Music Canada Has Certified 44 Singles Diamond to Date

There are no conflict diamonds being mined in music! Diamond certification is awarded to pieces of music that reach the equivalent of ten times platinum. Currently, this means 800,000 units. A unit for a song can be the sale of a physical copy, such as a CD single, or a purchased digital download. In recent years Music Canada has also factored in on-demand audio streams. The current definition is 150 streams count as one unit. With this, we currently have 44 diamond-certified singles. Six of these are from Canadian artists (not including Justin Bieber’s feature in “Despacito”). Most of these songs have been released in the past several years with the oldest being from 2010. It may come as a surprise but the artist scoring the most diamond-certified singles is Post Malone with six. Find a listing of the songs below.

DIAMOND-CERTIFIED SINGLES FROM CANADIAN ARTISTS

💎 “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, from 2011
💎 “Starboy” by The Weeknd, from 2016
💎 “One Dance” by Drake, from 2016
💎 “Body” by Loud Luxury (ft. Brando), from 2017
💎 “God’s Plan” by Drake, from 2018
💎 “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd, from 2019

DIAMOND-CERTIFIED SINGLES FROM INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

💎 “Rolling In The Deep” by Adele, from 2010
💎 “Just The Way You Are” by Bruno Mars, from 2010
💎 “Someone Like You” by Adele, from 2011
💎 “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5, from 2011
💎 “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons, from 2012
💎 “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, from 2012
💎 “Let Her Go” by Passenger, from 2012
💎 “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers, from 2012
💎 “Take Me To Church” by Hozier, from 2013
💎 “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic, from 2013
💎 “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, from 2013
💎 “Just Give Me A Reason” by Pink, from 2013
💎 “Riptide” by Vance Joy, from 2013
💎 “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran, from 2014
💎 “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson, from 2014
💎 “Hello” by Adele, from 2015
💎 “7 Years” by Lukas Graham, from 2015
💎 “Cheap Thrills” by Sia, from 2015
💎 “Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots, from 2015
💎 “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur, from 2016
💎 “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake, from 2016
💎 “Closer” by The Chainsmokers, from 2016
💎 “Meant To Be” by Bebe Rexha, from 2017
💎 “Havana” by Camila Cabello, from 2017
💎 “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran, from 2017
💎 “Shape Of You” by Ed Sheeran, from 2017
💎 “Unforgettable” by French Montana, from 2017
💎 “Humble.” by Kendrick Lamar, from 2017
💎 “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, from 2017
💎 “Congratulations” by Post Malone, from 2017
💎 “Rockstar” by Post Malone, from 2017
💎 “I Like It” by Cardi B, from 2018
💎 “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi, from 2018
💎 “Better Now” by Post Malone, from 2018
💎 “Wow.” by Post Malone, from 2018
💎 “Sunflower” by Post Malone & Swae Lee, from 2018
💎 “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X, from 2019
💎 “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I, from 2019

Early 2020 Gold/Platinum Certifications

The Weeknd leads the pack in terms of album certifications; After Hours is the only 2020 disc from a homegrowner to reach platinum. Justin Bieber‘s Changes has gone gold. A couple of Les Soeurs Boulay albums from a few years back receive certifications in 2020.

The recipient of the Single of the Year Juno Award has been certified at Seven Times Platinum, that being “Señorita” from Shawn Mendes with his Cuban counterpart Camila Cabello. At quintuple platinum is The Weeknd’s smash R&B/new wave hit “Blinding Lights”. Triple platinum awards have been granted to Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Justin Bieber, and Y2K & bbno$.

See the tables below for more details.

Currently, a gold album is one that has 40,000 certified units consumed within Canada, platinum 80,000, double platinum 160,000, and so on. Diamond is equivalent to ten times platinum (800,000 units). One unit is either one physical album sale, one full digital album sale, ten sales of an individual track from an album, or 1,500 on-demand audio streams of a track from the album. A stream is not a listen to the entire track but to 30 seconds of it.

Certification unit numbers for singles are the same. One unit is either one physical single sale, one digital single sale, or 150 on-demand audio streams of a single. A stream is not a listen to the entire song but to 30 seconds of it.

