List of best-selling albums in Canada

This is a list of the best-selling albums in Canada that have been certified by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).

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Album certifications

The CRIA provides "certifications" for album sales, similar to the RIAA's. The certification levels for albums released after May 1, 2008 are:

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).

Top 10 Best-Selling Albums in Canada

Since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began
Rank Year Title Artist Certification Units Sales[2]
1 1997 Come On Over Shania Twain 2x Diamond 1,926,000
2 1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion Diamond 1,490,000
3 1997 Big Shiny Tunes 2 Various Artists Diamond 1,233,000
4 1997 Romanza Andrea Bocelli Diamond 1,123,000
5 2000 1 The Beatles Diamond 1,103,000
6 2002 Up! Shania Twain 2x Diamond 1,092,000
7 1997 Aquarium Aqua Diamond 1,086,000
8 1997 Surfacing Sarah McLachlan Diamond 1,076,000
9 1999 Millennium Backstreet Boys Diamond 1,073,000
10 1997 Backstreet's Back Backstreet Boys Diamond 1,048,000

Top 10 Best-Selling Artists in Canada

Top 5 National Artists

Using the CRIA Database
Rank Artists Period Sales[2]
1 Celine Dion 80s-10s 11,4 million[3]
2 Shania Twain 90s-10s 6,8 million[4]
3 Bryan Adams 70s-10s 5 million[5]
3 Sarah McLachlan 80s-10s Over 3,1 million
4 Tragically Hip 80s-10s Over 3 million
5 Diana Krall 90s-10s Over 2,8 million

Top 5 International Artists

Using the CRIA Database
Rank Artists Period Sales
1 The Beatles 60s-70s 13,5 million[6]
2 U2 70s-10s 7,2 million[7]
3 Pink Floyd 60s-90s 6,4 million[8]
4 Garth Brooks 80s-10s 5,6 million[9]
5 Madonna 80s-10s 5,4 million[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ CRIA. "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Definitions". CRIA. http://www.cria.ca/cert.php. Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
  2. ^ a b "BILLBOARD’S TOP TITLES & ARTISTS OF THE NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN ERA". Businesswire.com. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100204007048&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
  3. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results – Celine Dion". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Celine%20Dion&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
  4. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results – Shania Twain". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Shania%20Twain&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  5. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results – Bryan Adams". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Bryan%20Adams&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  6. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results – The Beatles". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=The%20Beatles&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
  7. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results – U2". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=U2&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
  8. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results – Pink Floyd". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Pink%20Floyd&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
  9. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results – Garth Brooks". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Garth%20Brooks&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  10. ^ "CRIA: Certification Results – Madonna". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Madonna&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 

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