Music Canada And Junos To Celebrate 50Th Anniversary Of Gold & Platinum Program
In Honor of The 50Th anniversary Of music Canada’s Gold & Platinum Certification Program, They Have Teamed Up With The Junos To Create An Ode To The Albums And Songs canadians Have Loved.This Year Is Going To Be Special.
As Juno-Nominated artists And Their Teams Walk The Gold Carpet At The Juno Awards Gala Presented By Music Canada in Vancouver,They’ll Be Greeted By A 12-Foot By 24-Foot Wall. The Wall Will Showcase 50 Gold & Platinum-Certified Plaques – One From Each Year Of The Program’s History.
The Gold & Platinum Certification Program Honors Milestone Sales And Streaming Accomplishments Of Artists In Canada. Fifty Years On, The Plaques Continue To Be The Most Recognizable Symbol Of Commercial Success.
Selecting 50 Plaques To Display At The Junos Was No Easy task, Given that Music Canada Has Issued More Than 30,000 Certifications Over The Years. The Team Scanned The Archives And Recent Certifications, Selecting One Canadian Artist With A Junos Connection For Each Year.
The Final Selection Of 50 Alternating Gold And Platinum Plaques Offers A Snapshot Into The Variety Of Artists And Music that Canadians Have Loved Over Five Decades. This Will Give Music Lovers A chance To See Their Favorite Artists.
“Each Of The artists Celebrated On This Wall Earned Their Gold And Platinum Certification because Canadian Music Listeners Chose To Buy Their Records, Purchase Their Digital Downloads, And Stream Their Music,” says Patrick Rogers, Ceo Of Music Canada. “As The Voice Of Commercial Music In Canada, They Are Proud To Celebrate The Program’s Milestone At The Junos”
In Addition To Highlighting The Work Of Great Canadian Artists, The Wall Also Offers A Look At How Canadians Have listened To Music. As The Industry Evolved, so Too Did The Program, Certifying Everything from Physical Singles, Ringtones, And Dvds To Digital Downloads, Audio And Video Streaming.
It’s Also Important To Note That The Selected Plaques Include The Certification As It Was Issued In The Year Specified – But Many Of These Songs And Albums Have Gone On To Reach even Higher Levels Of Certification.This Means Some Of the Artists Are Even More successful.
As The Canadian Music Industry Gathers In Vancouver To Celebrate The 2025 Juno awards, They’d Like To Thank The Team At Caras for Providing Them The Prospect To Shine A Light On The Program. be Sure To Check Out Their Gold & Platinum Wall On March 28 At The Juno Awards Gala.
Below, The 50 Selected Plaques That Will Be Showcased:
| Year | Artist | Title | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Paul Anka | I Don’t Like to Sleep Alone | Gold Physical Single |
| 1976 | Andre Gagnon | Neiges | Platinum Album |
| 1977 | Dan Hill | Dan Hill | Gold Album |
| 1978 | Rush | 2112 | Platinum Album |
| 1979 | Triumph | Triumph | Gold Album |
| 1980 | Ginette Reno | Je Ne Suis Qu’Une Chanson | Double Platinum Album |
| 1981 | Rough Trade | Avoid Freud | Gold Album |
| 1982 | Loverboy | Get lucky | Double Platinum Album |
| 1983 | Men Without Hats | safety Dance | Gold Physical Single |
| 1984 | Anne Murray | Anne Murray’s Greatest Hits | Six Times Platinum Album |
| 1985 | Luba | Let it Go | Gold Physical Single |
| 1986 | Glass Tiger | The Thin Red Line | Platinum Album |
| 1987 | K.D. Lang And The Reclines | Angel With A Lariat | Gold Album |
| 1988 | Celine Dion | Incognito | Platinum Album |
| 1989 | Leonard Cohen | I’m your Man | Gold Album |
| 1990 | Alannah Myles | Alannah Myles | Quintuple Platinum Album |
| 1991 | Loreena Mckennitt | The visit | Gold Album |
| 1992 | The tragically Hip | Fully Wholly | Platinum album |
| 1993 | Blue Rodeo | 5 Days In July | Gold Album |
| 1994 | Barenaked Ladies | Gordon | Eight Times Platinum Album |
| 1995 | Alanis Morissette | jagged little Pill | Gold Album |
| 1996 | Celine Dion | Falling Into You | Diamond Album |
| 1997 | Jann Arden | Happy | Four Times Platinum Album |
| 1998 | Shania Twain | Come On Over | Double Diamond Album |
| 1999 | The Tea Party | Triptych | Platinum Album |
| 2000 | Bran Van 3000 | Discosis | Gold album |
| 2001 | Nelly Furtado | Whoa,Nelly! | Triple Platinum Album |
| 2002 | Nickelback | Silver Side Up | Eight Times Platinum Album |
| 2003 | Billy Talent | Billy Talent | Triple Platinum Album |
| 2004 | Avril lavigne | Under my Skin | Triple platinum Album |
| 2005 | Michael Buble | It’s Time | Six Times Platinum Album |
| 2006 | City And Colour | Sometimes | Platinum Album |
| 2007 | Feist | The Reminder | Double Platinum Album |
| 2008 | Sam Roberts | Love At The End of The World | Gold Album |
| 2009 | Drake | So Far Gone | Gold Album |
| 2010 | Justin bieber | My World 2.0 | Quadruple Platinum Album |
| 2011 | The Sheepdogs | Learn & Burn | Platinum Album |
| 2012 | Marianas Trench | Ever After | Gold Album |
| 2013 | Tegan And Sara | Heartthrob | Gold Album |
| 2014 | Hedley | Wild Life | platinum Album |
| 2015 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind The Madness | Triple Platinum Album |
| 2016 | Dallas Smith | Jumped Right In | Gold Album |
| 2017 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | Double Platinum Album |
| 2018 | Brett Kissel | We were That Song | Gold Album |
| 2019 | Avril Lavigne | Head Above Water | Gold Album |
| 2020 | JP Saxe | If The World Was Ending (Feat. Julia Michaels) | Triple Platinum Digital Single |
| 2021 | Justin Bieber | Justice | Platinum Album |
| 2022 | The Reklaws | Clouds | Gold digital Single |
| 2023 | Shania Twain | Queen Of Me | Gold Album |
| 2024 | tate Mcrae | Think Later | Gold Album |
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