Certified Albums (January 1 – July 9, 2020)

TITLE	ARTIST	LEVEL
Changes	Justin Bieber	GOLD ALBUM(S)
4488 de l’amour	Les Soeurs Boulay	GOLD ALBUM(S)
Le Poids des Confetis	Les Soeurs Boulay	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)
After Hours	The Weeknd	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)

Certified Singles (January 1 – July 9, 2020)

TITLE	ARTIST	LEVEL
It’s You	Ali Gatie	Double Platinum Single
Stuck with U	A. Grande/Justin Bieber	Gold Single
Head Above Water	Avril Lavigne	Double Platinum Single
Coton ouaté	Bleu Jeans Bleu	Gold Single
Airwaves	Brett Kissel	Platinum Single
Drink About Me	Brett Kissel	Gold Single
Timeless	Dallas Smith	Gold Single
Best Part	Daniel Caesar	Triple Platinum Single
Japanese Denim	Daniel Caesar	Platinum Single
Whiskey in a Teacup	Dean Brody	Platinum Single
Portland, Maine	Donovan Woods	Gold Single
Toosie Slide	Drake	Double Platinum Single
She’s My Kind of Crazy	Emerson Drive	Platinum Single
Swear To God	Famba	Gold Single
Wish You Well	Famba	Gold Single
Those Were The Nights	Hunter Brothers	Gold Single
Figures	Jessie Reyez	Triple Platinum Single
If The World Was Ending	JP Saxe	Double Platinum Single
Intentions	Justin Bieber	Triple Platinum Single
Yummy	Justin Bieber	Double Platinum Single
ANTI EVERYBODY	KILLY	Gold Single
Kissing Other People	Lennon Stella	Gold Single
Love No More	Loud Luxury x anders	Double Platinum Single
These Days	MacKenzie Porter	Gold Single
Way Down	Merkules	Gold Single
Turks	NAV	Gold Single
Held Me Down	NAV & Metro Boomin	Gold Single
death bed	Powfu	Gold Single
In My Head	Ryland James	Gold Single
Ripple Effect	Scott Helman	Gold Single
Senorita	Shawn Mendes/C. Cabello	Seven Times Platinum Single
Everywhere We Go	SonReal	Gold Single
One Day	Tate McRae	Gold Single
Who’s Gonna Love You	Tebey	Gold Single
Somebody’s Daughter	Tenille Townes	Platinum Single
Old Country Soul	The Reklaws	Gold Single
Mud	The Road Hammers	Platinum Single
Blinding Lights	The Weeknd	Quintuple Platinum Single
Heartless	The Weeknd	Double Platinum Single
In Your Eyes	The Weeknd	Gold Single
The Morning	The Weeknd	Platinum Single
This Is The Best	USS	Platinum Single
Lalala	Y2K & bbno$	Triple Platinum Single
Mizu	Yung Tory	Gold Single
Netflix & Chill	Yung Tory	Gold Single

Music Canada Releases 2019 Recap

Music Canada has released its 2019 year-end recap with some interesting stats on music consumption in the country. Trends include a shift towards the on-demand audio streaming market, which accounted for 60% of recorded music revenues in 2018. The Gold/Platinum certification program saw a 33% increase from 2018 in the single awards. Eleven singles received Diamond certifications this year, one of which – Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” – was released in 2019. American artist Post Malone scored the most certifications for music this year. His “Wow” achieved 7x Platinum and Billie Eilish‘s “Bad Guy” received the third highest single certification for a 2019 release at 6x Platinum.

