2013 in Canadian music explained

This is a summary of the year 2013 in the Canadian music industry.

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Top hits on record

The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.

Top 10 Canadian albums

RankArtistAlbumPeak
position
SalesCertification
1Celine DionLoved Me Back to Life1320,0004× Platinum[33]
2Arcade FireReflektor1240,000[34] 3× Platinum[35]
3Johnny ReidA Christmas Gift to You1160,0002× Platinum[36]
4Michael BubléTo Be Loved1160,000[37] 2× Platinum[38]
5DrakeNothing Was the Same1108,000Platinum[39]
6City and ColourThe Hurry and the Harm180,000[40] Platinum[41]
7Gord BamfordChristmas in CanadaTBA80,000Platinum[42]
8HedleyWild Life480,000Platinum[43]
9Justin BieberBelieve Acoustic180,000Platinum[44]
10Various ArtistsMuchDance 2014N/A80,000Platinum[45]

Top 10 International albums

RankArtistAlbumPeak
position
SalesCertification
1EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP 21320,000[46] [47] 4× Platinum[48]
2Various ArtistsFrozen1240,000[49] [50] 3× Platinum[51]
3Justin TimberlakeThe 20/20 Experience1160,0002× Platinum[52]
4Katy PerryPrism1160,0002× Platinum[53]
5LordePure Heroine2160,0002× Platinum[54]
6Luke BryanCrash My Party1160,0002× Platinum[55]
7AviciiTrue280,000Platinum[56]
8The BeatlesOn Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2TBA80,000Platinum[57]
9BeyoncéBeyoncé180,000Platinum[58]
10Black Sabbath13180,000Platinum[59]

Top 10 singles

RankArtistSongAlbumPeak
position
SalesCertification
1Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell"Blurred Lines"Blurred Lines1720,000[60] [61] 9× Platinum[62]
2Pitbull featuring Kesha"Timber"Meltdown1560,0007× Platinum[63]
3Avicii"Wake Me Up"True2523,000Platinum[64]
4A Great Big World"Say Something (A Great Big World song)"Is There Anybody Out There?1480,0006× Platinum[65]
5Pink featuring Nate Ruess"Just Give Me a Reason"The Truth About Love1499,0006× Platinum[66]
6Lorde"Royals"Pure Heroine1480,0006× Platinum[67]
7OneRepublic"Counting Stars"Native1480,0006× Platinum[68]
8Passenger"Let Her Go"All the Little Lights5480,0006× Platinum[69]
9Pharrell Williams"Happy"G I R L1480,0006× Platinum[70]
10Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams"Get Lucky"Random Access Memories1400,0005× Platinum[71]

