This is alist of the best-selling albums in Canada that have been certified byMusic Canada , formerly known as Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).
Album certifications [ edit ] Music Canada provides "certifications" for album sales, similar to theRIAA'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 [ edit ] Highest certifications (listed by date of certification) Date of certification Year Title Artist Certification Shipments/certified sales[ 2]
May 11, 2022 1982 Thriller Michael Jackson 3× Diamond 3,000,000‡ November 12, 1996 1995 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 2× Diamond 2,000,000 July 30, 1987 1976 Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) 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‡
SinceNielsen SoundScan tracking began (1995–present) Rank Year Title Artist Certification Unit sales 1 1997 Come On Over Shania Twain 2× Diamond 1,948,000[ 3] 2 1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion Diamond 1,492,000[ 3] 3 2011 21 Adele 2× Diamond‡ 1,489,000[ 3] 4 1997 Big Shiny Tunes 2 Various Artists Diamond 1,233,000[ 3] 5 2000 1 The Beatles Diamond 1,231,000[ 3] 6 2002 Up! Shania Twain 2× Diamond 1,134,000[ 3] 7 1997 Romanza Andrea Bocelli Diamond 1,133,000[ 3] 8 2015 25 Adele Diamond 1,093,000[ 4] 8 1997 Aquarium Aqua Diamond 1,093,000[ 3] 9 1997 Surfacing Sarah McLachlan Diamond 1,078,000[ 3] 10 1999 Millennium Backstreet Boys Diamond 1,075,000[ 3] 11 1997 Backstreet's Back Backstreet Boys Diamond 1,048,000[ 5]
Claimed sales Year Title Artist Certification Sales 1982 Thriller Michael Jackson 3× Diamond‡ 2,400,000[ 6] 1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion Diamond 1,700,000[ 7] 1996 Falling into You Celine Dion Diamond 1,600,000[ 8] 1978 Breakfast in America Supertramp Diamond 1,500,000[ 9] 1993 The Colour of My Love Celine Dion Diamond 1,500,000[ 10] 1985 No Jacket Required Phil Collins Diamond 1,300,000[ 11] 1978 Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) Various artists Diamond 1,300,000[ 12] 1994 The Lion King (1994 soundtrack) Various artists Diamond 1,200,000[ 13] 1978 Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Various artists Diamond 1,115,000[ 14]
Best-selling albums by year [ edit ] Year Performing artist(s) Nationality Album Sales Ref. 2000 Eminem United States The Marshall Mathers LP 679,567 [ 15] 2001 Shaggy Jamaica Hot Shot 587,960 [ 16] [ 17] 2002 Shania Twain Canada Up! 580,000 [ 18] [ 19] 2004 Shania Twain Canada Greatest Hits 483,000 [ 20] 2005 Green Day United States American Idiot 495,433 [ 21] 2006 James Blunt United Kingdom Back to Bedlam 456,281 [ 22] 2007 Josh Groban United States Noël 380,000 [ 23] 2008 AC/DC Australia Black Ice 341,000 [ 24] 2009 Susan Boyle Scotland I Dreamed a Dream 319,000 [ 25] 2010 Eminem United States Recovery 435,000 [ 26] 2011 Adele United Kingdom 21 850,000 [ 27] 2012 457,000 [ 28] 2013 Eminem United States The Marshall Mathers LP 2 242,000 [ 29] 2014 Taylor Swift United States 1989 314,000 [ 30] 2015 Adele United Kingdom 25 860,000 [ 31] 2016 Drake Canada Views 196,000 [ 32]
2017 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom ÷ 200,000 [ 33] 2018 Lady Gaga &Bradley Cooper United States A Star Is Born 92,000 [ 34] 2019 Celine Dion Canada Courage 83,000 [ 35] 2020 Taylor Swift United States Folklore 62,000 [ 36] 2021 Adele United Kingdom 30 114,000 [ 37]
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