Three Canadian singles struck Diamond status in 2019 (all were released in years prior): Drake’s “God’s Plan”, The Weeknd’s “Starboy”, and Loud Luxury’s “Body”. (Diamond is equivalent to 10x Platinum.) As far as albums go, The Weeknd was champ in 2019 with quintuple platinum certifications for two of his previously released albums – 2016’s Starboy and 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness. Three albums released in 2019 made it to the double platinum rung: Khalid‘s Free Spirit, Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding, and Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? More…

Gold/Platinum Certifications: These Two Tracks Reach 8x Platinum

It has been a while since we posted updates on gold and platinum certifications from Music Canada. Two singles have achieved 8x platinum status over the past several months: “Body” by Loud Luxury and “Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weeknd. The latter’s album Beauty Behind the Madness has reached the quintuple platinum mark. Other highlights include classic 80s number “My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)” from British Columbian rock group Chilliwack going platinum. Find below a hefty table of the newest certifications, sorted alphabetically by artist. See if the table includes any of your favourites.

TITLE	ARTIST	CERTIFICATION
INSCAPE	Alexandra Stréliski	GOLD ALBUM
Alexisonfire	Alexisonfire	PLATINUM ALBUM
Old Crows / Young Cardinals	Alexisonfire	PLATINUM ALBUM
This Could Be Anywhere…	Alexisonfire	Gold Single
Young Cardinals	Alexisonfire	Gold Single
High Noon	Arkells	PLATINUM ALBUM
Knocking At The Door	Arkells	Platinum Single
Walls Fall Down	Bedouin Soundclash	Gold Single
Ballerina	Belly	Platinum Single
What You Want (ft. The Weeknd)	Belly	Gold Single
Hit & Run	Big Sugar	GOLD ALBUM
Anthem	Brett Kissel	Gold Single
Shine A Light	Bryan Adams	GOLD ALBUM
Two Punks In Love	bülow	Gold Single
Fly At Night	Chilliwack	Gold Single
My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)	Chilliwack	Platinum Single
Bring Me Your Love	City and Colour	2x PLATINUM ALBUM
Comin’ Home	City and Colour	Platinum Single
Fragile Bird	City and Colour	Platinum Single
Grand Optimist	City and Colour	Platinum Single
If I Should Go Before You	City and Colour	GOLD ALBUM
Little Hell	City and Colour	2x PLATINUM ALBUM
Lover Come Back	City and Colour	Gold Single
Save Your Scissors	City and Colour	Platinum Single
Sleeping Sickness	City and Colour	Platinum Single
The Girl	City and Colour	Platinum Single
Thirst	City and Colour	Gold Single
Wasted Love	City and Colour	Gold Single
No Pressure (ft. Snoop Dogg)	Classified	Gold Single
Roses	Coeur de pirate	PLATINUM ALBUM
Lifted	Dallas Smith	Gold Single
One Little Kiss	Dallas Smith	Gold Single
Sky Stays This Blue	Dallas Smith	Gold Single
Slow Rollin’	Dallas Smith	Gold Single
Best Part (ft. H.E.R.)	Daniel Caesar	2x Platinum Single
Get You (ft. Kali Uchis)	Daniel Caesar	2x Platinum Single
We Find Love	Daniel Caesar	Gold Single
Who Hurt You?	Daniel Caesar	Gold Single
Dirt	Dean Brody	PLATINUM ALBUM
Bad Habits	Delaney Jane	Gold Single
In My Feelings	Drake	5x Platinum Single
Not Going Home	DVBBS	2x Platinum Single
IDWK	DVBBS & Blackbear	Platinum Single
La La Land (ft. Delaney Jane)	DVBBS & Shaun Frank	Gold Single
Ain’t Easy	Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine	2x Platinum Single
Better Off	Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine	Gold Single
Get What You Give	Felix Cartal	Platinum Single
Love Me	Felix Cartal & Lights	Gold Single
Après	Fred Pellerin	GOLD ALBUM
À jamais	Ginette Reno	PLATINUM ALBUM
Blood//Water	grandson	Gold Single
Turn Your Love	Half Moon Run	Gold Single
Make You Mine	High Valley	Platinum Single
She’s With Me	High Valley	Platinum Single
Got Your Name On It	Jade Eagleson	Gold Single
Chills	James Barker Band	Platinum Single
Keep It Simple	James Barker Band	Gold Single
Gone Long Gone	Jason Benoit	Gold Single
Dead Or Alive	Jazz Cartier	Gold Single
Imported (with 6LACK)	Jessie Reyez	Gold Single
Chances	Jill Barber	GOLD ALBUM
Bound To You	Jocelyn Alice	Gold Single
Dum Dee Dum	Keys N Krates	Gold Single
Killamonjaro	KILLY	Platinum Single
No Sad No Bad	KILLY	Platinum Single
Nouveaux riches	Loud	Gold Single
Toutes les femmes savent danser	Loud	Platinum Single
Une année record	Loud	GOLD ALBUM
Body (ft. Brando)	Loud Luxury	8x Times Platinum Single
Love No More	Loud Luxury x anders	Platinum Single
Love	Michael Buble	PLATINUM ALBUM
Bad Habits	NAV	GOLD ALBUM
Myself	NAV	Platinum Single
Up	NAV	Platinum Single
Wanted You (ft. Lil Uzi Vert)	NAV	2x Platinum Single
Perfect Timing	Nav & Metro Boomin	GOLD ALBUM
Superficial Love	Ruth B	Gold Single
The Intro	Ruth B	GOLD ALBUM
Hang Ups	Scott Helman	Gold Single
Kinda Complicated	Scott Helman	Gold Single
Let You Get Away (feat. Ashe)	Shaun Frank	Gold Single
Señorita	Shawn Mendes & C. Cabello	Platinum Single
Home For A Rest	Spirit Of The West	Platinum Single
In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company	The Dead South	Gold Single
Feeling Good	The Sheepdogs	Platinum Single
The Sheepdogs	The Sheepdogs	PLATINUM ALBUM
Spirits	The Strumbellas	3x Platinum Single
Christmas Together	The Tenors	GOLD ALBUM
Acquainted	The Weeknd	Platinum Single
Angel	The Weeknd	Gold Single
As You Are	The Weeknd	Gold Single
Beauty Behind the Madness	The Weeknd	5x PLATINUM ALBUM
Can’t Feel My Face	The Weeknd	8x Times Platinum Single
Dark Times	The Weeknd	Gold Single
Earned It	The Weeknd	5x Platinum Single
False Alarm	The Weeknd	Platinum Single
High For This	The Weeknd	Platinum Single
Hurt You	The Weeknd	Gold Single
I Feel It Coming	The Weeknd	5x Platinum Single
In The Night	The Weeknd	2x Platinum Single
Often	The Weeknd	3x Platinum Single
Prisoner	The Weeknd	Gold Single
Real Life	The Weeknd	Gold Single
Reminder	The Weeknd	3x Platinum Single
Secrets	The Weeknd	Platinum Single
Sidewalks	The Weeknd	Platinum Single
Tell Your Friends	The Weeknd	Gold Single
The Hills	The Weeknd	7x Times Platinum Single
True Colors	The Weeknd	Platinum Single
Wicked Games	The Weeknd	2x Platinum Single
With You	Tyler Shaw	Platinum Single

