2012 in Canadian music explained

This is a summary of the year 2012 in the Canadian music industry.

Events

February 13 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation launches CBC Music, a digital music service which offers streaming audio broadcasts of 40 different music genre channels, in addition to the existing CBC Radio 2 and CBC Radio 3 services, on both the Internet and iOS devices.^[1]
April 1 – Juno Awards of 2012
June 14 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize is announced.^[2]
July 17 – Shortlist for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize is announced.^[2]
September 24 – Feist's album Metals is announced as the winner of the Polaris Music Prize.^[2]

Bands on hiatus

Karkwa^[3]

Albums released

A

Amos the Transparent, Goodnight My Dear, I'm Falling Apart (February 14)
Amylie, Le Royaume
Androgynous Mind, Nightstalker
Apollo Ghosts, Landmark
Marie-Pierre Arthur, Aux alentours
Azari & III, Azari & III

B

Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers, Bone Soldier (March 6)
Bahamas, Barchords (February 7)
Del Barber, Headwaters
Bidiniband, In the Rock Hall (January 24)^[4]
Justin Bieber, Believe
Big Brave, An Understanding Between People
Billy Talent, Dead Silence, September 9, 2012
The Birthday Massacre, Hide and Seek (October 9)
Blue Moon Marquee, Stainless Steel Heart
Boxer the Horse, French Residency
Brasstronaut, Mean Sun (May 15)

C

Cadence Weapon, Hope in Dirt City (May 29)
Cancer Bats, Dead Set on Living
Caracol, Shiver
Paul Cargnello, Papa Paul
Change of Heart, There You Go '82 – '97 (September 18, 2012)^[5]
Tim Chaisson, The Other Side (September 25)
The City Streets, White Lightning (spring)
The City Streets, Sawdust & Rum (spring)
Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas (January 31)
Cold Specks, I Predict a Graceful Expulsion (May 21)
Cookie Duster, When Flying Was Easy (June)^[6]
Ève Cournoyer, Le labeur d'une fleur
Rose Cousins, We Have Made a Spark
Cuff the Duke, In Our Time (April 12)
Cuff the Duke, Union (October 2)
Amelia Curran, Spectators (October 2)

D

Daphni, Jiaolong
Diamond Rings, Free Dimensional
Digawolf, Naka De
Céline Dion, Sans attendre
Julie Doiron, So Many Days (October 23)^[7]
Dumas, L'Heure et l'endroit
Durham County Poets, Where the River Flows
Dusted, Dusted

E

Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur (January 17)
Coral Egan, The Year He Drove Me Crazy^[8]
The Elwins, And I Thank You (February 21)
Quique Escamilla, Quique Escamilla
Esthero, Everything Is Expensive (October 30)^[9]
Evening Hymns, Spectral Dusk

F

Jeremy Fisher, Mint Juleps
Front Line Assembly, AirMech (November 13)
Nelly Furtado, The Spirit Indestructible (September 18)

G

Gentleman Reg, Leisure Life
Hannah Georgas, Hannah Georgas^[10]
Ghostkeeper, Horse Chief! War Thief!
Jenn Grant, The Beautiful Wild (September 25)
Great Lake Swimmers, New Wild Everywhere (April 3)^[11]
Grey Kingdom, The Weeping Suns; Light, I'll Call Your Name Out "Darkness"
Grimes, Visions (February 21)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (October 1)

H

Hot Panda, Go Outside
Joshua Hyslop, Where the Mountain Meets the Valley

I

Islands, A Sleep & a Forgetting (February 14)

J

JBM, Stray Ashes
Japandroids, Celebration Rock
Carly Rae Jepsen, Curiosity
Carly Rae Jepsen, Kiss
July Talk, July Talk

K

Kalle Mattson, Lives in Between
Karkwa, Karkwa Live
Peter Katz, Still Mind Still
Mo Kenney, Mo Kenney
Kid Koala, 12 Bit Blues, (September 18)
Keith Kouna, Du plaisir et des bombes
K'naan, Country, God or the Girl, (October 16) ^[12]
K'naan, More Beautiful Than Silence (January 31)^[13]
Kristina Maria, Tell the World

