# 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 million-selling album in Canada was declared in May 1978 as Rumours by the British band Fleetwood Mac. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album is the first in Canada to achieve both double and triple Diamond certification.

## 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, Celine Dion, holds the record for the most diamond albums, having had six albums reach this sales status in Canada.
| Artist | Album | Date certified |
| Bee Gees/Various artists | Saturday Night Fever | June 1978 |
| Various artists | Grease | November 1978 |
| Supertramp | Breakfast in America | October 1979 |
| Supertramp | Crime of the Century | November 1979 |
| Kenny Rogers | Greatest Hits | June 1981 |
| Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin | December 1982 |
| Culture Club | Colour by Numbers | May 1984 |
| Lionel Richie | Can't Slow Down | November 1984 |
| Bruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A. | July 1985 |
| Bryan Adams | Reckless | December 1985 |
| Corey Hart | Boy in the Box | February 1986 |
| Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | April 1986 |
| Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | April 1986 |
| Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | March 1987 |
| Madonna | True Blue | June 1987 |
| Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet | October 1987 |
| U2 | The Joshua Tree | October 1987 |
| The Eagles | Hotel California | January 1988 |
| Various artists | Dirty Dancing | August 1988 |
| Huey Lewis and the News | Sports | August 1988 |
| Elton John | Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | October 1988 |
| Def Leppard | Hysteria | November 1988 |
| AC/DC | Back in Black | October 1989 |
| Milli Vanilli | Girl You Know It's True | March 1990 |
| Alannah Myles | Alannah Myles | December 1990 |
| New Kids on the Block | Hangin' Tough | February 1991 |
| George Michael | Faith | October 1991 |
| INXS | Kick | November 1991 |
| Various artists | Cocktail | January 1992 |
| Bryan Adams | Waking Up the Neighbours | June 1992 |
| ZZ Top | Eliminator | June 1992 |
| Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | July 1992 |
| Madonna | Like a Virgin | July 1992 |
| Eric Clapton | Unplugged | August 1993 |
| Whitney Houston/Various artists | The Bodyguard | September 1993 |
| Celine Dion | The Colour of My Love | November 1994 |
| The Beatles | Abbey Road | March 1995 |
| The Beatles | 1962–1966 | March 1995 |
| The Beatles | 1967–1970 | March 1995 |
| Ace of Base | The Sign | March 1995 |
| Billy Ray Cyrus | Some Gave All | May 1995 |
| Various artists | The Lion King | May 1995 |
| Aerosmith | Get a Grip | June 1995 |
| Garth Brooks | The Hits | July 1995 |
| Various artists | Forrest Gump | August 1995 |
| Tom Cochrane | Mad Mad World | September 1995 |
| Green Day | Dookie | November 1995 |
| Hootie and the Blowfish | Cracked Rear View | March 1996 |
| Various artists | Oh What a Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian Music | May 1996 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | August 1996 |
| Phil Collins | Face Value | November 1996 |
| Celine Dion | Falling into You | November 1996 |
| Boston | Boston | May 1997 |
| No Doubt | Tragic Kingdom | August 1997 |
| Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | November 1997 |
| Various artists | Titanic | March 1998 |
| Various artists | Big Shiny Tunes 2 | March 1998 |
| Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | May 1998 |
| Backstreet Boys | Backstreet's Back | May 1998 |
| Spice Girls | Spice | July 1998 |
| Celine Dion | Celine Dion | July 1998 |
| Aqua | Aquarium | August 1998 |
| Metallica | Metallica | August 1998 |
| Savage Garden | Savage Garden | September 1998 |
| Sarah McLachlan | Surfacing | October 1998 |
| Spice Girls | Spiceworld | October 1998 |
| The Tragically Hip | Up to Here | January 1999 |
| Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | March 1999 |
| Backstreet Boys | Millennium | October 1999 |
| Britney Spears | ...Baby One More Time | December 1999 |
| Ricky Martin | Ricky Martin | December 1999 |
| Amanda Marshall | Amanda Marshall | April 2000 |
| ABBA | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | May 2000 |
| Santana | Supernatural | July 2000 |
| Barenaked Ladies | Gordon | September 2000 |
| Bon Jovi | Cross Road: Greatest Hits | November 2000 |
| U2 | Achtung Baby | December 2000 |
| The Beatles | 1 | February 2001 |
| Our Lady Peace | Clumsy | February 2001 |
| Guns N' Roses | Use Your Illusion I | March 2001 |
| Nirvana | Nevermind | March 2001 |
| Avril Lavigne | Let Go | May 2003 |
| Steve Miller Band | Greatest Hits (1974–1978) | August 2003 |
| Eminem | The Eminem Show | September 2003 |
| Norah Jones | Come Away with Me | January 2007 |
| The Tragically Hip | Fully Completely | January 2007 |
| Celine Dion | These Are Special Times | October 2007 |
| Celine Dion | All the Way… A Decade of Song | October 2007 |
| The Beatles | The Beatles Stereo Box Set | April 2010 |
| Michael Bublé | Christmas | December 2014 |
| Adele | 25 | January 2016 |
| The Tragically Hip | Road Apples | April 2017 |
| Ed Sheeran | X | October 2021 |
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ | October 2021 |
| The Tragically Hip | Yer Favourites | April 2023 |
| *N SYNC | No Strings Attached | September 2023 |
| Green Day | American Idiot | October 2023 |
| Michael Jackson | Bad | January 2025 |

## 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.
| Artist | Album | Date certified |
| Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1984-04-01 |
| Eagles | Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) | 1987-07-30 |
| Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1995-06-27 |
| Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 1995-06-28 |
| Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell | 1995-08-31 |
| Pink Floyd | The Wall | 1995-08-31 |
| Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 1996-11-12 |
| Shania Twain | The Woman in Me | 1999-04-09 |
| Shania Twain | Come on Over | 2000-01-21 |
| Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | 2003-03-14 |
| Shania Twain | Up! | 2004-12-21 |
| Adele | 21 | 2018-09-20 |