List of diamond-certified albums in Canada


The following diamond-certified albums in Canada have sold at least one million units as determined by Canadian Recording Industry Association, the national music recording sales certification agency.
The first million-selling album in Canada was declared in May 1978 as Rumours by the British band Fleetwood Mac. 17 years later, that album was honoured for sales of a second million units.

Diamond albums

The following albums have sold at least one million units within Canada. This certification has been attained by 18 Canadian albums, representing 11 artists and one compilation album. A Canadian artist, Céline Dion, holds the record for the most diamond albums, having had six albums reach this sales status in Canada.
ArtistAlbumDate certified
Various artistsSaturday Night Fever
Various artistsGrease
SupertrampBreakfast in America
SupertrampCrime of the Century
Kenny RogersGreatest Hits
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin
Culture ClubColour by Numbers
Lionel RichieCan't Slow Down
Bruce SpringsteenBorn in the U.S.A.
Bryan AdamsReckless
Corey HartBoy in the Box
Dire StraitsBrothers in Arms
Phil CollinsNo Jacket Required
Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston
MadonnaTrue Blue
Bon JoviSlippery When Wet
U2The Joshua Tree
The EaglesHotel California
Various artistsDirty Dancing
Huey Lewis and the NewsSports
Elton JohnGreatest Hits Vol. 1
Def LeppardHysteria
AC/DCBack in Black
Milli VanilliGirl You Know It's True
Alannah MylesAlannah Myles
New Kids on the BlockHangin' Tough
George MichaelFaith
INXSKick
Various artistsCocktail
Bryan AdamsWaking Up the Neighbours
ZZ TopEliminator
Guns N' RosesAppetite for Destruction
MadonnaLike a Virgin
Eric ClaptonUnplugged
Whitney Houston/Various artists'
Celine DionThe Colour of My Love
The BeatlesAbbey Road
The Beatles1962–1966
The Beatles1967–1970
Ace of BaseThe Sign
Billy Ray CyrusSome Gave All
Various artistsThe Lion King
AerosmithGet a Grip
Garth BrooksThe Hits
Various artistsForrest Gump
Tom CochraneMad Mad World
Green DayDookie
Hootie and the BlowfishCracked Rear View
Various artists'
The Smashing PumpkinsMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Phil CollinsFace Value
Celine DionFalling into You
BostonBoston
No DoubtTragic Kingdom
Celine DionLet's Talk About Love
Various artistsTitanic
Various artistsBig Shiny Tunes 2
Backstreet BoysBackstreet Boys
Backstreet BoysBackstreet's Back
Spice GirlsSpice
Celine DionCeline Dion
AquaAquarium
MetallicaMetallica
Savage GardenSavage Garden
Sarah McLachlanSurfacing
Spice GirlsSpiceworld
The Tragically HipUp to Here
Andrea BocelliRomanza
Backstreet BoysMillennium
Britney Spears...Baby One More Time
Ricky MartinRicky Martin
Amanda MarshallAmanda Marshall
ABBA'
SantanaSupernatural
Barenaked LadiesGordon
Bon Jovi'
U2Achtung Baby
The Beatles1
Our Lady PeaceClumsy
Guns N' RosesUse Your Illusion I
NirvanaNevermind
Avril LavigneLet Go
Steve Miller BandGreatest Hits
EminemThe Eminem Show
Norah JonesCome Away with Me
The Tragically HipFully Completely
Celine DionThese Are Special Times
Celine DionAll the Way… A Decade of Song
The BeatlesThe Beatles Stereo Box Set
Michael BubléChristmas
Adele25

Double Diamond albums

Double diamond awards are issued to albums that have sold two million units, representing the highest-selling music albums in Canadian history. Only two Canadian artists, Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain, have attained this level of certification; Twain and Pink Floyd are the only two artists to have reached it with more than one album.
ArtistAlbumDate certified
Michael JacksonThriller1984-04-01
EaglesTheir Greatest Hits 1987-07-30
Fleetwood MacRumours1995-06-27
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IV1995-06-28
Meat LoafBat Out of Hell1995-08-31
Pink FloydThe Wall1995-08-31
Alanis MorissetteJagged Little Pill1996-11-12
Shania TwainThe Woman in Me1999-04-09
Shania TwainCome on Over2000-01-21
Pink FloydThe Dark Side of the Moon2003-03-14
Shania TwainUp!2004-12-21
Adele212018-09-20