2009 in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2009 in the Canadian music industry.
Events[edit]
- March 29 – The Juno Awards of 2009 are held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- June 15 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 40-album longlist is announced.
- July 7 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 10-album shortlist is to be announced.
- September 21 – Fucked Up's album The Chemistry of Common Life is announced as the winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
- September – K'naan's single "Wavin' Flag" is announced as the official theme song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Albums[edit]
A[edit]
- Apostle of Hustle, Eats Darkness
- Marie-Pierre Arthur, Marie-Pierre Arthur
- Attack in Black, Years (by One Thousand Fingertips)
B[edit]
- Jason Bajada, Loveshit
- Alexis Baro, From the Other Side[1]
- Howie Beck, How to Fall Down in Public
- Daniel Bélanger, Nous
- Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through Windows
- Art Bergmann, Lost Art Bergmann
- Justin Bieber, My World
- Billy Talent, Billy Talent III
- Jully Black, The Black Book
- Blue Rodeo, The Things We Left Behind
- Will Bonness, Subtle Fire
- Brian Borcherdt, Torches/The Ward Colorado Demos
- Bruce Peninsula, A Mountain Is a Mouth
- Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
- By Divine Right, Mutant Message
C[edit]
- Patricia Cano, This Is the New World
- Paul Cargnello, Bras coupé
- CFCF, Continent
- DJ Champion, Resistance
- Classified, Self Explanatory
- The Cliks, Dirty King
- Leonard Cohen, Live in London
- Antoine Corriveau, Ni vu ni connu
- Rose Cousins, The Send Off
- Eliana Cuevas, Luna Llena
- Cuff the Duke, Way Down Here
- Amelia Curran, Hunter Hunter
D[edit]
- The Dardanelles, The Dardanelles
- Default, Comes and Goes
- Despised Icon, Day of Mourning
- Digawolf, Distant Morning Star
- Julie Doiron, I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day
- Drake, So Far Gone
E[edit]
- Emerson Drive, I Believe
- Evening Hymns, Spirit Guides
F[edit]
- Julie Fader, Outside In
- Melanie Fiona, The Bridge
- Faber Drive, Can't Keep a Secret
G[edit]
- Gentleman Reg, Jet Black
- Hannah Georgas, The Beat Stuff
- The Good Lovelies, The Good Lovelies (March), Under the Mistletoe (December)
- Jenn Grant, Echoes
- Grand Analog, Metropolis Is Burning
- Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels (March), The Legion Sessions (October)
- Emm Gryner, Goddess
H[edit]
- Handsome Furs, Face Control
- Ron Hawkins, 10 Kinds of Lonely
- Hayden, The Place Where We Lived
- Hedley, The Show Must Go
- The Hidden Cameras, Origin:Orphan
- Hollerado, Record in a Bag
- Hot Panda, Volcano...Bloody Volcano
- The Hylozoists, L'Île de sept villes
I[edit]
- Immaculate Machine, High on Jackson Hill
- In-Flight Safety, We Are an Empire, My Dear
- Islands, Vapours
J[edit]
- jacksoul, SOULmate
- Jets Overhead, No Nations
- The Junction, Another Link in the Chain
- Junior Boys, Begone Dull Care
K[edit]
- K'naan, Troubadour
- k-os, Yes!
- Kalle Mattson, Whisper Bee
L[edit]
- Lhasa, Lhasa
- Lightning Dust, Infinite Light
- Lights, The Listening
- The Lovely Feathers, Fantasy of the Lot
M[edit]
- Ryan MacGrath, In My Own Company
- Catherine MacLellan, Water in the Ground
- Magneta Lane, Gambling with God
- Malajube, Labyrinthes
- Dan Mangan, Nice, Nice, Very Nice
- Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle, Let's Just Stay Here
- Melissa McClelland, Victoria Day
- Metric, Fantasies
- Amy Millan, Masters of the Burial
- Misstress Barbara, I'm No Human
- Taylor Mitchell, For Your Consideration
- Moneen, The World I Want to Leave Behind
- Montag, Hibernation
- The Most Serene Republic, ...And the Ever Expanding Universe
- MSTRKRFT, Fist of God
N[edit]
O[edit]
- Octoberman, Fortresses
- Ohbijou, Beacons
- Oktoécho, Oktoécho
- Our Lady Peace, Burn Burn
P[edit]
- Paper Moon, Only During Thunderstorms
- Peaches, I Feel Cream
- Pilot Speed, Wooden Bones
- Pink Mountaintops, Outside Love
- Joel Plaskett, Three
- Po' Girl, Deer in the Night
- Pony Up!, Stay Gold
- Priestess, Prior to the Fire
- Propagandhi, Supporting Caste
R[edit]
- Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time
- Lee Reed, Introductory Offer
- Reverie Sound Revue, Reverie Sound Revue
- Amanda Rheaume, Kiss Me Back
- Alejandra Ribera, Navigator/Navigateher
- Rock Plaza Central, ...at the moment of our most needing
- Royal City, Royal City
- Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees
- Daniel Romano, Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron, Daniel, Fred & Julie
- The Rural Alberta Advantage, Hometowns
S[edit]
- John K. Samson, City Route 85
- Crystal Shawanda, I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Shout Out Out Out Out, Reintegration Time
- The Slew, 100%
- Souldia, Art kontrol
- Still Life Still, Girls Come Too
- Sunparlour Players, Wave North
- Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
- Swan Lake, Enemy Mine
T[edit]
- Tegan and Sara, Sainthood
- Think About Life, Family
- Three Days Grace, Life Starts Now
- Thunderheist, Thunderheist
- Thus Owls, Cardiac Malformations
- Tiga, Ciao!