Music Canada Recaps Gold/Platinum Program for 2018

Trade organization Music Canada recapped 2018 with a report on the year’s Gold/Platinum certification program. In general, the number of awards increased thanks in part to the inclusion of streaming data for both single and album certifications. A simplified application portal for certification approvals and plaque orders also helped smooth the process.

Single Award certifications in 2018 were up 33% from 2017. Seven singles went diamond. The highest certification for a Canadian artist was awarded to “God’s Plan” by Drake, an 8x platinum winner. This was followed by the 7x platinum EDM smash “Body” by Canadian duo Loud Luxury. The top certified Canadian artist album was Drake’s Scorpion at double platinum. Shawn Mendes‘ self-titled release made platinum. There was a 24% increase in album certifications this year over last with a 10% rise in Canadian album certifications. The highest certification through the year was double diamond for 2011 album 21 by the UK’s Adele. It was the first disc to make the grade since Shania Twain‘s Up! In 2004. In terms of albums released in 2018, the highest certification was given to Post Malone whose album made it to quadruple platinum.

There was an 80% increase in Canadian artist single award certifications with several Canucks receiving their first including Baka Not Nice, Charlotte Cardin, Delaney Jane, Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, Felix Cartal (see photo above), Grandtheft, Half Moon Run, Keys N Krates, Killy, the aforementioned Loud Luxury, Majid Jordan, NEW CITY, Sultan + Shepard, The Glorious Sons, and The Reklaws.

