List of best-selling albums in Canada

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 CertificationYearTitleArtistCertificationShipments/certified sales

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May 11, 20221982ThrillerMichael Jackson3× Diamond3,000,000‡
November 12, 19961995Jagged Little PillAlanis Morissette2× Diamond2,000,000
July 30, 19871976Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)Eagles2× Diamond2,000,000
June 27, 19951977RumoursFleetwood Mac2× Diamond2,000,000
June 28, 19951971Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin2× Diamond2,000,000
August 31, 19951977Bat Out of HellMeat Loaf2× Diamond2,000,000
August 31, 19951979The WallPink Floyd2× Diamond2,000,000
April 9, 19991995The Woman in MeShania Twain2× Diamond2,000,000
January 21, 20001997Come On OverShania Twain2× Diamond2,000,000
March 14, 20031973The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd2× Diamond2,000,000
December 21, 20042002Up!Shania Twain2× Diamond2,000,000
September 20, 2018201121Adele2× Diamond1,600,000‡
Since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began (1995–Present)
RankYearTitleArtistCertificationUnit sales
11997Come On OverShania Twain2× Diamond1,948,000[3]
21997Let's Talk About LoveCeline DionDiamond1,492,000[3]
3201121Adele2× Diamond‡1,489,000[3]
41997Big Shiny Tunes 2Various ArtistsDiamond1,233,000[3]
520001The BeatlesDiamond1,231,000[3]
62002Up!Shania Twain2× Diamond1,134,000[3]
71997RomanzaAndrea BocelliDiamond1,133,000[3]
8201525AdeleDiamond1,093,000[4]
81997AquariumAquaDiamond1,093,000[3]
91997SurfacingSarah McLachlanDiamond1,078,000[3]
101999MillenniumBackstreet BoysDiamond1,075,000[3]
111997Backstreet's BackBackstreet BoysDiamond1,048,000[5]
Claimed sales
YearTitleArtistCertificationSales
1982ThrillerMichael Jackson3× Diamond‡2,400,000[6]
1997Let's Talk About LoveCeline DionDiamond1,700,000[7]
1996Falling into YouCeline DionDiamond1,600,000[8]
1978Breakfast in AmericaSupertrampDiamond1,500,000[9]
1993The Colour of My LoveCeline DionDiamond1,500,000[10]
1985No Jacket RequiredPhil CollinsDiamond1,300,000[11]
1978Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)Various artistsDiamond1,300,000[12]
1994The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)Various artistsDiamond1,200,000[13]
1978Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion PictureVarious artistsDiamond1,115,000[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
  • ‡Certification include on-demand audio and video streams and track sale equivalent

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