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In a few weeks time they will have a searchable database so we can all keep up to date with Canadian Certifications. In the meantime I was in contact with a CRIA representitive and they gave me a document with the following certifications for U2, queried up until January 4, 2005.

04-Jan-2005
Thru: 04-Jan-2005 01-Jan-1975
Certification by Artist
U2
ACHTUNG BABY - THE VIDEOS, THE CAMEOS & A WHOLE LOT OF... \ POLYGRAM I
Music Video GOLD VIDEO 156 01-Dec-1992 N
ACHTUNG BABY \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8495 30-Apr-1992 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8492 30-Apr-1992 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8494 30-Apr-1992 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8496 30-Apr-1992 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8493 30-Apr-1992 N
ACHTUNG BABY \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ Island
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8488 07-Dec-2000 N
CD SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8487 07-Dec-2000 N
CD SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8489 07-Dec-2000 N
CD EIGHT TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8490 07-Dec-2000 N
CD NINE TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8491 07-Dec-2000 N
CD DIAMOND ALBUM(S) 10257 01-Dec-2000 N
ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8497 14-Nov-2000 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8498 14-Nov-2000 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8499 14-Nov-2000 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8500 12-Mar-2001 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8501 19-Apr-2001 N
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10409 17-Jan-2002 N
BOY \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Vinyl GOLD ALBUM(S) 8503 03-Dec-1987 N
Vinyl PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8502 03-Dec-1987 N
DESIRE \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Single GOLD SINGLE(S) 8504 08-Dec-1988 N
ELEVATION 2001 TOUR: LIVE AT BOSTON \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ ISLAND
DVD GOLD DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD DOUBLE PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD TRIPLE PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ ISLAND RECORDS
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004
QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004 N
I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Single GOLD SINGLE(S) 8505 23-Nov-1987 N
POP \ A & M RECORDS \ Island
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8506 30-Apr-1997 N
POP \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8509 30-Apr-1997 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8508 30-Apr-1997 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8507 30-Apr-1997 N
RATTLE AND HUM \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8513 21-Dec-1988 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8517 21-Dec-1988 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8516 21-Dec-1988 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8512 21-Dec-1988 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8515 21-Dec-1988 N
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8514 21-Dec-1988 N
RATTLE AND HUM \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ Island
CD SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8511 11-Dec-2000 N
CD SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8510 11-Dec-2000 N
THE BEST OF - 1990-2000 \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ ISLAND
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 10672 06-Dec-2002 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10672 06-Dec-2002 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10672 06-Dec-2002 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10672 06-Dec-2002 N
THE BEST OF 1980 - 1990 & B SIDES \ MERCURY RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8521 12-Nov-1998 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8518 12-Nov-1998 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8519 12-Nov-1998 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8520 12-Nov-1998 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8522 01-Dec-1998 N
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10259 15-Dec-1998 N
CD SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8523 15-Dec-1998 N
THE BEST OF 1980-1990 \ MERCURY RECORDS \ Island
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8525 01-Dec-1998 N
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8524 01-Dec-1998 N
CD SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8526 15-Dec-1998 N
THE JOSHUA TREE \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Vinyl GOLD ALBUM(S) 8533 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8532 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8531 16-Jun-1987 N
TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8530 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8529 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8528 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10258 28-Oct-1987 N
Vinyl SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10258 28-Oct-1987 N
Vinyl EIGHT TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10258 28-Oct-1987 N
Vinyl NINE TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10258 28-Oct-1987 N
Vinyl DIAMOND ALBUM(S) 8527 28-Oct-1987
THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Vinyl GOLD ALBUM(S) 10260 01-Dec-1984 N
Vinyl PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8534 01-Dec-1984 N
Vinyl DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8535 25-Nov-1985 N
Vinyl TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8536 03-Dec-1987 N
UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8537 17-May-1988 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8538 17-May-1988 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8539 17-May-1988 N
WAR \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Vinyl GOLD ALBUM(S) 8542 03-Dec-1987 N
Vinyl PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8541 03-Dec-1987 N
Vinyl DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8540 03-Dec-1987 N
Vinyl TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8543 03-Dec-1987 N
WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8544 17-May-1988 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8545 17-May-1988 N
WITH OR WITHOUT YOU \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Single GOLD SINGLE(S) 8546 29-May-1987 N
ZOOROPA \ POLYGRAM INC \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 10261 30-Jun-1993 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10261 30-Jun-1993 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8549 30-Jun-1993 N
ZOOROPA \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ Island
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8548 11-Dec-2000 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8547 11-Dec-2000