Gold/Platinum Certifications: Drake’s “God’s Plan” Strikes 8x Platinum

It’s been a while since we listed Music Canada’s latest certifications from its gold and platinum program. Find all on Canadian artist singles and albums from May to October 2018 below. Drake’s “God’s Plan” is champion for the singles, as it reaches the eight times platinum mark. Blockbuster smash “Body” by Loud Luxury featuring Brando sizzles at six times platinum. Edmonton’s Ruth B. snatches quintuple platinum with her hit “Lost Boy”. Gowan’s 1985 hit “Criminal Mind”, after all these years, achieves platinum status. Drake’s Scoripion is the only Canadian artist album released in 2018 to strike double platinum. Life Starts Now, the 2009 album from Three Days Grace matches it.

Multiplatinum Singles

God’s Plan by Drake (Eight Times Platinum)

Body by Loud Luxury ft. Brando (Six Times Platinum)

Lost Boy by Ruth B. (Quintuple Platinum)

Nice for What by Drake (Quadruple Platinum)

Jackie Chan by Teisto & Dzeko (Triple Platinum)

In My Blood by Shawn Mendes (Double Platinum)
Yes Indeed by Lil Baby & Drake (Double Platinum)
Figures by Jessie Reyez (Double Platinum)
In My Feelings by Drake (Double Platinum)
Reminding Me by Shawn Hook (Double Platinum)

Platinum Singles

Lost in Japan by Shawn Mendes & Zedd
Youth by Shawn Mendes
Champion by NAV
A Criminal Mind by Gowan
Best Part by Daniel Caesar
Get You by Daniel Caesar
Nonstop by Drake
I’m Upset by Drake
Lonely Drum by Aaron Goodvin
That Ain’t Classy by Classified
Rx by Theory
Ain’t Easy by Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine

Gold Singles

Love No More by Loud Luxury x anders
Denim on Denim by Tebey
IDWK by DVBBS & Blackbear
Almost Home by Sultan + Shepard
Long Live the Night by The Reklaws
Don’t Matter to Me by Drake
Mob Ties by Drake
Can’t Take a Joke by Drake
Elevate by Drake
Emotionless by Drake
I’m Working by James Barker Band
Bali by 88Glam
Everything Is Alright by The Glorious Sons
Distance by Killy
Parallel Lines by DVBBS x CMC$
Somethin’ We Shoudn’t Do by Chad Brownlee
Dear Life by High Valley

Double Platinum Albums

Life Starts Now by Three Days Grace
Scorpion by Drake

Platinum Albums

Shawn Mendes by Shawn Mendes
One Good Friend by George Canyon

Gold Albums

Reckless by NAV
Freudian by Daniel Caesar
Side Effects by Dallas Smith
Little Machines by Lights
No. 2 by Bernard Adamus
Handshakes and Middle Fingers by Classified
Solitudes by Matt Holubowski
Morning Report by Arkells

And the first 2018 Canadian artist album to go gold is …

Roots specialist Jim Cuddy, boogie rock outfit The Sheepdogs, JUNO no-show rapper Tory Lanez, pop/AC ace Jann Arden, and international R&B superstar The Weeknd have all released albums in 2018, and not one of these has been certified gold to date. To figure out who has beat them all to the gilded disc award, you have to think of the realm of rock and a veteran of the genre. With his own eponymous band whose sound is punctuated by guitarist Stéphane Dufour’s signature riffs, the man has sold in excess of a million albums since his first, Obsession, in 1994. Returning with his 8th LP, Délivrance, his first since 2013, Éric Lapointe strikes gold. Lapointe’s work is featured on movie soundtracks such as Les Boys and the ever-popular Bon Cop, Bad Cop. He has also served as a coach on The Voice.

