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)

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 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 sales1 1997 Come On Over Shania Twain 2× Diamond 1,948,0002 1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion Diamond 1,492,0003 2011 21 Adele 2× Diamond 1,489,0004 1997 Big Shiny Tunes 2 Various Artists Diamond 1,233,0005 2000 1 The Beatles Diamond 1,231,0006 2002 Up! Shania Twain 2× Diamond 1,134,0007 1997 Romanza Andrea Bocelli Diamond 1,133,0008 2015 25 Adele Diamond 1,093,0008 1997 Aquarium Aqua Diamond 1,093,0009 1997 Surfacing Sarah McLachlan Diamond 1,078,00010 1999 Millennium Backstreet Boys Diamond 1,075,00011 1997 Backstreet's Back Backstreet Boys Diamond 1,048,000

+Claimed sales Year Title Artist Certification Sales1982 Thriller Michael Jackson 3× Diamond 2,400,0001997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion Diamond 1,700,0001996 Falling into You Celine Dion Diamond 1,600,0001978 Breakfast in America Supertramp Diamond 1,500,0001993 The Colour of My Love Celine Dion Diamond 1,500,0001985 No Jacket Required Phil Collins Diamond 1,300,0001978 Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) Various artists Diamond 1,300,0001994 The Lion King (1994 soundtrack) Various artists Diamond 1,200,0001978 Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Various artists Diamond 1,115,000

Best-selling albums by year 2000-2021 Year Performing artist(s) Nationality Album SalesRef.2000United States679,5672001Jamaica587,9602002Canada580,0002004Canada483,0002005United States 495,4332006United Kingdom 456,2812007United States380,0002008Australia341,0002009Scotland319,0002010United States435,000http://fyimusic.ca/industry-news/canadian-music-market-sales-report-2010 |title = Canadian Music Market Sales Report, 2010 |accessdate=26 April 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508153015/http://fyimusic.ca/industry-news/canadian-music-market-sales-report-2010 |archivedate=8 May 20112011United Kingdom850,0002012457,0002013United States242,0002014United States314,0002015United Kingdom860,0002016Canada196,0002017United Kingdom200,0002018Lady Gaga & Bradley CooperUnited States92,0002019Canada83,0002020United States62,0002021United Kingdom114,000

See also

The Top 100 Canadian Albums List of diamond-certified albums in Canada List of number-one singles in Canada

Notes

References

External links Gold and Platinum