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

No.Artist(s)Title
1Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell"Blurred Lines"
2Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz"Thrift Shop"
3Pink featuring Nate Ruess"Just Give Me a Reason"
4The Lumineers"Ho Hey"
5Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko"Stay"
6Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams"Get Lucky"
7Avicii"Wake Me Up"
8will.i.am and Britney Spears"Scream & Shout"
9Imagine Dragons"Radioactive"
10Katy Perry"Roar"
11Bruno Mars"Locked Out of Heaven"
12Taylor Swift"I Knew You Were Trouble"
13Bruno Mars"When I Was Your Man"
14Serena Ryder"Stompa"
15Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton"Can't Hold Us"
16Justin Timberlake"Mirrors"
17Classified featuring David Myles"Inner Ninja"
18Lorde"Royals"
19Armin van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie"This Is What It Feels Like"
20Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera"Feel This Moment"
21Pink"Try"
22Maroon 5"Daylight"
23Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin"Don't You Worry Child"
24Walk off the Earth"Red Hands"
25Phillip Phillips"Home"
26Mumford & Sons"I Will Wait"
27Rihanna"Diamonds"
28Capital Cities"Safe and Sound"
29Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX"I Love It"
30Serena Ryder"What I Wouldn't Do"
31Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert"Same Love"
32Miley Cyrus"We Can't Stop"
33Miley Cyrus"Wrecking Ball"
34Bruno Mars"Treasure"
35Maroon 5"Love Somebody"
36Selena Gomez"Come & Get It"
37Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj"Beauty and a Beat"
38Demi Lovato"Heart Attack"
39Anna Kendrick"Cups"
40Maroon 5"One More Night"
41Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida"Troublemaker"
42Drake featuring Majid Jordan"Hold On, We're Going Home"
43Jason Derulo"The Other Side"
44Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj"Girl on Fire"
45Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding"I Need Your Love"
46Tegan and Sara"Closer"
47Psy"Gangnam Style"
48Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch"Sweet Nothing"
49Zedd featuring Foxes"Clarity"
50Lady Gaga"Applause"
51Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake"Holy Grail"
52Adele"Skyfall"
53fun."Some Nights"
54Imagine Dragons"Demons"
55Kesha"Die Young"
56Pitbull featuring TJR"Don't Stop the Party"
57Tyler Shaw"Kiss Goodnight"
58Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z"Suit & Tie"
59Lana Del Rey and Cedric Gervais"Summertime Sadness"
60Eminem"Berzerk"
61Passenger"Let Her Go"
62Tegan and Sara"I Was a Fool"
63Flo Rida"I Cry"
64Kelly Clarkson"Catch My Breath"
65Phillip Phillips"Gone, Gone, Gone"
66Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and friends"Boys 'Round Here"
67will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber"
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68Hedley"Anything"
69fun."Carry On"
70OneRepublic"Counting Stars"
71Artists Against Bullying"True Colors"
72Fall Out Boy"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
73Pink featuring Lily Allen"True Love"
74Ne-Yo"Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)"
75Daniel Powter"Crazy All My Life"
76David Guetta featuring Sia"Titanium"
77Metric"Breathing Underwater"
78Taylor Swift"22"
79Avril Lavigne"Here's to Never Growing Up"
80Darius Rucker"Wagon Wheel"
81Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift"Highway Don't Care"
82Marianas Trench"Stutter"
83Hedley"Kiss You Inside Out"
84Down with Webster"One in a Million"
85Kesha"C'Mon"
86Michael Bublé"It's a Beautiful Day"
87Hunter Hayes"I Want Crazy"
88Imagine Dragons"It's Time"
89Britney Spears"Work Bitch"
90Lady Antebellum"Downtown"
91Carly Rae Jepsen"Call Me Maybe"
92Nicki Minaj"Va Va Voom"
93Baauer"Harlem Shake"
94Kelly Clarkson"People Like Us"
95Blake Shelton"Sure Be Cool If You Did"
96Luke Bryan"Crash My Party"
97One Direction"Best Song Ever"
98Drake"Started from the Bottom"
99One Direction"Little Things"
100Taylor Swift"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"[72]

