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. Seventeen years later, that album was honoured for sales of a second million units.
Diamond albums
[edit]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, Celine Dion, holds the record for the most diamond albums, having had six albums reach this sales status in Canada.
Double Diamond albums
[edit]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
[edit]- The Top 100 Canadian Albums
- List of best-selling albums in Canada
- List of number-one singles in Canada
References
[edit]- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Definitions". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2007-09-19.