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)
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Diamond
Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon at room temperature and pressure, ...
: 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
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Best-selling albums by year
2010s
See also
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The Top 100 Canadian Albums
''The Top 100 Canadian Albums'' is a book by journalist Bob Mersereau, published in 2007 by Goose Lane Editions.
Mersereau surveyed 600 music journalists, retailers, musicians and disc jockeys of all ages, from all parts of Canada, who each submi ...
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List of diamond-certified albums in Canada
The following diamond-certified albums in Canada have sold at least one million units (individual CDs, tapes or LPs) as determined by Canadian Recording Industry Association, the national music recording sales certification agency.
The first ...
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List of number-one singles (Canada)
Canadian singles charts were compiled by RPM from 1964 to 2000 and The Record from 1983 to 1996. Nielsen SoundScan compiled charts from 1996 to the present; Billboard's Canadian Hot 100, compiled from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data ...
References
External links
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