Deaths

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Further to our... . Facebook . January 9, 2013.
  2. http://www.toromagazine.com/music/interviews/9b492075-ec8a-23f4-5586-56c4b8363df8/CBC-at-Echo-Beach-2013/ CBC AT ECHO BEACH 2013
  3. https://pitchfork.com/news/52375-godspeed-you-black-emperor-win-polaris-music-prize/ "Godspeed You! Black Emperor Win Polaris Music Prize"
  4. Web site: Olympia . . 2013-07-21.
  5. Errol Nazareth, "Not just Skin deep ; Alexis Baro's latest CD a tribute to Latin, Caribbean roots of jazz". Toronto Sun, January 11, 2013.
  6. http://exclaim.ca/News/born_ruffians_announce_birthmarks_map_out_canadian_tour "Born Ruffians Announce 'Birthmarks,' Map Out Canadian Tour"
  7. http://exclaim.ca/News/louise_burns_unveils_midnight_mass_premieres_new_song "Louise Burns Unveils 'The Midnight Mass,' Premieres New Song"
  8. http://queermagazineonline.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=6990:lucas-silveira-of-the-cliks-announces-march-2013-release-of-brand-new-album-black-tie-elevator&Itemid=102 "Lucas Silveira Of The Cliks Announces March 2013 Release Of Brand New Album Black Tie Elevator"
  9. http://exclaim.ca/News/michael_feuerstack_leaves_his_snailhouse_alias_behind_for_tambourine_death_bed "Michael Feuerstack Leaves His Snailhouse Alias Behind for 'Tambourine Death Bed'"
  10. Carla Gillis, "Fresh Snow: I". Now, August 15, 2013.
  11. http://exclaim.ca/News/grapes_of_wrath_return_with_high_road_lp "The Grapes of Wrath Return with 'High Road' LP"
  12. http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/3/Jim-Guthrie-unveils-The-Rest-is-Yet-to-Come-from-first-LP-in-10-years "Jim Guthrie unveils 'The Rest is Yet to Come' from first LP in 10 years"
  13. http://www.spinner.ca/2013/02/05/hayden-desser-us-alone/ "Hayden 'Us Alone': Singer Joins Broken Social Scene's Label, Gets Twitter Account"
  14. http://exclaim.ca/News/hidden_cameras_release_7-inch_in_advance_of_age_lp "The Hidden Cameras Release 7-Inch in Advance of 'Age' LP"
  15. http://exclaim.ca/News/hilotrons_return_with_new_album_at_least_theres_commotion "Hilotrons Return with New Album: 'At Least There's Commotion'"
  16. http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/scene/music/2013/05/16/imaginary-cities-set-to-release-highly-anticipated-second-album/ "Imaginary Cities set to release highly anticipated second album"
  17. http://exclaim.ca/News/k-os_details_black_on_blonde_double_album_recruits_emily_haines_sebastien_grainger_black_thought_to_guest "K-os Details 'BLack on BLonde' Double Album, Recruits Emily Haines, Sebastien Grainger, Black Thought to Guest"
  18. Alex Hudson, "Nicholas Krgovich Releases New 'Who Cares?' LP". Exclaim!, November 18, 2013.
  19. http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/lee_harvey_osmond-folk_sinner_album_stream "Lee Harvey Osmond 'The Folk Sinner' (album stream)"
  20. http://exclaim.ca/News/greg_macpherson_announces_fireball_lp_maps_out_canadian_tour_dates "Greg MacPherson Announces 'Fireball' LP, Maps Out Canadian Tour Dates"
  21. http://exclaim.ca/News/magneta_lane_return_with_witchrock_ep "Magneta Lane Return with 'Witchrock' EP"
  22. http://exclaim.ca/News/new_country_rehab_announce_ghost_of_your_charms_schedule_canadian_tour "New Country Rehab Announce 'Ghost of Your Charms,' Schedule Canadian Tour"
  23. https://archive.today/20130411141656/http://www.oddsmusic.com/news/the-most-beautiful-place-on-earth-will-come-to-you-feb-21 "the Odds release new album 'the Most Beautiful Place on Earth, EP"
  24. http://exclaim.ca/News/daniel_romano_announces_come_cry_with_me_lp_shares_new_track "Daniel Romano Announces 'Come Cry with Me' LP, Shares New Track"
  25. https://archive.today/20130407140106/http://exclaim.ca/News/justin_rutledge_returns_with_valleyheart "Justin Rutledge Returns with 'Valleyheart'"
  26. http://exclaim.ca/News/sadies_talk_ins_outs_of_internal_sounds_stream_album_on_exclaimca "The Sadies Talk the Ins and Outs of 'Internal Sounds,' Stream Album on Exclaim.ca"
  27. http://exclaim.ca/News/shad_sets_release_date_for_flying_colours_releases_new_single "Shad Sets Release Date for 'Flying Colours,' Releases New Single"
  28. http://exclaim.ca/News/strumbellas_reveal_we_still_move_on_dance_floors "The Strumbellas Reveal 'We Still Move on Dance Floors'"
  29. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/01/16/tegan-sara-heartthrob.html "Tegan and Sara on upcoming album Heartthrob"
  30. https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1563180/arts-crafts-jeffrey-remedios-on-labels-tenth-anniversary-the "Arts & Crafts’ Jeffrey Remedios on Label's Tenth Anniversary, the ‘Nostalgia Vortex,' Stars' Pillow Cases"
  31. http://exclaim.ca/News/whitehorse_cover_bob_dylan_neil_young_gordon_lightfoot_on_road_to_massey_hall_live_ep "Whitehorse Cover Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot on 'The Road to Massey Hall' Live EP"
