2009 in Canadian music explained
This is a summary of the year 2009 in the Canadian music industry.
Events
Albums
A
B
- 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
- Michael Jerome Browne, This Beautiful Mess
- Bruce Peninsula, A Mountain Is a Mouth
- Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
- By Divine Right, Mutant Message
C
- 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
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
- 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
O
P
R
- 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
T
- 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
V
W
Y
Z
Top hits on record
Top 10 albums
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
| 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 | | 4 | 80,000 | Platinum | |
Top 10 British albums
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
Deaths
Notes and References
- Roger Leveque, "Going easy on the Latin grooves; Cuban-Canadian trumpeter Alexis Baro offers up more of a funk-jazz fusion". Edmonton Journal, November 28, 2009.
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum . 2011-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120126/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php . 2011-05-11 .
- Canada. album. The Perfect Gift. The Canadian Tenors.
- Web site: The Nielsen Company and Billboard's 2009 Canadian Industry Report | Business Wire . 2010-12-12 . 2010-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100208021719/http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100204007048&newsLang=en . dead .
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 . 2011-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706175053/http://www.cria.ca/gold/1209_g.php . 2011-07-06 .
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 . 2011-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706175232/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0509_g.php . 2011-07-06 .
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 . 2010-03-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325204046/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0110_g.php . 2010-03-25 .
- http://www.cmt.ca/News/NewsItem.aspx?news_id=8745
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum. www.cria.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430201954/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php . 2009-04-30.
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum . 2010-11-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430201954/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php . 2009-04-30 .
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 . 2010-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019173407/http://cria.ca/gold/0909_g.php . 2010-10-19 .
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 . 2010-04-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102234721/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0310_g.php . 2013-11-02 .
- Web site: Boyle dreams up another No. 1 week Music Entertainment London Free Press. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611085129/http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2009/12/09/12097771-jam.html. 2011-06-11.
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 . 2010-09-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100724190914/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0210_g.php . 2010-07-24 .
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 . 2011-08-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100623082234/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0110_g.php . 2010-06-23 .
- Canada. digital download. Dynamite. Taio Cruz.
- Canada. album. xx. The xx.
- Canada. album. The 20/20 Experience. Justin Timberlake.
- Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 . 2010-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101118054112/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0810_g.php . 2010-11-18 . dead .
- Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2009. Billboard. 2017-07-19.
