2009 in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2009 in the Canadian music industry.
Events
- 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
=A=
- Apostle of Hustle, Eats Darkness
- Marie-Pierre Arthur, Marie-Pierre Arthur
- Attack in Black, Years (by One Thousand Fingertips)
=B=
- Jason Bajada, Loveshit
- Alexis Baro, From the Other SideRoger 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.
- 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=
- 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=
- Emerson Drive, I Believe
- Evening Hymns, Spirit Guides
=F=
- Julie Fader, Outside In
- Melanie Fiona, The Bridge
- Faber Drive, Can't Keep a Secret
=G=
- 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=
- 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=
=J=
- jacksoul, SOULmate
- Japandroids, Post-Nothing
- Jets Overhead, No Nations
- The Junction, Another Link in the Chain
- Junior Boys, Begone Dull Care
=K=
- K'naan, Troubadour
- k-os, Yes!
- Kalle Mattson, Whisper Bee
=L=
- Lhasa, Lhasa
- Lightning Dust, Infinite Light
- Lights, The Listening
- The Lovely Feathers, Fantasy of the Lot
=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=
- Octoberman, Fortresses
- Ohbijou, Beacons
- Oktoécho, Oktoécho
- Our Lady Peace, Burn Burn
=P=
- 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=
- 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=
- 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=
- 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=
- Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Questamation
- United Steel Workers of Montreal, Three on the Tree
=V=
- 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=
- 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=
=Z=
Top hits on record
=Top 10 albums=
These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Rank
!Artist !Album !Sales |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |320,000 |
| 2
|The Perfect Gift | style="text-align:center;"|n/a |240,000 |3× Platinum{{Cite certification|region=Canada|type=album|title=The Perfect Gift|artist=The Canadian Tenors}} |
| 3
|Fais-Moi De La Tendresse | style="text-align:center;"|n/a |n/a |
| 4
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |160,000 |2× Platinum |
| 5
| style="text-align:center;"|6 |160,000 |2× Platinum |
| 6
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |160,000 |
| 7
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |160,000 |2× Platinum |
| 8
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |160,000 |
| 9
| style="text-align:center;"|6 |80,000 |
| 10
|Johnny Reid | style="text-align:center;"|7 |80,000 |Platinumhttp://www.cmt.ca/News/NewsItem.aspx?news_id=8745 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} |
=Top 10 American albums=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Rank
!Artist !Album !Sales |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |400,000 |5× Platinum |
| 2
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |195,000 |n/a |
| 3
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |160,000 |2× Platinum |
| 4
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |160,000 |2× Platinum |
| 5
| style="text-align:center;"|8 |80,000 |
| 6
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |80,000 |Platinum |
| 7
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |Platinum |
| 8
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |80,000 |Platinum |
| 9
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |80,000 |
| 10
|Glee | style="text-align:center;"|4 |80,000 |Platinum |
=Top 10 British albums=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Rank
!Artist !Album !Sales |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:center;"|n/a |800,000 |
| 2
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| 3
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |160,000 |2× Platinum |
| 4
|Muse | style="text-align:center;"|1 |80,000 |
| 5
| style="text-align:center;"|21 |40,000 |Gold |
| 6
|Echo | style="text-align:center;"|16 |40,000 |