L

Zachary Lucky, Saskatchewan

M

Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye
Maestro Fresh Wes, Black Tuxedo EP (September 18)
Mares of Thrace, The Pilgrimage^[14]
Carolyn Mark, The Queen of Vancouver Island
Masia One, Bootleg Culture (June 19)
Matt Mays, Coyote
Eamon McGrath, Young Canadians
Loreena McKennitt, Troubadours on the Rhine
Holly McNarland, Run Body Run
Memoryhouse, The Slideshow Effect (February 28)^[15]
Metric, Synthetica (June 12)
METZ, METZ
Millimetrik, Read Between the Rhymes
Ariane Moffatt, MA
Mother Mother, The Sticks

N

Northern Haze, Sinaaktuq

O

Mike O'Neill, Wild Lines
Octoberman, Waiting in the Well
Ohbijou, Metal Meets
Karim Ouellet, Fox
Our Lady Peace, Curve (April 3)

P

Dorothea Paas, Same Sun
Doug Paisley, Golden Embers
Parlovr, Kook Soul
Pascale Picard Band, Trauma: Chansons de la série télé Saison 3
Dany Placard, Démon vert
Plants and Animals, The End of That (February 28)^[16]
Joel Plaskett, Scrappy Happiness (March 27)^[17]
Chad Price, In This Dream
PS I Love You, Death Dreams
Purity Ring, Shrines

R

Radio Radio, Havre de Grace (April 17)
Rah Rah, The Poet's Dead
Johnny Reid, Fire It Up
Rush, Clockwork Angels

S

Julien Sagot, Piano mal
Said the Whale, Little Mountain (March 6)^[18]
John K. Samson, Provincial (January 24)^[19]
Saukrates, Season One (April 24)
Crystal Shawanda, Just Like You
Shout Out Out Out Out, Spanish Moss and Total Loss (June 19)^[20]
Zal Sissokho, Le Partage
Skydiggers, Northern Shore (April 17)^[21]
The Slakadeliqs, The Other Side of Tomorrow
Smash Brovas, Think It's a Game?
Dallas Smith, Jumped Right In - May 22
Rae Spoon, I Can't Keep All of Our Secrets (January 10)^[22]
Stars, The North
Jeffery Straker, Vagabond – October 2
Serena Ryder, Harmony

T

The Tragically Hip, Now for Plan A
A Tribe Called Red, A Tribe Called Red

V

Chad VanGaalen, The Green Corridor
Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same – November 13^[23]

W

Martha Wainwright, Come Home to Mama
Rufus Wainwright, Out of the Game
Patrick Watson, Adventures in Your Own Backyard (April 17)
Wax Mannequin, No Safe Home
Whitehorse, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss
Wintersleep, Hello Hum
Royal Wood, We Were Born to Glory
The Wooden Sky, Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun (February 28)^[24]
Woodpigeon, For Paolo
Wool on Wolves, Measures of Progress

Y

Neil Young, Americana
Yukon Blonde, Tiger Talk – March 20

Z

Zeus, Busting Visions

Top hits on record

The lists are updated weekly through Jam! and Nielsen Soundscan.^[25]

Top 10 Canadian albums

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Celine Dion	Sans attendre	1	209,000^[26]	3× Platinum^[27]
2	Justin Bieber	Believe	1	179,000^[28]	2× Platinum^[29]
3	Various Artists	Star Académie 2012	1	156,000^[30]	2× Platinum^[31]
4	Leonard Cohen	Old Ideas	1	132,000^[32] ^[33]	Platinum^[34]
5	Johnny Reid	Fire It Up	2	80,000	Platinum^[35]
5	Marie-Mai	Miroir	2	80,000	Platinum^[36]
5	Serena Ryder	Harmony	11	80,000	Platinum^[37]
5	The Sheepdogs	The Sheepdogs	1	80,000	Platinum^[38]
5	The Tenors	Lead With Your Heart	3	80,000	Platinum^[39]
5	Various Artists	Star Académie Noël	TBA	80,000	Platinum^[40]

Top 10 American albums

Rank

Artist

Album

Peak
position

Sales

Certification

Taylor Swift

Red

320,000^[41]

4× Platinum^[42]

