Gold & Platinum

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Date: April 8, 2025
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Bruno Mars
Title: Doo Wops and Hooligans
Label: Atlantic Records

Date: January 27, 2025
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Michael Jackson
Title: Bad
Label: Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada

Date: October 7, 2024
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 1
Label: Hollywood Records

Date: February 27, 2024
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Lady Gaga
Title: The Fame Monster
Label: Interscope/Geffen/A&M

Date: October 18, 2023
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Green Day
Title: American Idiot
Label: Reprise

Date: September 6, 2023
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: *N SYNC
Title: No Strings Attached
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Date: June 14, 2023
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Shania Twain
Title: Greatest Hits
Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE

Date: May 4, 2023
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Katy Perry
Title: Teenage Dream
Label: Capitol Music Group

Date: April 6, 2023
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: The Tragically Hip
Title: Yer Favourites
Label: Universal Music Canada

Date: October 20, 2021
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Title: Divide
Label: Warner Music UK

Date: October 20, 2021
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Title: X
Label: Warner Music UK

Date: April 26, 2017
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: The Tragically Hip
Title: Road Apples
Label: Universal Music Canada

Date: January 11, 2016
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: ADELE
Title: 25
Label: XL RECORDINGS

Date: December 12, 2014
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: MICHAEL BUBLE
Title: CHRISTMAS
Label: REPRISE / WARNER BROS

Date: November 22, 2011
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: ADELE
Title: 21
Label: XL RECORDINGS

Date: March 29, 2010
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: THE BEATLES
Title: STEREO BOXED SET
Label: EMI

Date: October 31, 2007
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: CELINE DION
Title: ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG
Label: Columbia

Date: October 31, 2007
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: CELINE DION
Title: THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES
Label: Columbia

Date: January 30, 2007
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: NORAH JONES
Title: COME AWAY WITH ME
Label: EMI

Date: January 9, 2007
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: THE TRAGICALLY HIP
Title: FULLY COMPLETELY
Label: MCA/Universal

Date: September 25, 2003
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: EMINEM
Title: THE EMINEM SHOW
Label: SHADY/INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL

Date: August 27, 2003
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: STEVE MILLER
Title: GREATEST HITS 1974-1978
Label: EMI

Date: May 2, 2003
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: AVRIL LAVIGNE
Title: LET GO
Label: ARISTA

Date: December 6, 2002
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: SHANIA TWAIN
Title: UP!
Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE

Date: March 19, 2001
Certification: Diamond Album(s)
Artist: GUNS ‘N ROSES
Title: USE YOUR ILLUSION I
Label: MCA

Date	Certification	Artist / Title	Label
April 8, 2025	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Bruno Mars Doo Wops and Hooligans	Atlantic Records
January 27, 2025	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Michael Jackson Bad	Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada
October 7, 2024	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Various Artists Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 1	Hollywood Records
February 27, 2024	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Lady Gaga The Fame Monster	Interscope/Geffen/A&M
October 18, 2023	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Green Day American Idiot	Reprise
September 6, 2023	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	N SYNC No Strings Attached*	Sony Music Entertainment
June 14, 2023	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Shania Twain Greatest Hits	MERCURY NASHVILLE
May 4, 2023	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Katy Perry Teenage Dream	Capitol Music Group
April 6, 2023	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	The Tragically Hip Yer Favourites	Universal Music Canada
October 20, 2021	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Ed Sheeran Divide	Warner Music UK
October 20, 2021	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	Ed Sheeran X	Warner Music UK
April 26, 2017	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	The Tragically Hip Road Apples	Universal Music Canada
January 11, 2016	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	ADELE 25	XL RECORDINGS
December 12, 2014	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	MICHAEL BUBLE CHRISTMAS	REPRISE / WARNER BROS
November 22, 2011	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	ADELE 21	XL RECORDINGS
March 29, 2010	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	THE BEATLES STEREO BOXED SET	EMI
October 31, 2007	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	CELINE DION ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG	Columbia
October 31, 2007	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	CELINE DION THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES	Columbia
January 30, 2007	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	NORAH JONES COME AWAY WITH ME	EMI
January 9, 2007	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	THE TRAGICALLY HIP FULLY COMPLETELY	MCA/Universal
September 25, 2003	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	EMINEM THE EMINEM SHOW	SHADY/INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL
August 27, 2003	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	STEVE MILLER GREATEST HITS 1974-1978	EMI
May 2, 2003	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	AVRIL LAVIGNE LET GO	ARISTA
December 6, 2002	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	SHANIA TWAIN UP!	MERCURY NASHVILLE
March 19, 2001	DIAMOND ALBUM(S)	GUNS ‘N ROSES USE YOUR ILLUSION I	MCA

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