| 7
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |40,000 |
| 8
|Mika | style="text-align:center;"|19 |40,000 |Gold |
| 9
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |40,000 |Gold{{Cite certification|region=Canada|type=digital download|title=Dynamite|artist=Taio Cruz}} |
| 10
|xx | style="text-align:center;"|n/a |40,000 |Gold{{Cite certification|region=Canada|type=album|title=xx|artist=The xx}} |
=Top International albums=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Rank
!Artist !Album !Sales |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |2× Platinum |
| 2
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |160,000 |
| 3
|U2 | style="text-align:center;"|1 |160,000 |2× Platinum{{fact|date=May 2024}} |
| 4
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |80,000 |Platinum |
| 5
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |80,000 |
| 6
|Burn | style="text-align:center;"|TBA |40,000 |Gold{{Cite certification|region=Canada|type=album|title=The 20/20 Experience|artist=Justin Timberlake}} |
| 7
| style="text-align:center;"|19 |40,000 |Gold |
| 8
| style="text-align:center;"|6 |40,000 |Gold |
| 9
|Hope and Praise | style="text-align:center;"|n/a |5,000 |
= Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List =
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
!Artist(s) !Title |
|---|
| 1 |
| 2
|"Poker Face" |
| 3
|"Right Round" |
| 4
|The Black Eyed Peas |
| 5
|"I'm Yours" |
| 6
|"Fire Burning" |
| 7 |
| 8
|"Love Story" |
| 9
|"Africa" |
| 10
|"Use Somebody" |
| 11
|"Hot n Cold" |
| 12
|"Halo" |
| 13
|Lady Gaga |"LoveGame" |
| 14
|Taylor Swift |
| 15
|"Circus" |
| 16
|David Guetta featuring Akon |"Sexy Bitch" |
| 17
|"The Climb" |
| 18
|Lady Gaga |"Paparazzi" |
| 19
|Beyoncé |
| 20 |
| 21
|"Viva la Vida" |
| 22 |
| 23
|Pink |
| 24 |
| 25
|T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake |
| 26
|Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne |"Let It Rock" |
| 27
|Nickelback |
| 28
|Katy Perry |
| 29 |
| 30
|Pink |"Sober" |
| 31
|Beyoncé |
| 32 |
| 33
|Miley Cyrus |
| 34
|"You Found Me" |
| 35
|"Summer Girl" |
| 36
|Britney Spears |"Womanizer" |
| 37 |
| 38 |
| 39
|"Beautiful U R" |
| 40
|Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne |"Down" |
| 41
|Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo |
| 42
|Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis |"Just Dance" |
| 43
|"Cross My Heart" |
| 44
|Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester |
| 45
|Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall |"Beautiful" |
| 46
|Marianas Trench |"All to Myself" |
| 47
|Kanye West |"Heartless" |
| 48 |
| 49
|"Battlefield" |
| 50
|A. R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger |
| 51
|"New Divide" |
| 52
|"Untouched" |
| 53
|Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West |
| 54
|Akon |
| 55
|Pitbull |
| 56 |
| 57
|"She Wolf" |
| 58
|"Cha-Ching" |
| 59
|Pink |"So What" |
| 60
|Soulja Boy featuring Sammie |
| 61 |
| 62
|"Day 'n' Nite" |
| 63
|"Whatcha Say" |
| 64
|"No Surprise" |
| 65
|Kanye West |
| 66
|"21 Guns" |
| 67
|Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake |
| 68
|Britney Spears |
| 69 |
| 70
|Kelly Clarkson |"Already Gone" |
| 71
|Britney Spears |"3" |
| 72
|Green Day |
| 73
|"Celebration" |
| 74
|"Fireflies" |
| 75
|The Black Eyed Peas |
| 76
|"Tik Tok" |
| 77
|Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon |"Sugar" |
| 78
|Kelly Clarkson |
| 79 |
| 80 |
| 81
|"One Time" |
| 82
|Beyoncé |"Sweet Dreams" |
| 83
|"Fantasy" |
| 84 |
| 85
|Stereos |
| 86
|Ne-Yo |"Mad" |
| 87
|"Sunglasses" |
| 88
|Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain |"Blame It" |
| 89
|Rihanna |"Rehab" |
| 90 |
| 91
|Rihanna |"Disturbia" |
| 92
|David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland |
| 93 |
| 94
|"Obsessed" |
| 95
|"Spaceman" |
| 96 |
| 97
|"Supergirl" |
| 98
|"Her Diamonds" |
| 99 |
| 100
|State of Shock |
Deaths
- 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
References
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