At 48 years of age, Éric retains a teenage heart singing of hopes and dreams, conflicts and desires. He says fatherhood has taught him much about himself. “With children,” he points out, “We rediscover life and see it differently through their eyes.” The 2018 album is varied in style having power ballads juxtaposed with nuggets of hard rock. Opening things up with “La nuit,” his extra gruff vocals wash in like whitecaps on oceanic guitar riffs. “Belle folie,” released as a single back in March, calmly and confidently surfs upon the waves setting things up for a wild ride offered by “Ma rose”. In the middle of the album, find some string arrangements and Tom Petty chords on “Besoin de toi” and “Rien ne s’endort” respectively. Lapointe mellows at the album’s close with a couple of ballads including piano-led finale “Sans vous”. On Délivrance, Éric Lapointe has delivered the goods.  iTunes

Certifications: Mendes and Drake Surge into 5x Platinum

Drake‘s “God’s Plan” has accomplished half of what “One Dance” did. The latter has been certified a diamond single, and, still hot on the charts, “God’s Plan” (2018) has been certified by Music Canada at quintuple platinum.

Equalling Drizzy is acoustic guitar pop maestro, the young Shawn Mendes, as JUNO winner for Single of the Year, “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” coasts into quintuple platinum territory as well. It is the highest certification on a work by the Portuguese Canadian boy.

“Body” (featuring Brando) by Loud Luxury now stands at double platinum. Today, for the first time, the white-hot track struck #1 at iTunes Canada across all categories, beating out Bebe Rexha & FGL, Imagine Dragons, The Backstreet Boys, Bad Wolves, and Ariana Grande!

As far as albums go, Sam Roberts‘ We Were Born in a Flame has been certified double platinum. It is the first multiplatinum certification for the Montrealer. Both EPs from hot newcomer Charlotte Cardin, Big Boy and Main Girl, have gone gold.

View a list of the latest gold and platinum certifications from Music Canada below.

Singles

There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back by Shawn Mendes, Quintuple Platinum
God’s Plan by Drake, Quintuple Platinum

Body (ft. Brando) by Loud Luxury, Double Platinum
Nice for What by Drake, Double Platinum

Wastin’ Gas by Dallas Smith, Platinum
Call Out My Name by The Weeknd, Platinum

Main Girl by Charlotte Cardin, Gold
Kiss Me Quiet by Jess Moskaluke, Gold
I Be U Be by High Valley, Gold
Ain’t Easy by Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, Gold
Just Sayin’ by James Barker Band, Gold
Wicked by Tyler Shaw, Gold
In My Blood by Shawn Mendes, Gold
PDA by Scott Helman, Gold
B.I.D. by Tory Lanez, Gold

Albums

We Were Born in a Flame by Sam Roberts, Double Platinum

Chemical City by Sam Roberts, Platinum

Revival by Johnny Reid, Gold
Furiosity by Monster Truck, Gold
Main Girl (EP) by Charlotte Cardin, Gold
Can’t Keep a Secret by Faber Drive, Gold
Seven Second Surgery by Faber Drive, Gold
Big Boy (EP) by Charlotte Cardin, Gold

New Certifications Announced for Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace has been … graced … with a batch of gold and platinum certifications for the band’s singles and albums. Chief among the singles is “Animal I Have Become” clawing into the double platinum den. The song charted in 2006 and appears on the group’s One-X album, an album that now stands at an impressive triple platinum certification.

Forming in Norwood, ON in 1997 as a post-grunge outfit, Three Days Grace became popular in 2003 with single “I Hate Everything About You” from its self-titled debut album. The group has gone through a couple of lineup changes since then. Find a list of recent certifications below.

Singles

Animal I Have Become, Double Platinum

Never Too Late, Platinum
Riot, Platinum
Pain, Platinum
I Hate Everything About You, Platinum

Just Like You, Gold
Painkiller, Gold
I Am Machine, Gold
Chalk Outline, Gold
The High Road, Gold

Albums

One-x, Triple Platinum

Transit of Venus, Gold

Early 2018 Gold/Platinum Certifications

We’ve completed only two months of the year and already have a slew of gold and platinum certified Canadian artist tracks and albums. Highlights include double platinum singles by Shawn Hook (his first), Coleman Hell, and Justin Bieber. On the albums front, Metric’s Synthetica has gone platinum.

