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This is a list of the best-selling albums in Canada that have been certified by Music Canada, formerly known as Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).

Album certifications

Music Canada provides "certifications" for album sales, similar to the RIAA's. The certification levels for albums released after May 1, 2008 are:

  • Gold: 40,000 units (previously 50,000)
  • Platinum: 80,000 units (previously 100,000)
  • Diamond: 800,000 units (previously 1,000,000) [1]

Note: Multi-Platinum certification refers to albums that have sold 160,000 units or more (i.e. 160,000 is double Platinum) but have not yet sold 800,000 units (Diamond certification).

Best-selling albums in Canada

Highest Certifications (Listed by Date of Certification)
Date of Certification Year Title Artist Certification Shipments

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April 1, 1984 1982 Thriller Michael Jackson 2× Diamond 2,000,000
November 12, 1996 1995 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 2× Diamond 2,000,000
July 30, 1987 1976 Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) The Eagles 2× Diamond 2,000,000
June 27, 1995 1977 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 2× Diamond 2,000,000
June 28, 1995 1971 Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin 2× Diamond 2,000,000
August 31, 1995 1977 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 2× Diamond 2,000,000
August 31, 1995 1979 The Wall Pink Floyd 2× Diamond 2,000,000
April 9, 1999 1995 The Woman in Me Shania Twain 2× Diamond 2,000,000
January 21, 2000 1997 Come On Over Shania Twain 2× Diamond 2,000,000
March 14, 2003 1973 The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 2× Diamond 2,000,000
December 21, 2004 2002 Up! Shania Twain 2× Diamond 2,000,000
September 20, 2018 2011 21 Adele 2× Diamond 1,600,000
Since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began (1995 - Present)
Rank Year Title Artist Certification Unit sales[3]
1 1997 Come On Over Shania Twain 2× Diamond 1,948,000+
2 1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion Diamond 1,492,000+
3 2011 21 Adele 2× Diamond 1,489,000+
4 1997 Big Shiny Tunes 2 Various Artists Diamond 1,233,000+
5 2000 1 The Beatles Diamond 1,231,000+
6 2002 Up! Shania Twain 2× Diamond 1,134,000+
7 1997 Romanza Andrea Bocelli Diamond 1,133,000+
8 1997 Aquarium Aqua Diamond 1,093,000+
9 1997 Surfacing Sarah McLachlan Diamond 1,078,000+
10 2015 Millennium Backstreet Boys Diamond 1,075,000+
10 2015 ...Baby One More Time Britney Spears Diamond 1,075,000+

Best-selling albums by year

2010s

Year Performing artist(s) Nationality Album Sales Ref.
2010 Eminem United States Recovery 480,000 [4]
2011 Adele United Kingdom 21 850,000 [5]
2012 Adele United Kingdom 21 457,000 [6]
2013 Eminem United States The Marshall Mathers LP 2 242,000 [7]
2014 Taylor Swift United States 1989 314,000 [8]
2015 Adele United Kingdom 25 860,000 [9]
2016 Drake Canada Views 196,000

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2017 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom ÷ 200,000 [11]
2018 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper United States A Star Is Born 92,000 [12]
2019 Celine Dion Canada Courage (Celine Dion album) 83,000 [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Music Canada. "Certification Definitions". Music Canada. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  2. ^ "Music Canada Sales Certifications". Historica Canada. January 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "2014 Nielsen Music Canada Report" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. January 15, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Williams, John (August 18, 2010). "Eminem retakes No. 1 on charts". Toronto Sun. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  5. ^ John Williams (December 21, 2011). "CANOE - JAM! Music - Artists - Buble, Michael : Buble breaks own sales mark". Jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  6. ^ Bliss, Karen. "Adele, Gotye Top SoundScan Year-End Charts in Canada". Billboard.biz. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  7. ^ "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". Billboard.biz. January 10, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. ^ Bliss, Karen (January 27, 2015). "Nielsen: Canada Loved Taylor Swift, Streaming Music and, Yep, Vinyl in 2014". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/01/08/nielsen-billboard’s-2015-canadian-music-industry-sales-report
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7647679/drake-tops-canada-year-end-charts-nielsen-2016
  11. ^ https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/sites/default/files/nielsen_music_2017_year-end_music_report_canada_final.pdf
  12. ^ https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/01/10/nielsen-music-canadas-year-end-insights-trends
  13. ^ https://static.billboard.com/files/pdfs/NIELSEN_2019_YEARENDreportCANADA.pdf

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