Twenty-five years since its debut, one rock album scored high on timeless popularity when it topped the million unit mark in August.
The Steve Miller Band�s "Greatest Hits 1974-1978" (EMI Music Canada) achieved Diamond status in August with 1 million units shipped. Released in 1978 the album offers 24 favourites including The Joker and Fly Like an Eagle.
Dixie Chicks� "Home" (Sony Music Canada Inc.) took back Triple Platinum with 300,000 units shipped.
On the home front, Big Sugar�s "Brothers and Sisters: Are You Ready?" (Universal Music) and hot rocker Sam Roberts� "We Were Born in a Flame", also Universal, do Canada proud by reaching Gold with 50,000 units shipped.
The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded in 1964 to represent the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings. CRIA�s membership is comprised of the major record companies, leading independent labels, and all manufacturers of compact discs and tapes. In all they represent 95% of the sound recordings that are manufactured and sold in Canada.
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