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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).
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/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
‡
Since
Nielsen 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
Year
Performing artist(s)
Nationality
Album
Sales
Ref.
2010
Eminem
United States
Recovery
480,000
[15]
2011
Adele
United Kingdom
21
850,000
[16]
2012
457,000
[17]
2013
Eminem
United States
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
242,000
[18]
2014
Taylor Swift
United States
1989
314,000
[19]
2015
Adele
United Kingdom
25
860,000
[20]
2016
Drake
Canada
Views
196,000
[21]
2017
Ed Sheeran
United Kingdom
÷
200,000
[22]
2018
Lady Gaga &
Bradley Cooper
United States
A Star Is Born
92,000
[23]
2019
Celine Dion
Canada
Courage
83,000
[24]
2020
Taylor Swift
United States
Folklore
62,000
[25]
2021
Adele
United Kingdom
30
114,000
[26]
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