- Timber Timbre, Timber Timbre
- Tire le coyote, EP
- Torngat, La Petite Nicole
- The Tragically Hip, We Are the Same
- Two Hours Traffic, Territory
U[edit]
- Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Questamation
- United Steel Workers of Montreal, Three on the Tree
V[edit]
- Various Artists, Friends in Bellwoods II
- Various Artists, Great Canadian Song Quest
- Various Artists, Record of the Week Club
- vitaminsforyou, He Closed His Eyes So He Could Dance with You
- Roch Voisine, Americana II
W[edit]
- Martha Wainwright, Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
- Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms
- Wax Mannequin, Saxon
- WHOOP-Szo, Where I Dream Is Where I Live
- The Wooden Sky, If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone
Y[edit]
Z[edit]
Top hits on record[edit]
Top 10 albums[edit]
These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bublé | Crazy Love | 1 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum[2] |
| 2 | The Canadian Tenors | The Perfect Gift | n/a | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[3] |
| 3 | Ginette Reno | Fais-Moi De La Tendresse | n/a | 209,000[4] | n/a |
| 4 | Billy Talent | Billy Talent III | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 5 | Hedley | The Show Must Go | 6 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 6 | Johnny Reid | Dance with Me | 3 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[5] |
| 7 | Justin Bieber | My World | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 8 | The Tragically Hip | We Are the Same | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[6] |
| 9 | Blue Rodeo | The Things We Left Behind | 6 | 80,000 | Platinum[7] |
| 10 | Johnny Reid | Christmas | 7 | 80,000 | Platinum[8] |
Top 10 American albums[edit]
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | 1 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2 | Eminem | Relapse | 1 | 195,000 | n/a |
| 3 | Green Day | 21st Century Breakdown | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Michael Jackson | This Is It | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 5 | Adam Lambert | For Your Entertainment | 8 | 80,000 | Platinum[9] |
| 6 | Bon Jovi | The Circle | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 7 | Bruce Springsteen | Working on a Dream | 1 | 80,000[10] | Platinum |
| 8 | Carrie Underwood | Play On | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 9 | Daughtry | Leave This Town | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum[11] |
| 10 | Glee | Glee: The Music, Volume 1 | 4 | 80,000 | Platinum |
Top 10 British albums[edit]
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatles | The Beatles Stereo Box Set | n/a | 800,000 | Diamond[12] |
| 2 | Susan Boyle | I Dreamed a Dream | 1 | 400,000[13] | 5× Platinum[14] |
| 3 | Mumford & Sons | Sigh No More | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Muse | The Resistance | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[2] |
| 5 | Florence and the Machine | Lungs | 21 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 6 | Leona Lewis | Echo | 16 | 40,000 | Gold[15] |
| 7 | Lily Allen | It's Not Me, It's You | 1 | 40,000 | Gold[14] |
| 8 | Mika | The Boy Who Knew Too Much | 19 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 9 | Taio Cruz | Rokstarr | 3 | 40,000 | Gold[16] |
| 10 | The xx | xx | n/a | 40,000 | Gold[17] |
Top International albums[edit]
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Bocelli | My Christmas | 2 | 264,000[4] | 2× Platinum |
| 2 | David Guetta | One Love | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[2] |
| 3 | U2 | No Line on the Horizon | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[18] |
| 4 | Rihanna | Rated R | 5 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 5 | Rod Stewart | Soulbook | 3 | 80,000 | Platinum[15] |
| 6 | Bernard Adamus | Burn | TBA | 40,000 | Gold[19] |
| 7 | Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | 19 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 8 | Tiësto | Kaleidoscope | 6 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 9 | Daniel O'Donnell | Hope and Praise | n/a | 5,000 | Gold[20] |
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- January 31 – Dewey Martin, rock drummer
- March 15 – Edmund Hockridge, singer and actor
- March 22 – Archie Green, folklorist and musicologist
- May 3 – Renée Morisset, pianist
- June 27 – Jackie Washington, blues musician
- October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, folk singer-songwriter
- November 22 – Haydain Neale, soul/R&B singer
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