely | January 2007 |
Celine Dion | These Are Special Times | October 2007 |
Celine Dion | All the Way… A Decade of Song | October 2007 |
The Beatles | The Beatles Stereo Box Set | April 2010 |
Michael Bublé | Christmas | December 2014 |
Adele | 25 | January 2016 |
Double Diamond albums[]
Double diamond awards are issued to albums that have sold two million units, representing the highest-selling music albums in Canadian history. Only two Canadian artists, Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain, have attained this level of certification; Twain and Pink Floyd are the only two artists to have reached it with more than one album.
Artist | Album | Date certified |
---|---|---|
Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1984-04-01 |
Eagles | Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) | 1987-07-30 |
Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1995-06-27 |
Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 1995-06-28 |
Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell | 1995-08-31 |
Pink Floyd | The Wall | 1995-08-31 |
Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 1996-11-12 |
Shania Twain | The Woman in Me | 1999-04-09 |
Shania Twain | Come on Over | 2000-01-21 |
Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | 2003-03-14 |
Shania Twain | Up! | 2004-12-21 |
Adele | 21 | 2018-09-20 |
See also[]
- The Top 100 Canadian Albums
- List of best-selling albums in Canada
- List of number-one singles (Canada)
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
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External links[]
- Lists of best-selling albums
- Canadian music industry
- Music recording certifications