Bruno Mars

Unorthodox Jukebox

240,000

3× Platinum^[43]

Imagine Dragons

Night Visions

240,000^[44]

3× Platinum^[45]

Pink

The Truth About Love

240,000

3× Platinum^[46]

Lana Del Rey

Born to Die

160,000

2× Platinum^[47]

The Lumineers

The Lumineers

160,000

2× Platinum^[48]

Carrie Underwood

Blown Away

80,000^[49]

Platinum

Top 10 British albums

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Mumford & Sons	Babel	1	400,000^[50]	5× Platinum^[51]
2	One Direction	Take Me Home	1	240,000	3× Platinum^[52]
3	Rod Stewart	Merry Christmas, Baby	1	240,000	3× Platinum^[53]
4	One Direction	Up All Night	1	234,000	3× Platinum^[54]
5	Ed Sheeran	+	5	160,000	2× Platinum^[55]
6	Led Zeppelin	Celebration Day	4	160,000	2× Platinum^[56]
7	Muse	The 2nd Law	2	80,000	Platinum^[57]
8	One Direction		1	60,000	5× Platinum^[58]
9	Alt-J	An Awesome Wave	TBA	40,000	Gold^[59]
9	Calvin Harris	18 Months	8	40,000	Gold^[60]

Top 10 International albums

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Of Monsters and Men	My Head Is an Animal	5	160,000	2× Platinum^[61]
2	Rihanna	Unapologetic	1	80,000	Platinum^[62]
2	Various Artists	2012 Grammy Nominees	TBA	80,000	Platinum^[63]
4	Gotye	Making Mirrors	5	40,000	Gold^[64]
4	Various Artists	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	TBA	40,000	Gold^[65]
4	Various Artists	Rock of Ages: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	TBA	40,000	Gold^[66]
7	Nicki Minaj		1	17,300^[67]	TBA
8	The Cranberries	Roses	6	3,100^[68]	TBA
9	Various Artists	Now! 20	2	TBA	TBA
10	Sigur Rós	Valtari	4	TBA	TBA

Top 10 Singles

Rank	Artist	Song	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Carly Rae Jepsen	"Call Me Maybe"	Curiosity & Kiss	1	640,000	8× Platinum^[69]
2	Imagine Dragons	"Radioactive"	Night Visions	5	560,000	7× Platinum^[70]
3	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	"Thrift Shop"	The Heist	1	560,000	7× Platinum^[71]
4	Maroon 5	"One More Night"	Overexposed	2	480,000	6× Platinum^[72]
5	Bruno Mars	"Locked Out of Heaven"	Unorthodox Jukebox	1	400,000	5× Platinum^[73]
6	Flo Rida	"Whistle"	Wild Ones	1	400,000	5× Platinum^[74]
7	fun.	"Some Nights"	Some Nights	4	400,000	5× Platinum^[75]
8	The Lumineers	"Ho Hey"	The Lumineers	2	400,000	5× Platinum^[76]
9	Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa	"Payphone"	Overexposed	1	400,000	5× Platinum^[77]
10	Mumford & Sons	"I Will Wait"	Babel	9	400,000	5× Platinum^[78]

