In honour of the fiftieth anniversary of Music Canada’s Gold & Platinum Certification Program, we’ve got teamed up with the JUNOS to create a very distinctive ode to the albums and songs Canadians have cherished most over the previous 5 many years.
As JUNO-nominated artists and their groups stroll the gold carpet on the JUNO Awards Gala Introduced by Music Canada in Vancouver, they’ll be greeted by a 12-foot by 24-foot wall showcasing 50 Gold & Platinum-certified plaques – one from every year of the Program’s historical past.
The Gold & Platinum Certification Program honours milestone gross sales and streaming accomplishments of artists in Canada. Fifty years on, the enduring plaques proceed to be probably the most recognizable image of economic success within the music trade.
Choosing 50 plaques to show on the JUNOS was no simple activity, on condition that Music Canada has issued greater than 30,000 certifications through the years. Our crew scanned the archives and up to date certifications, choosing one Canadian artist with a JUNOs connection for every year of the Program’s historical past.
The ultimate choice of 50 alternating Gold and Platinum plaques provides a novel snapshot into the number of artists and music that Canadians have cherished over 5 many years.
“Every of the artists celebrated on this wall earned their Gold and Platinum certification as a result of Canadian music listeners selected to purchase their information, buy their digital downloads, and stream their music,” says Patrick Rogers, CEO of Music Canada. “Because the voice of economic music in Canada, we’re proud to have a good time our Program’s milestone on the JUNOS – an occasion in contrast to another – when the Canadian trade gathers to toast the unbelievable expertise this nation has to supply.”
Along with highlighting the work of nice Canadian artists, the Wall additionally provides a take a look at how Canadians have listened to music. Because the trade advanced, so too did the Program, certifying all the things from bodily singles, ringtones, and DVDs to digital downloads, audio and video streaming.
It’s additionally vital to notice that the chosen plaques embrace the certification because it was issued within the yr specified – however many of those songs and albums have gone on to achieve even larger ranges of certification.
Because the Canadian music trade gathers in Vancouver to have a good time the 2025 JUNO Awards, we’d wish to thank the crew at CARAS for offering us the chance to shine a light-weight on our Program. Make sure to try our Gold & Platinum wall on March 28 on the JUNO Awards Gala, and observe Music Canada on social media for extra.
Beneath, the 50 chosen plaques that can be showcased:
| 12 months | 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 | Ok.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 COMPLETELY | 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 | JANN ARDEN | LIVING UNDER JUNE | QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM |
| 1997 | OUR LADY PEACE | CLUMSY | GOLD ALBUM |
| 1998 | SUSAN AGLUKARK | THIS CHILD | TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM |
| 1999 | DEBORAH COX | ONE WISH | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2000 | GREAT BIG SEA | UP | QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM |
| 2001 | SUM 41 | ALL KILLER NO FILLER | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2002 | NELLY FURTADO | WHOA, NELLY! | QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM |
| 2003 | MICHAEL BUBLÉ | MICHAEL BUBLÉ | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2004 | SARAH HARMER | YOU WERE HERE | PLATINUM ALBUM |
| 2005 | KESHIA CHANTE | KESHIA CHANTE | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2006 | NICKELBACK | PHOTOGRAPH | PLATINUM DIGITAL DOWNLOAD |
| 2007 | MARIE ELAINE THIBERT | COMME ÇA | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2008 | GREGORY CHARLES | I THINK OF YOU | TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM |
| 2009 | BILLY TALENT | BILLY TALENT III | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2010 | THREE DAYS GRACE | LIFE STARTS NOW | PLATINUM ALBUM |
| 2011 | KARKWA | LES CHEMINS DE VERRE | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2012 | DRAKE | TAKE CARE | DOUBLE PLATINUM DIGITAL DOWNLOAD |
| 2013 | ANJULIE | YOU AND I | GOLD DIGITAL DOWNLOAD |
| 2014 | DOWN WITH WEBSTER | CHILLS | PLATINUM DIGITAL DOWNLOAD |
| 2015 | THE WEEKND | BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2016 | RUTH B | LOST BOY | TRIPLE PLATINUM SINGLE |
| 2017 | SIMPLE PLAN | I DON’T WANNA GO TO BED | GOLD SINGLE |
| 2018 | LOUD LUXURY | BODY (FT BRANDO) | SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM SINGLE |
| 2019 | JESSIE REYEZ | IMPORTED (WITH 6LACK) | GOLD SINGLE |
| 2020 | JP SAXE | IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING (FT JULIA MICHAELS) | QUADRUPLE PLATINUM SINGLE |
| 2021 | CHARLOTTE CARDIN | PHOENIX | GOLD ALBUM |
| 2022 | TATE MCRAE | YOU BROKE ME FIRST | SIX TIMES PLATINUM SINGLE |
| 2023 | JOSH ROSS | TROUBLE | GOLD SINGLE |
| 2024 | KARAN AUJLA | ADMIRIN’ YOU | PLATINUM SINGLE |
(function(d, s, id) {
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=1735473130022722”;
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));
Leave a Reply