As a Rundown Album By Album

Boy Platnum
War Triple Platnum
Unforgetable Fire Triple Platnum
Under A Blood Red Sky Double Platnum
Joshua Tree Diamond
Rattle And Hum Seven Times Platnum
Achtung Baby Diamond
Zooropa Quadruple Platnum
POP Triple Platnum
Best Of 80-90 With Bsides Six Times Platnum
Best Of 80-90 Without Bsides Six Times Platnum
All That You Cant Leave Behind Quntuple Platnum
Best of 1990-2000 without bsides Triple Platnum
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Quadruple Platnum

So there you go Canadian fans and whoever else is intersted in this data! Dr Who and Sting2 can put this in their archives for future reference!
 
I'm too lazy to look up my own information. ;) Please refresh all of our memories as to what makes an album Gold or Platinum in Canada. Also, what makes a video Gold or Platinum?

Thanks! :wave:

P.S. If I recall, Diamond is 1M sold in Canada, and Platinum is 100K sold.
 
Album
Diamond is 1 million
Platnum is 100 thousand
Gold is 50 thousand

Video/DVD/CD Single
Gold is 5,000
Platnum is 10,000
 
So far the total certified album sales in Canada is 6.7 million which is not the total sales because October has not been certified and I expect that it is pretty close to the platnum level and Joshua Tree hasnt been certified in years so I expect that the more realistic total for sales would be someplace close to 7 million.

Congrats Canadian fans keep going out and buying the CDs!
 
First of all, thank for that great informations.

Is there a higher level than Diamond in Canada? What happens with an album, which sold for example 1.2 million?
 
Doesnt get Certified again till it reaches Double Diamond, which is very rare...only about 5 albums have done it.
 
As of October 2003 these are all the double diamond and diamond albums in Canada.

Double Diamond (2 Million)
(Apr. 1984) Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
(Jun. 1995) Fleetwood Mac, "Rumours"
(Jun. 1995) Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin IV"
(Aug. 1995) Pink Floyd, "The Wall"
(Aug. 1995) Meat Loaf, "Bat Out Of Hell"
(Nov. 1996) Alanis Morissette, "Jagged Litte Pill"
(May 1997) The Eagles, "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975"
(Apr. 1999) Shania Twain, "The Woman In Me"
(Jan. 2000) Shania Twain, "Come On Over"
(Mar. 2003) Pink Floyd, "Dark Side Of The Moon"