Certified Tracks

Get What You Give by Felix Cartal – Gold Single
Rx (Medicate) by Theory of a Deadman – Gold Single
Knocking at the Door by Arkells – Gold Single
Lights Out by Virginia to Vegas – Platinum Single
Call Me by Nav (w/Metro Boomin) – Gold Single
Minute by Nav (w/Metro Boomin) – Gold Single
Myself by Nav – Gold Single
Some Way by Nav ft. The Weeknd – Platinum Single
Sound of Your Heart by Shawn Hook – Double Platinum Single
God’s Plan by Drake – Platinum Single
Feels Right by Jocelyn Alice – Gold Single
Cool with That by Brett Kissel – Gold Single
Friends by Justin Bieber (w/Bloodpop) – Double Platinum Single
Easy Go by Grandtheft & Delaney Jane – Gold Single
Better Days by Hedley – Platinum Single
Shooters by Tory Lanez – Gold Single
Wanted You by Nav – Platinum Single
Fireproof by Coleman Hell – Double Platinum Single
Somebody Somewhere by Dallas Smith – Gold Single
Cheap Seats by Dallas Smith – Gold Single
Side Effects by Dallas Smith – Gold Single
Autograph by Dallas Smith – Gold Single
Nothing but Summer by Dallas Smith – Gold Single
One Want by Majid Jordan ft. PartyNextDoor – Gold Single
My Love by Majid Jordan ft. Drake – Gold Single

Certified Albums

Jackson Square by Arkells – Gold Album
Michigan Left by Arkells – Gold Album
La Route by 2frères – Gold Album
Synthetica by Metric – Platinum Album
Jumped Right In by Dallas Smith – Gold Album
Lifted by Dallas Smith – Gold Album

Big Certifications Awarded to Magic and Ruth B.

Music Canada has bestowed gold/platinum certifications backdated to 2017 upon the following tracks and albums. Highlights include quintuple platinum for “Rude” by Magic and quadruple platinum for Ruth B’s “Lost Boy”.

Certified Tracks

Lights Out by Virginia to Vegas – Gold Single
Daniella Denmark by Jonathan Roy – Gold Single
I Didn’t Fall in Love with Your Hair by Brett Kissel – Gold Single
Pick Me Up by Brett Kissel – Gold Single
Lost Boy by Ruth B. – Quadruple Platinum Single
Rude by Magic – Quintuple Platinum Single
Up by Nav – Gold Single
Lost in the Light by Bahamas – Gold Single
When Your Lips Are So Close by Gord Bamford – Platinum Single
Don’t Let Her Be Gone by Gord Bamford – Gold Single
Drinkin’ Buddy by Gord Bamford – Gold Single
Selfish by Virginia to Vegas – Gold Single
Tempted by Jazz Cartier – Gold Single
Time by Dean Brody – Gold Single
Beautiful Freakshow by Dean Brody – Gold Single
Bend by Ria Mae – Gold Single
13 by Allan Rayman – Gold Single
Raise Your Weapon by deadmau5 – Platinum Single

Certified Albums

Hello by Hedley – Platinum Album
Hope by The Strumbellas – Gold Album
Barchords by Bahamas – Gold Album
Is It Friday Yet? By Gord Bamford – Gold Album
Country Junkie by Gord Bamford – Gold Album
Self Explanatory by Classified – Gold Album

Music Canada Releases Gold/Platinum Year-End Report for 2017

Above: Ria Mae is presented with Gold plaque for “Ooh Love”.

“2017 was a tremendous year of growth for Music Canada’s historic Gold/Platinum program, which experienced a surge in Album and Single Award certifications from the addition of on-demand audio streams and a modernized application process” states the trade organization in its recently published Gold/Platinum year-end report for 2017.

In September 2016, Music Canada replaced its sales-based Digital Download Award first introduced in March 2006 with the Single Award which includes physical sales, digital downloads, and streaming data. As a result, in 2017, track certifications grew by nearly 45% from 2016’s total. Several Canadian artists received their first Gold Single certifications in 2017 including Aaron Pritchett, Dani and Lizzy, and Jonathan Roy. Drake’s Double Platinum single “Signs” was the highest certified track by a Canadian artist released in 2017, followed by the Platinum-certified tracks “Reminding Me” by Shawn Hook and “Figures” by Jessie Reyez.

