List of best-selling albums in Canada

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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/certified sales

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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

2010s

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

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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]

See also

Notes

References

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