Diamond Albums (1 Million)
(May 1978) Fleetwood Mac, "Rumours"
(Jun. 1978) Soundtrack, "Saturday Night Fever"
(Nov. 1978) Soundtrack, "Grease"
(Mar. 1979) Meat Loaf, "Bat Out Of Hell"
(Oct. 1979) Supertramp, "Breakfast In America"
(Nov. 1979) Supertramp, "Crime Of The Century"
(Sep. 1980) Pink Floyd, "Dark Side Of The Moon"
(Jun. 1981) Kenny Rogers, "Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits"
(Dec. 1982) Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin IV"
(Dec. 1983) Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
(May 1984) Culture Club, "Colour By Numbers"
(Nov. 1984) Lionel Richie, "Can't Slow Down"
(Jul. 1985) Bruce Springsteen, "Born In The U.S.A."
(Dec. 1985) Bryan Adams, "Reckless"
(Feb. 1986) Corey Hart, "Boy in The Box"
(Apr. 1986) Dire Straits, "Brothers In Arms"
(Apr. 1986) Phil Collins, "No Jacket Required"
(Mar. 1987) Whitney Houston, "Whitney Houston"
(Jun. 1987) Madonna, "True Blue"
(Jul. 1987) The Eagles, "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975"
(Oct. 1987) Bon Jovi, "Slippery When Wet"
(Oct. 1987) U2, "The Joshua Tree"
(Dec. 1987) Pink Floyd, "The Wall"
(Jan. 1988) The Eagles, "Hotel California"
(Aug. 1988) Soundtrack, "Dirty Dancing"
(Aug. 1988) Huey Lewis and the News, "Sports"
(Oct. 1988) Elton John, "Greatest Hits Vol. 1"
(Nov. 1988) Def Leppard, "Hysteria"
(Oct. 1989) AC/DC, "Back In Black"
(Mar. 1990) Milli Vanilli, "Girl You Know It's True"
(Dec. 1990) Alannah Myles, "Alannah Myles"
(Feb. 1991) New Kids On The Block, "New Kids On The Block"
(Oct. 1991) George Michael, "Faith"
(Nov. 1991) INXS, "Kick"
(Jan. 1992) Soundtrack, "Cocktail"
(Jun. 1992) Bryan Adams, "Waking Up The Neighbors"
(Jun. 1992) ZZ Top, "Eliminator"
(Jul. 1992) Guns N' Roses, "Appetite For Destruction"
(Jul. 1992) Madonna, "Like A Virgin"
(Aug. 1993) Eric Clapton, "Unplugged"
(Sep. 1993) Soundtrack, "The Bodyguard"
(Nov. 1994) Celine Dion, "The Colour Of My Love"
(Mar. 1995) The Beatles, "Abbey Road"
(Mar. 1995) The Beatles, "The Beatles / 1962 - 1966"
(Mar. 1995) The Beatles, "The Beatles / 1967 - 1970"
(Mar. 1995) Ace Of Base, "The Sign"
(May 1995) Billy Ray Cyrus, "Some Gave All
(May 1995) Soundtrack, "The Lion King"
(Jun. 1995) Aerosmith, "Get A Grip"
(Jul. 1995) Garth Brooks, "The Hits"
(Aug. 1995) Soundtrack, "Forrest Gump"
(Sep. 1995) Tom Cochrane, "Mad Mad World"
(Nov. 1995) Green Day, "Dookie"
(Feb. 1996) Shania Twain, "The Woman In Me"
(Mar. 1996) Alanis Morissette, "Jagged Little Pill"
(Mar. 1996) Hootie And The Blowfish, "Cracked Rear View"
(May 1996) Various Artists, "Oh What A Feeling - Juno Awards 25th Anniversary"
(Aug. 1996) The Smashing Pumpkins, "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness"
(Nov. 1996) Phil Collins, "Face Value"
(Nov. 1996) Celine Dion, "Falling Into You"
(May 1997) Boston, "Boston"
(Aug. 1997) No Doubt, "Tragic Kingdom"
(Nov. 1997) Celine Dion, "Let's Talk About Love"
(Mar. 1998) Soundtrack, "Titanic: Music From The Motion Picture"
(Mar. 1998) Various Artists, "Big Shiny Tunes 2"
(May 1998) Backstreet Boys, "Backstreet Boys"
(May 1998) Backstreet Boys, "Backstreet's Back"
(Jul. 1998) Spice Girls, "Spice"
(Jul. 1998) Celine Dion, "Celine Dion"
(Aug. 1998) Aqua, "Aquarium"
(Aug. 1998) Metallica, "Metallica"
(Sep. 1998) Savage Garden, "Savage Garden"
(Oct. 1998) Sarah MacLachlan, "Surfacing"
(Oct. 1998) Spice Girls, "Spiceworld"
(Jan. 1999) The Tragically Hip, "Up To Here"
(Mar. 1999) Andrea Bocelli, "Romanza"
(Apr. 1999) Shania Twain, "Come On Over"
(Oct. 1999) Backstreet Boys, "Millennium"
(Dec. 1999) Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
(Dec. 1999) Ricky Martin, "Ricky Martin"
(Apr. 2000) Amanda Marshall, "Amanda Marshall"
(May 2000) ABBA, "ABBA Gold"
(July 2000) Santana, "Supernatural"
(Sep. 2000) Barenaked Ladies, "Gordon"
(Nov. 2000) Bon Jovi, "The Best of Bon Jovi: Crossroads"
(Dec. 2000) U2, "Achtung, Baby!"
(Feb. 2001) The Beatles, "1"
(Feb. 2001) Our Lady Peace, "Clumsy"
(Mar. 2001) Guns N' Roses, "Use Your Illusion I"
(Mar. 2001) Nirvana, "Nevermind"
(Dec. 2002) Shania Twain, "Up!"
(May 2003) Avril Lavigne, "Let Go"
(Aug. 2003) Steve Miller Band, "Greatest Hits 1974-78"
(Sep. 2003) Eminem - "The Eminem Show"
 