In July 2017, Music Canada overhauled the album certification guidelines to accept TEAs (Track Equivalent Album) and SEAs (Stream Equivalent Album), resulting in an increase of album certifications by more than 90% over 2016. The highest certified Canadian albums released in 2017 were Arcade Fire’s Everything Now and Shania Twain’s Now, both achieving Platinum status.

Seven singles earned Diamond awards, the highest annual total in the certification program’s 42-year history. The highest certified singles released in 2017 were Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” and Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” featuring Justin Bieber both going diamond. With a Canadian as the main artist, Drake is the only one to receive a Diamond track certification this year for his 2016 smash “One Dance.” Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip is the sole act to receive a Diamond album certification for 1991 LP Road Apples.

Music Canada expanded the Gold/Platinum program’s reach by launching the Gold In Canada playlist on streaming services Google Play and Spotify. The playlist updates every Thursday with the latest tracks to earn Gold certification in the world’s sixth largest music market. The organization has also put together a 2017 Year-End Recap playlist, which contains nearly 300 songs that were certified in 2017.

You can read Music Canada’s report here.
Find a list of all Canadian artist certifications in 2017 here.

A Golden Christmas Together with Mario Pelchat

Mario Pelchat Présente Les Prêtres‘ Noël Ensemble which features a number of guest singers is a hit! The Christmas record debuted on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart November 14 and has remained in the Top 10 since then (five weeks). The album reached a peak position December 5 at #3. And more good news, Mario and the singers will be receiving a lump of … gold! in their Christmas stockings; Music Canada recently certified the disc gold. Pelchat’s teaming up with the group resulted in another gold record earlier this year – Agnus Dei – which made it onto Billboard’s Top 50 albums of the year. Those of you hungry for something fresh after all those spins given to the Michael Bublé Christmas record and thirsty for familiar carols performed in the sumptuous French language might want to check out Noël Ensemble. It’s a beauty!  iTunes

Gold/Platinum Certifications: Alessia Cara Hits Quadruple Platinum

Find a list below of the latest gold/platinum certifications from Music Canada. As we mentioned previously, “Despacito” featuring Justin Bieber is now a diamond (i.e. 10x platinum) single. “Stay” featuring Alessia Cara has vaulted up to quadruple platinum. Album Everything Now from Quebec’s Arcade Fire makes it to Platinum. Saskatchewan boogie-rock outfit The Sheepdogs scores a platinum single with “I Don’t Know”.

“Die for You”, The Weeknd – Gold Single
“Despacito”, featuring Justin Bieber – Diamond Single
Everything Now, Arcade Fire – Platinum Album
“Stay”, featuring Alessia Cara – Quadruple Platinum Single
Summerland, Coleman Hell – Gold Album
“Get You”, Daniel Caesar – Gold Single
“Friends”, Justin Bieber – Platinum Single
“Stompin’ Ground”, Tim Hicks – Gold Single
“Ooh Love”, Ria Mae – Gold Single
“Signs”, Drake – Double Platinum Single
“Might Not”, Belly Ft. The Weeknd – Double Platinum Single
“I Don’t Know” by The Sheepdogs – Platinum Single

“Despacito” Is Now a Diamond Single

“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber has hit the diamond mark as announced by Music Canada. It is Bieber’s first diamond single (albeit as a featured artist) and only the 8th track in all history to reach diamond (i.e. 10x Platinum) status. The first to do so was digital download “I Gotta Feeling” from The Black Eyed Peas in April 2010. Now that the Canadian Gold/Platinum program has redefined the certification type from digital download to single and included streaming data, seven more tracks have gone diamond, the lone Canadian as the main artist entry being Drake’s “One Dance”. Besides the aforementioned three are Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk”, Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep”, The Chainsmokers’ “Closer”, Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You”, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop”. View the cover art for the eight greats below.