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

No.	Artist(s)	Title
1	Gotye featuring Kimbra	"Somebody That I Used to Know"
2	Carly Rae Jepsen	"Call Me Maybe"
3	fun. featuring Janelle Monáe	"We Are Young"
4	Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa	"Payphone"
5	The Wanted	"Glad You Came"
6	Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris	"We Found Love"
7	LMFAO	"Sexy and I Know It"
8	Flo Rida featuring Sia	"Wild Ones"
9	Nicki Minaj	"Starships"
10	Kelly Clarkson	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
11	Flo Rida	"Good Feeling"
12	Adele	"Set Fire to the Rain"
13	One Direction	"What Makes You Beautiful"
14	Flo Rida	"Whistle"
15	Train	"Drive By"
16	Katy Perry	"Wide Awake"
17	Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera	"Moves like Jagger"
18	Katy Perry	"Part of Me"
19	Hedley	"Kiss You Inside Out"
20	Katy Perry	"The One That Got Away"
21	David Guetta featuring Usher	"Without You"
22	Simple Plan	"Summer Paradise"
23	David Guetta featuring Sia	"Titanium"
24	Calvin Harris	"Feel So Close"
25	Maroon 5	"One More Night"
26	Rihanna	"Where Have You Been"
27	fun.	"Some Nights"
28	Bruno Mars	"It Will Rain"
29	David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj	"Turn Me On"
30	Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen	"Good Time"
31	Jessie J	"Domino"
32	Pitbull	"Back in Time"
33	Pink	"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"
34	Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull	"Dance Again"
35	Justin Bieber	"Boyfriend"
36	Drake featuring Rihanna	"Take Care"
37	Psy	"Gangnam Style"
38	Usher	"Scream"
39	Taylor Swift	"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
40	Pitbull featuring Chris Brown	"International Love"
41	Ellie Goulding	"Lights"
42	Adele	"Someone like You"
43	Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars	"Young, Wild & Free"
44	Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine	"Stereo Hearts"
45	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock	"Party Rock Anthem"
46	Selena Gomez & the Scene	"Love You like a Love Song"
47	Karmin	"Brokenhearted"
48	Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean	"As Long as You Love Me"
49	Victoria Duffield	"Shut Up and Dance"
50	Foster the People	"Pumped Up Kicks"
51	One Direction	"One Thing"
52	K'naan featuring Nelly Furtado	"Is Anybody Out There?"
53	Marianas Trench	"Fallout"
54	Jay-Z and Kanye West	"Niggas in Paris"
55	Carly Rae Jepsen	"Curiosity"
56	Jason Mraz	"I Won't Give Up"
57	Hedley	"One Life"
58	Nicki Minaj	"Pound the Alarm"
59	Adele	"Rumour Has It"
60	Rihanna	"You da One"
61	Adele	"Rolling in the Deep"
62	Marianas Trench	"Desperate Measures"
63	Cher Lloyd	"Want U Back"
64	Mia Martina	"Burning"
65	Danny Fernandes featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly	"Hit Me Up"
66	Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo	"Let's Go"
67	Demi Lovato	"Give Your Heart a Break"
68	Chris Brown	"Turn Up the Music"
69	Rihanna	"Diamonds"
70	K'naan	"Hurt Me Tomorrow"
71	The Wanted	"Chasing the Sun"
72	Drake featuring Lil Wayne	"The Motto"
73	Dragonette	"Let It Go"
74	Skrillex featuring Sirah	"Bangarang"
75	deadmau5 featuring Chris James	"The Veldt"
76	Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.	"Give Me All Your Luvin'"
77	Taio Cruz featuring Flo Rida	"Hangover"
78	will.i.am featuring Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez	"T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)"
79	Gavin DeGraw	"Not Over You"
80	Coldplay	"Paradise"
81	Nickelback	"When We Stand Together"
82	Kelly Clarkson	"Mr. Know It All"
83	Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch	"Ass Back Home"
84	Lady Gaga	"Marry the Night"
85	Far East Movement featuring Justin Bieber	"Live My Life"
86	Train	"50 Ways to Say Goodbye"
87	T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen	"5 O'Clock"
88	Eric Church	"Springsteen"
89	Toby Keith	"Red Solo Cup"
90	Carrie Underwood	"Good Girl"
91	LMFAO	"Sorry for Party Rocking"
92	Michel Teló	"Ai Se Eu Te Pego"
93	Kesha	"Die Young"
94	Karl Wolf	"Mash It Up"
95	Cobra Starship featuring Sabi	"You Make Me Feel..."
96	Walk off the Earth	"Somebody That I Used to Know"
97	Hedley	"Invincible"
98	Luke Bryan	"Drunk on You"
99	Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer	"Give Me Everything
100	Kristina Maria	"Our Song Comes On"^[79]

Deaths

January 2 – Ian Bargh, jazz pianist
January 25 – Andrew MacNaughtan, photographer and music video director
February 21 – Christopher Reimer, rock guitarist (Women)
April 23 – Billy Bryans, percussionist and record producer (Parachute Club)^[80]
September 23 – Sam Sniderman, founder of the Sam the Record Man chain^[81]