Thanks again!

It would be interesting to know, how many albums were sold from the Joshua Tree. It's a wide range between 1m and 2m!
 
Yahweh said:
Doesnt get Certified again till it reaches Double Diamond, which is very rare...only about 5 albums have done it.

Isn't it then just like in the USA, where an album will then get certified for 11x platinum, 12x, 13x, etc.?
 
Not sure on that one all I know is that Joshua Tree in the US hasnt been certified for awhile and it hasnt been certified in Canada for a long while.

I havent ever seen anything certified in Canada for sales of between 1 and 2 million units so I am assuming it doesnt get certified at the Diamond + 1 and so on level till it reaches double diamond.

Either that or the labels are just too lazy to get things recertified which could also be the case.
 
I just noticed, if the dates are correct then The Joshua Tree hasn't been recertified since 1987! :eek: The same for Boy, War, UABRS (1988), TUF and WAIA (1988).

Current numbers can be so much higher...
 
Yahweh said:
In a few weeks time they will have a searchable database so we can all keep up to date with Canadian Certifications. In the meantime I was in contact with a CRIA representitive and they gave me a document with the following certifications for U2, queried up until January 4, 2005.

04-Jan-2005
Thru: 04-Jan-2005 01-Jan-1975
Certification by Artist
U2
ACHTUNG BABY - THE VIDEOS, THE CAMEOS & A WHOLE LOT OF... \ POLYGRAM I
Music Video GOLD VIDEO 156 01-Dec-1992 N
ACHTUNG BABY \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8495 30-Apr-1992 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8492 30-Apr-1992 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8494 30-Apr-1992 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8496 30-Apr-1992 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8493 30-Apr-1992 N
ACHTUNG BABY \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ Island
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8488 07-Dec-2000 N
CD SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8487 07-Dec-2000 N
CD SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8489 07-Dec-2000 N
CD EIGHT TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8490 07-Dec-2000 N
CD NINE TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8491 07-Dec-2000 N
CD DIAMOND ALBUM(S) 10257 01-Dec-2000 N
ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8497 14-Nov-2000 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8498 14-Nov-2000 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8499 14-Nov-2000 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8500 12-Mar-2001 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8501 19-Apr-2001 N
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10409 17-Jan-2002 N
BOY \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Vinyl GOLD ALBUM(S) 8503 03-Dec-1987 N
Vinyl PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8502 03-Dec-1987 N
DESIRE \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Single GOLD SINGLE(S) 8504 08-Dec-1988 N
ELEVATION 2001 TOUR: LIVE AT BOSTON \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ ISLAND
DVD GOLD DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD DOUBLE PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD TRIPLE PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
DVD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM DVD 10527 29-Apr-2002 N
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ ISLAND RECORDS
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004
QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 11213 14-Dec-2004 N
I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Single GOLD SINGLE(S) 8505 23-Nov-1987 N
POP \ A & M RECORDS \ Island
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8506 30-Apr-1997 N
POP \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8509 30-Apr-1997 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8508 30-Apr-1997 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8507 30-Apr-1997 N
RATTLE AND HUM \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8513 21-Dec-1988 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8517 21-Dec-1988 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8516 21-Dec-1988 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8512 21-Dec-1988 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8515 21-Dec-1988 N
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8514 21-Dec-1988 N
RATTLE AND HUM \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ Island
CD SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8511 11-Dec-2000 N
CD SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8510 11-Dec-2000 N
THE BEST OF - 1990-2000 \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ ISLAND
