Gold/Platinum

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Date: October 1, 1980
Certification: Double Platinum Physical Single(s)
Artist: LIPPS INC
Title: FUNKYTOWN
Label

Date: July 1, 1980
Certification: Platinum Physical Single(s)
Artist: LIPPS INC
Title: FUNKYTOWN
Label

Date: July 1, 1980
Certification: Gold Physical Single(s)
Artist: LIPPS INC
Title: FUNKYTOWN
Label

Date: August 1, 1980
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: LIPPS INC
Title: MOUTH TO MOUTH
Label

Date: December 16, 1998
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: LOVE INC.
Title: LOVE INC.
Label: Vik. Recordings

Date: December 16, 1998
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: LOVE INC.
Title: LOVE INC.
Label: Vik. Recordings

Date: August 14, 2019
Certification: Diamond Single
Artist: The Lumineers
Title: Ho Hey
Label: Dualtone Music Group Inc, distributed by Dine Alone Music Inc.

Date: December 5, 2018
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: The Tenors
Title: Christmas Together
Label: The Tenors Music Inc. under exclusive license to Universal Music Canada Inc.

Date: September 8, 2016
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CELINE DION
Title: ENCORE UN SOIR
Label: COLUMBIA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.

Date: September 8, 2016
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: CELINE DION
Title: ENCORE UN SOIR
Label: COLUMBIA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.

Date: September 8, 2016
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: CELINE DION
Title: ENCORE UN SOIR
Label: COLUMBIA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.

Date: November 17, 2015
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Title: LA GUERRE DES TUQUES (LA TRAME SONORE)
Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: November 10, 2015
Certification: Gold Digital Download
Artist: RIA MAE
Title: CLOTHES OFF
Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: August 31, 2015
Certification: Double Platinum Digital Download
Artist: GLENN MORRISON
Title: GOODBYE (FEAT. ISLOVE)
Label: ROBBINS ENT./SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: August 28, 2015
Certification: Gold Digital Download
Artist: TYLER SHAW
Title: HOUSE OF CARDS
Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: July 27, 2015
Certification: Gold Digital Download
Artist: TREVOR GUTHRIE
Title: SOUNDWAVE
Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: July 6, 2015
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Title: JUST THE HITS 2015
Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: June 24, 2015
Certification: Gold Digital Download
Artist: LOST FREQUENCIES
Title: ARE YOU WITH ME
Label: ARMADA MUSIC B.V. / SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.

Date: March 3, 2015
Certification: Gold Digital Download
Artist: ADVENTURE CLUB
Title: WONDER FT. THE KITE STRING TANGLE
Label: BMG ARTIST SERVICES/SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.

Date: January 19, 2015
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: FOO FIGHTERS
Title: SONIC HIGHWAYS
Label: RCA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: January 19, 2015
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: LEONARD COHEN
Title: POPULAR PROBLEMS
Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: November 24, 2014
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: FOO FIGHTERS
Title: SONIC HIGHWAYS
Label: RCA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: November 24, 2014
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: GARTH BROOKS
Title: MAN AGAINST MACHINE
Label: RCA NASHVILLE/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: October 6, 2014
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: LEONARD COHEN
Title: POPULAR PROBLEMS
Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

Date: September 12, 2014
Certification: Quadruple Platinum Digital Download
Artist: PITBULL
Title: BACK IN TIME
Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC

Date	Certification	Artist / Title	Label
October 1, 1980	DOUBLE PLATINUM PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	LIPPS INC FUNKYTOWN
July 1, 1980	PLATINUM PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	LIPPS INC FUNKYTOWN
July 1, 1980	GOLD PHYSICAL SINGLE(S)	LIPPS INC FUNKYTOWN
August 1, 1980	GOLD ALBUM(S)	LIPPS INC MOUTH TO MOUTH
December 16, 1998	GOLD ALBUM(S)	LOVE INC. LOVE INC.	Vik. Recordings
December 16, 1998	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	LOVE INC. LOVE INC.	Vik. Recordings
August 14, 2019	Diamond Single	The Lumineers Ho Hey	Dualtone Music Group Inc, distributed by Dine Alone Music Inc.
December 5, 2018	GOLD ALBUM(S)	The Tenors Christmas Together	The Tenors Music Inc. under exclusive license to Universal Music Canada Inc.
September 8, 2016	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CELINE DION ENCORE UN SOIR	COLUMBIA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.
September 8, 2016	GOLD ALBUM(S)	CELINE DION ENCORE UN SOIR	COLUMBIA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.
September 8, 2016	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	CELINE DION ENCORE UN SOIR	COLUMBIA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.
November 17, 2015	GOLD ALBUM(S)	VARIOUS ARTISTS LA GUERRE DES TUQUES (LA TRAME SONORE)	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
November 10, 2015	GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	RIA MAE CLOTHES OFF	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
August 31, 2015	DOUBLE PLATINUM DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	GLENN MORRISON GOODBYE (FEAT. ISLOVE)	ROBBINS ENT./SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
August 28, 2015	GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	TYLER SHAW HOUSE OF CARDS	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
July 27, 2015	GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	TREVOR GUTHRIE SOUNDWAVE	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
July 6, 2015	GOLD ALBUM(S)	VARIOUS ARTISTS JUST THE HITS 2015	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
June 24, 2015	GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	LOST FREQUENCIES ARE YOU WITH ME	ARMADA MUSIC B.V. / SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.
March 3, 2015	GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	ADVENTURE CLUB WONDER FT. THE KITE STRING TANGLE	BMG ARTIST SERVICES/SONY MUSIC ENT CANADA INC.
January 19, 2015	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	FOO FIGHTERS SONIC HIGHWAYS	RCA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
January 19, 2015	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	LEONARD COHEN POPULAR PROBLEMS	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
November 24, 2014	GOLD ALBUM(S)	FOO FIGHTERS SONIC HIGHWAYS	RCA RECORDS/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
November 24, 2014	GOLD ALBUM(S)	GARTH BROOKS MAN AGAINST MACHINE	RCA NASHVILLE/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
October 6, 2014	GOLD ALBUM(S)	LEONARD COHEN POPULAR PROBLEMS	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.
September 12, 2014	QUADRUPLE PLATINUM DIGITAL DOWNLOAD	PITBULL BACK IN TIME	SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC

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