Gold/Platinum

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Date: September 1, 1990
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: 101
Label: Sire

Date: September 1, 1990
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: 101
Label: Sire

Date: February 19, 1990
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: 101
Label: Sire

Date: September 28, 1990
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: VIOLATOR
Label: Sire

Date: September 28, 1990
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: VIOLATOR
Label: Sire

Date: November 23, 2005
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: PLAYING THE ANGEL
Label: SIRE / REPRISE / MUTE

Date: September 28, 1990
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: VIOLATOR
Label: Sire

Date: June 21, 1993
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION
Label: Sire

Date: June 21, 1993
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION
Label: Sire

Date: July 24, 2001
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: DEPECHE MODE
Title: EXCITER
Label: WARNER BROS.

Date: March 22, 2023
Certification: Platinum Single
Artist: Marianas Trench
Title: Pop 101
Label: 604 Records Inc.

Date: November 4, 2014
Certification: Gold Digital Download
Artist: MARIANAS TRENCH
Title: POP 101
Label: 604 RECORDS

Date: September 20, 2018
Certification: Six Times Platinum Album(s)
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Title: X
Label: Warner Music UK

Date: September 20, 2018
Certification: Quintuple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Title: X
Label: Warner Music UK

Date: November 1, 1984
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Title: 30 YEARS OF GOLD VOLUME ONE
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Date: February 1, 2019
Certification: Triple Platinum Single
Artist: Meghan Trainor
Title: Like I'm Gonna Lose You (ft. John Legend)
Label: Epic Records/ Sony Music Canada

Date: February 1, 2019
Certification: Double Platinum Single
Artist: Meghan Trainor
Title: Like I'm Gonna Lose You (ft. John Legend)
Label: Epic Records/ Sony Music Canada

Date: September 24, 2020
Certification: Eight Times Platinum Single
Artist: Post Malone
Title: Circles
Label: Republic Records

Date: June 29, 2022
Certification: Seven Times Platinum Album(s)
Artist: The Weeknd
Title: Starboy
Label: XO / Republic

Date: November 9, 2022
Certification: Gold Single
Artist: Taylor Swift
Title: Midnight Rain
Label: Republic Records

Date: April 23, 2024
Certification: Gold Single
Artist: Beyoncé
Title: SUMMER RENAISSANCE
Label: Sony Music Canada/Columbia

Date: March 24, 1995
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: THE BEATLES
Title: ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC, VOL. 1
Label: EMI

Date: November 26, 1999
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CELINE DION
Title: ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG
Label: Columbia

Date: November 7, 2017
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: Katy Perry
Title: Witness
Label: Capitol Records

Date: November 7, 2017
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: Katy Perry
Title: Witness
Label: Capitol Records

Date	Certification	Artist / Title	Label
September 1, 1990	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE 101	Sire
September 1, 1990	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE 101	Sire
February 19, 1990	GOLD ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE 101	Sire
September 28, 1990	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE VIOLATOR	Sire
September 28, 1990	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE VIOLATOR	Sire
November 23, 2005	GOLD ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE PLAYING THE ANGEL	SIRE / REPRISE / MUTE
September 28, 1990	GOLD ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE VIOLATOR	Sire
June 21, 1993	GOLD ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION	Sire
June 21, 1993	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION	Sire
July 24, 2001	GOLD ALBUM(S)	DEPECHE MODE EXCITER	WARNER BROS.
March 22, 2023	Platinum Single	Marianas Trench Pop 101	604 Records Inc.
November 4, 2014	GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	MARIANAS TRENCH POP 101	604 RECORDS
September 20, 2018	SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	Ed Sheeran X	Warner Music UK
September 20, 2018	QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	Ed Sheeran X	Warner Music UK
November 1, 1984	GOLD ALBUM(S)	VARIOUS ARTISTS 30 YEARS OF GOLD VOLUME ONE
February 1, 2019	Triple Platinum Single	Meghan Trainor Like I'm Gonna Lose You (ft. John Legend)	Epic Records/ Sony Music Canada
February 1, 2019	Double Platinum Single	Meghan Trainor Like I'm Gonna Lose You (ft. John Legend)	Epic Records/ Sony Music Canada
September 24, 2020	Eight Times Platinum Single	Post Malone Circles	Republic Records
June 29, 2022	SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	The Weeknd Starboy	XO / Republic
November 9, 2022	Gold Single	Taylor Swift Midnight Rain	Republic Records
April 23, 2024	Gold Single	Beyoncé SUMMER RENAISSANCE	Sony Music Canada/Columbia
March 24, 1995	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	THE BEATLES ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC, VOL. 1	EMI
November 26, 1999	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CELINE DION ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG	Columbia
November 7, 2017	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	Katy Perry Witness	Capitol Records
November 7, 2017	GOLD ALBUM(S)	Katy Perry Witness	Capitol Records

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