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 10672 06-Dec-2002 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10672 06-Dec-2002 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10672 06-Dec-2002 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10672 06-Dec-2002 N
THE BEST OF 1980 - 1990 & B SIDES \ MERCURY RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8521 12-Nov-1998 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8518 12-Nov-1998 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8519 12-Nov-1998 N
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8520 12-Nov-1998 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8522 01-Dec-1998 N
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10259 15-Dec-1998 N
CD SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8523 15-Dec-1998 N
THE BEST OF 1980-1990 \ MERCURY RECORDS \ Island
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8525 01-Dec-1998 N
CD QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8524 01-Dec-1998 N
CD SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8526 15-Dec-1998 N
THE JOSHUA TREE \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Vinyl GOLD ALBUM(S) 8533 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8532 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8531 16-Jun-1987 N
TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8530 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8529 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8528 16-Jun-1987 N
Vinyl SIX TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10258 28-Oct-1987 N
Vinyl SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10258 28-Oct-1987 N
Vinyl EIGHT TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10258 28-Oct-1987 N
Vinyl NINE TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10258 28-Oct-1987 N
Vinyl DIAMOND ALBUM(S) 8527 28-Oct-1987
THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Vinyl GOLD ALBUM(S) 10260 01-Dec-1984 N
Vinyl PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8534 01-Dec-1984 N
Vinyl DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8535 25-Nov-1985 N
Vinyl TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8536 03-Dec-1987 N
UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8537 17-May-1988 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8538 17-May-1988 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8539 17-May-1988 N
WAR \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Vinyl GOLD ALBUM(S) 8542 03-Dec-1987 N
Vinyl PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8541 03-Dec-1987 N
Vinyl DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8540 03-Dec-1987 N
Vinyl TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8543 03-Dec-1987 N
WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 8544 17-May-1988 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8545 17-May-1988 N
WITH OR WITHOUT YOU \ ISLAND RECORDS \ Island
Single GOLD SINGLE(S) 8546 29-May-1987 N
ZOOROPA \ POLYGRAM INC \ Island
CD GOLD ALBUM(S) 10261 30-Jun-1993 N
CD PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 10261 30-Jun-1993 N
CD DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8549 30-Jun-1993 N
ZOOROPA \ UNIVERSAL MUSIC \ Island
CD TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8548 11-Dec-2000 N
CD QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S) 8547 11-Dec-2000

As a Rundown Album By Album

Boy Platnum
War Triple Platnum
Unforgetable Fire Triple Platnum
Under A Blood Red Sky Double Platnum
Joshua Tree Diamond
Rattle And Hum Seven Times Platnum
Achtung Baby Diamond
Zooropa Quadruple Platnum
POP Triple Platnum
Best Of 80-90 With Bsides Six Times Platnum
Best Of 80-90 Without Bsides Six Times Platnum
All That You Cant Leave Behind Quntuple Platnum
Best of 1990-2000 without bsides Triple Platnum
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Quadruple Platnum

So there you go Canadian fans and whoever else is intersted in this data! Dr Who and Sting2 can put this in their archives for future reference!

WOW! This is great information! Thanks again!:up:

It will be interesting when the database you can search becomes active on CRIA.
 
Thanks for that list, very helpful. Although I wish they would certify albums the week they actually earn the award, instead of waiting like 5 years. Now can anyone help me here...
I am after chart positions for U2 albums in Canada to add to my collection of countries all over the world. I have Best of 90-00, but am after Best of 80-90, ATYCLB, Pop, Zooropa, anything.
 
Song or Album: U.K. Ranking/U.S. Ranking/Canadian Ranking

U2-3: /-/-/-

Another Day: -/-/-
11 O'Clock Tick Tock: X/-/-

[Boy]: 52/63/?
I Will Follow: X/-/?

Fire: 35/X/?

Gloria: 55/X/?
[October]: 11/X/?

A Celebration: 47/X/?

New Year's Day: 10/53/?
[War]: 1/12/5
Two Hearts Beat as One: 18/X/?

[Snake Charmer] by Jah Wobble with Edge: X/X/?