References

Notes and References

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/02/10/digital-music-service-cbc.html "CBC digital music service launched"
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/1211442--polaris-prize-long-list-includes-lots-of-toronto-bands?bn=1 "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands"
http://exclaim.ca/News/karkwa_plot_live_album_announce_hiatus "Karkwa Plot Live Album, Announce Hiatus"
https://archive.today/20120707204951/http://exclaim.ca/News/dave_bidinis_bidiniband_preps_in_rock_hall "Dave Bidini's Bidiniband Reveal 'In the Rock Hall'"
http://exclaim.ca/News/change_of_heart_reveal_there_you_go_82-97_retrospective "Change of Heart Reveal 'There You Go '82–'97' Retrospective"
http://www.spinner.ca/2012/06/26/brendan-canning-cookie-duster-broken-social-scene/ "Brendan Canning on Cookie Duster and Life After BSS: 'I Wanted a Fresh Perspective'"
http://exclaim.ca/News/julie_doiron_announces_so_many_days_album "Julie Doiron Announces 'So Many Days' Album"
Bernard Pérusse, "Rekindling a love affair with her music and life; A new romance helped awaken Montreal singer Coral Egan's creativity after a period of self-doubt". Montreal Gazette, September 11, 2012.
Web site: direct. artist. News. 2021-01-02. ARTISTdirect.
http://exclaim.ca/News/hannah_georgas_details_sophomore_album_premieres_new_track "Hannah Georgas Details Sophomore Album, Premieres New Track"
http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/great_lake_swimmers-easy_come_easy_go Great Lake Swimmers: "Easy Come Easy Go"
Web site: 2013-01-15. K'NAAN: Country, God Or The Girl, October 16 Universal Music Canada. https://archive.today/20130115155708/http://universalmusic.ca/knaan-country-god-or-the-girl-october-16/. dead. 2013-01-15. 2021-01-02. archive.vn.
http://exclaim.ca/News/knaan_recruits_nas_nelly_furtado_for_more_beautiful_than_silence_ep "K'naan Recruits Nas, Nelly Furtado for 'More Beautiful Than Silence' EP"
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http://exclaim.ca/News/exclaims_20_most_anticipated_canadian_albums_of_2012 "Exclaim!'s 20 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2012"
http://hour.ca/2011/11/30/plants-and-animals-to-release-the-end-of-that-on-february-28-2012-first-single-lightshow/ "Plants and Animals to release The End of That on February 28, 2012; first single Lightshow"
http://exclaim.ca/News/joel_plasketts_scrappy_happiness_lp_out_this_spring_frank_turner_added_to_tour "Joel Plaskett's Announces 'Scrappy Happiness' LP, Canadian Tour with Frank Turner"
https://vancouversun.com/2012sunrun/event/Canadian+musicians+watch+2012/5899018/story.html "Canadian musicians to watch in 2012"
http://exclaim.ca/News/john_k_samson_announces_canadian_tour_premieres_new_track "John K. Samson Reveals Canadian Tour, Premieres New Track"
http://exclaim.ca/News/shout_out_out_out_out_announce_spanish_moss_total_loss_album_share_new_single "Shout Out Out Out Out Announce 'Spanish Moss and Total Loss' Album, Share New Single"
http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/skydiggers-northern_shore_album_stream "Skydiggers 'Northern Shore' (album stream)"
http://exclaim.ca/News/rae_spoon_talks_new_album_reveals_new_track_canadian_tour_dates "Rae Spoon Talks 'I Can't Keep All of Our Secrets,' Reveals New Track and Canadian Tour"
http://exclaim.ca/News/have_not_been_same_gathers_rare_unreleased_material_from_sloan_skydiggers_pursuit_of_happiness_for_charity_compilation "'Have Not Been the Same' Gathers Rare and Unreleased Material from Sloan, Skydiggers, the Pursuit of Happiness for Charity Comp"
http://exclaim.ca/News/wooden_sky_unveil_new_lp_north_american_tour "The Wooden Sky Unveil New LP, North American Tour"
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Canada. album. Sans attendre. Celine Dion.
Web site: Archived copy . https://archive.today/20121208202657/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/F/FloRida/2012/07/25/20026051.html . usurped . December 8, 2012 . 2012-07-26 .
Canada. album. Believe. Justin Bieber.
Web site: CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - One Direction : One Direction storms N.A. Charts . 2012-03-21 . https://archive.today/20120715093804/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/O/One_Direction/2012/03/21/19531441.html . 2012-07-15 . usurped .