  32. http://exclaim.ca/News/donovan_woods_gets_set_for_new_album_dont_get_too_grand "Donovan Woods Gets Set for New Album: 'Don't Get Too Grand'"
  33. Canada. album. Loved Me Back to Life. Celine Dion.
  34. Web site: ARCADE FIRE SCORES THIRD CHART-TOPPING ALBUM . Tuch . Paul . 6 November 2013 . 13 November 2013 .
  35. Canada. album. Reflektor. Arcade Fire.
  36. Canada. album. A Christmas Gift to You. Johnny Reid.
  37. Web site: Michael Buble's new album 'To be Loved' tops charts in Canada, U.S. . 2019-01-26 . 2013-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075645/http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Michael%2BBuble%2Balbum%2BLoved%2Btops%2Bcharts%2BCanada/8323058/story.html . dead .
  38. Canada. album. To Be Loved. Michael Buble.
  39. Canada. album. Nothing Was the Same. Drake.
  40. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Jun12_2013.pdf{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  41. Canada. album. The Hurry and the Harm. City and Colour.
  42. Canada. album. Christmas in Canada. Gord Bamford.
  43. Canada. album. Wild Life. Hedley.
  44. Canada. album. Believe Acoustic. Justin Bieber.
  45. Canada. album. Muchdance 2014 / Danseplus 2014. Various Artists.
  46. 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.
  47. Web site: CELINE DION SCORES 13TH NUMBER ONE ALBUM . November 13, 2013 . 2013-11-15 .
  48. Canada. album. The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Eminem.
  49. Web site: Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 26 November 2014. A Journal of Musical Things. November 28, 2014. Cross. Alan. November 26, 2014.
  50. Nielsen: Canada Loved Taylor Swift, Streaming Music and, Yep, Vinyl in 2014. Billboard. 27 January 2015.
  51. Canada. album. Frozen. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
  52. Canada. album. The 20/20 Experience. Justin Timberlake.
  53. Canada. album. Prism. Katy Perry.
  54. Canada. album. Pure Heroine. Lorde.
  55. Canada. album. Crash My Party. Luke Bryan.
  56. Canada. album. True. Avicii.
  57. Canada. album. Live at the BBC Vol 2. The Beatles.
  58. Canada. album. Beyoncé. Beyoncé.
  59. Canada. album. 13. Black Sabbath.
  60. Tuch . Paul . Daft Punk Score Their First Number One Album . . May 29, 2013 . June 3, 2013 .
  61. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-07-04 . dead . https://www.webcitation.org/6I2pEnooS?url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Jun19_2013.pdf . 2013-07-12 .
  62. Canada. digital download. Blurred Lines. Robin Thicke.
  63. Canada. digital download. Timber Ft. Ke$ha. Pitbull.
  64. Canada. digital download. Wake Me Up. Avicii.
  65. Canada. digital download. Say Something. A Great Big World.
  66. Canada. digital download. Just Give Me a Reason. Pink.
  67. Canada. digital download. Royals. Lorde.
  68. Canada. digital download. Counting Stars. OneRepublic.
  69. Canada. digital download. Let Her Go. Passenger.
  70. Canada. digital download. Happy. Pharrell Williams.
  71. Canada. digital download. Get Lucky. Daft Punk.
  72. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2013. Billboard. 2017-07-19.
  73. Web site: Alternative Press | News | Grade/Somehow Hollow guitarist Kent Abbott passes away at age 32 . Altpress.com . 10 January 2013. 2013-01-10.
  74. Web site: Montreal cellist Yuli Turovsky dies at 73 – Montreal – CBC News . Cbc.ca . 2013-01-15 . 2013-01-16.
  75. http://news.msn.com/obits/video-game-tv-composer-normand-corbeil-dies Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies
  76. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/03/06/stompin_tom_connors_dies_at_age_77.html "Stompin’ Tom Connors dies at age 77"
  77. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/04/17/rita_macneil_cape_bretons_first_lady_of_song_dies_at_age_68.html "Rita MacNeil dies at 68 after surgery; son says she had been planning summer concerts"
  78. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/04/16/george-beverly-shea-dies-billy-graham/2089545/ George Beverly Shea dies; sang with Billy Graham
  79. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/05/toronto_star_entertainment_columnist_greg_quill_dies.html Toronto Star entertainment columnist Greg Quill, dies.
  80. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/country-music-producer-bill-langstroth-dies-81-004411854.html Country music producer Bill Langstroth dies at 81
  81. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/06/03/obit-bernardi-naco-founder.html "NAC Orchestra founding conductor Mario Bernardi dies"
  82. http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/06/03/the-mark-insides-chris-levoir-dead-at-31-cause-as-yet-unknown/ The Mark Inside’s Chris Levoir dead at 31, cause as yet unknown
  83. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/musician-wes-dakus-was-edmontons-answer-to-elvis/article15099817/ "Musician Wes Dakus was Edmonton’s answer to Elvis"