[Under a Blood Red Sky]: 2/28/40
I Will Follow (live re-release): -/81/-

Pride: 3/33/33
[The Unforgettable Fire]: 1/12/6
The Unforgettable Fire: 6/X/?
[Wide Awake in America]: 11/37/39

[Macalla] by Clannad with Bono: 33/X/?
In a Lifetime by Clannad with Bono: 20/X/?
[Captive Soundtrack] by the Edge: X/X/?
Heroine by Sinead O'Connor, written by Edge: X/-/?
[Robbie Robertson] by Robbie Robertson with U2: 47/38/?

With or Without You: 4/1/2
[The Joshua Tree]: 1/1/1
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: 6/1/11
Where the Streets Have No Name: 4/13/14
In God's Country: 48/44/28
One Tree Hill: -/-/- (New Zealand release only)

[Mystery Girl] by Roy Orbison, features song written by Bono and Edge: 2/5/?
She's a Mystery by Roy Orbison, song written by Bono and Edge: 27/X/?

Desire: 1/3/2
[Rattle & Hum]: 1/1/2
Angel of Harlem: 9/14/15
When Love Comes to Town: 6/68/X
All I Want Is You: 4/83/X

In a Lifetime by Clannad with Bono-recharted in 1989: 17/X/-
[Red, Hot and Blue] features “Night and Day” remake by U2/I did not see this
item listed

The Fly: 1/61/3 (#1 in Australia)
[Achtung Baby]: 2/1/2
Mysterious Ways: 13/9/4
One: 7/10/3
Even Better Than the Real Thing: 12/32/45 (Canadian re-release in 1997)
Even Better Than the Real Thing - remixes: 8/X/?
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses: 14/35/26 (Canadian re-release in 1997)

[Zooropa]: 1/1/1
Numb: -/-/-
Lemon: -/-/- (this song reached #1 on the Australian charts and hit
#1 on the U.S. dance charts)
Stay: 4/61/X

[In the Name of the Father Soundtrack] with Gavin Friday and Bono: X/X/?
In the Name of the Father by Gavin Friday and Bono: 46/X/?
You Made Me Theif of Your Heart by Sinead O'Connor, written by Bono and
Gavin Friday: 42/X/?

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me: 2/16/11 (#1 in Australia)
[Batman Returns Soundtrack]/I did not see this item listed

[Original Soundtracks 1] by the Passengers, featuring U2: 12/76/?
Miss Sarajevo: 6/X/?

Goldeneye by Tina Turner, written by Bono and Edge: 10/X/?
Mission Impossible remade by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.: 7/7/17

Discotheque: 1/10/1
[POP]: 1/1/1
Staring at the Sun: 3/26/2
Last Night on Earth: 10/57/4
Please: 7/9 (charted on the U.S. Maxi-Single Dance Charts)/10
POPHeart EP: 7 (charted as “Please”)/-/4
If God Will Send His Angels: 12/?/?

[The Best Of]- double CD version: 1/2/1
[The Best Of] - single CD version: 8/45/5
The Sweetest Thing: 3/63 (#9 on Modern Rock charts)/1

[Million Dollar Hotel Soundtrack]: ?/106(?)/23

Beautiful Day: 1/21/1(this song reached #1 on the U.S.
Dance Charts, #1 in Australia and in Ireland)
[All That You Can't Leave Behind]: 1/3/1 (#1 in Australia and Ireland)
 
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Just from this data, we can see that Canadians love the band more than the US does......the sales are all slightly higher proportionally for the band's albums there, with the exceptions of War and Under A Blood Red Sky.....
 
I've recognized, that both 80-90's best of are certified with 6xplatinum. Does this mean, that the album without the b-sides sold 600k and also the album with the b-sides sold 600k, what give a total of 1200k. Is that right?

Or is it like in the states, that for a double cd each cd inside got a certification. Then the album with the b-sides sold 300k.

It is so complicated :|
 
The double CD probably was certified as 600 thousand but I think probably sold 300 thousand just like any other double CD out there, but the total combination of sales between the 2 albums is close to 1 million so thats pretty good.
 
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