Canada. album. Star Académie 2012. Various Artists.
Web site: CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Cohen, Leonard : Cohen, del Rey debut on charts . jam.canoe.ca . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20120709133045/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cohen_Leonard/2012/02/08/19354596.html . 9 July 2012 . usurped.
Web site: CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Houston, Whitney : Whitney Houston re-enters charts . jam.canoe.ca . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20120709154910/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/H/Houston_Whitney/2012/03/01/19446791.html . 9 July 2012 . usurped.
Canada. album. Old Ideas. Leonard Cohen.
Canada. album. Fire It Up. Johnny Reid.
Canada. album. Miroir. Marie-Mai.
Canada. album. Harmony. Serena Ryder.
Canada. album. The Sheepdogs. The Sheepdogs.
Canada. album. Lead With Your Heart. The Canadian Tenors.
Canada. album. Star Académie Noel. Various Artists.
Web site: Taylor Swift tops Canadian Soundscan Charts with "Red" - Toronto, Ontario - Our Hometown . Ourhometown.ca . 2022-01-26.
Canada. album. Red. Taylor Swift.
Canada. album. Unorthodox Jukebox. Bruno Mars.
Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists. Billboard. January 10, 2014. 2014-01-15.
Canada. album. Night Visions. Imagine Dragons.
Canada. album. The Truth About Love. Pink.
Canada. album. Born to Die. Lana Del Rey.
Canada. album. The Lumineers. The Lumineers.
Web site: CANOE -- JAM! Music: 'Idol' alum boots Adele from No. 1 . 2012-05-24 . https://archive.today/20120712145718/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/05/23/19791121.html . 2012-07-12 . usurped .
Web site: Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Green Day explode onto charts | the Turn Table . 2012-10-07 . usurped . https://archive.today/20131220041054/http://blogs.canoe.ca/turntable/music/mumford-sons-deadmau5-green-day-explode-onto-charts/ . 2013-12-20 .
Canada. album. Babel. Mumford & Sons.
Canada. album. Take Me Home. One Direction.
Canada. album. Merry Christmas, Baby. Rod Stewart.
Canada. album. Up All Night. One Direction.
Canada. album. +. Ed Sheeran.
Canada. album. Celebration Day. Led Zeppelin.
Canada. album. The 2nd Law. Muse.
Canada. video. Up All Night – The Live Tour. One Direction.
Canada. album. An Awesome Wave. Alt-J.
Canada. album. 18 Months. Calvin Harris.
Canada. album. My Head Is an Animal. Of Monsters and Men.
Canada. album. Unapologetic. Rihanna.
Canada. album. 2012 Grammy Nominees. Various Artists.
Canada. digital. Making Mirrors. Gotye.
Canada. album. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
Canada. album. Rock of Ages. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
Web site: CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Adele : Adele up, Minaj sinks on charts . jam.canoe.ca . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20120715034104/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/adele/2012/04/18/19648376.html . 15 July 2012 . usurped.
Web site: CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Cranberries, the : Cranberries go sour on charts . 2012-03-08 . https://archive.today/20120710121730/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cranberries/2012/03/07/19471896.html . 2012-07-10 . usurped .
Canada. digital. Call Me Maybe. Carly Rae Jepsen.
Canada. digital download. Radioactive. Imagine Dragons.
Canada. digital download. Thrift Shop. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
Canada. digital download. One More Night. Maroon 5.
Canada. digital download. Locked Out of Heaven. Bruno Mars.
Canada. digital download. Whistle. Flo Rida.
Canada. digital download. Some Nights. Fun..
Canada. digital download. Ho Hey. The Lumineers.
Canada. digital download. Payphone. Maroon 5.
Canada. digital download. I Will Wait. Mumford & Sons.
Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2012. Billboard. 2017-07-19.
News: Parachute Club's Billy Bryans dies at 62. 2012-04-23. CBC News. 2012-04-23. Toronto.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/09/25/toronto-sniderman-funeral.html "Sam the Record Man funeral today"