2012 in Canadian music
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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.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-digital-music-service-launched-1.1171645 "CBC digital music service launched"]. CBC News, February 13, 2012.
- April 1 – Juno Awards of 2012
- June 14 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize is announced.[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"]. Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.
- July 17 – Shortlist for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize is announced.
- September 24 – Feist's album Metals is announced as the winner of the Polaris Music Prize.
Bands on hiatus
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)[https://archive.today/20120707204951/http://exclaim.ca/News/dave_bidinis_bidiniband_preps_in_rock_hall "Dave Bidini's Bidiniband Reveal 'In the Rock Hall'"]. Exclaim!, December 12, 2011.
- 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)[http://exclaim.ca/News/change_of_heart_reveal_there_you_go_82-97_retrospective "Change of Heart Reveal 'There You Go '82–'97' Retrospective"]. Exclaim!, August 8, 2012.
- 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)[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'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009092821/http://www.spinner.ca/2012/06/26/brendan-canning-cookie-duster-broken-social-scene/ |date=2018-10-09 }}. Spinner, June 26, 2012.
- 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)[http://exclaim.ca/News/julie_doiron_announces_so_many_days_album "Julie Doiron Announces 'So Many Days' Album"]. Exclaim!, September 17, 2012.
- 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 CrazyBernard 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.
- The Elwins, And I Thank You (February 21)
- Quique Escamilla, Quique Escamilla
- Esthero, Everything Is Expensive (October 30){{cite web|last=direct|first=artist|title=News|url=https://www.artistdirect.com/news|access-date=2021-01-02|website=ARTISTdirect}}
- 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[http://exclaim.ca/News/hannah_georgas_details_sophomore_album_premieres_new_track "Hannah Georgas Details Sophomore Album, Premieres New Track"]. Exclaim!, August 22, 2012.
- Ghostkeeper, Horse Chief! War Thief!
- Jenn Grant, The Beautiful Wild (September 25)
- Great Lake Swimmers, New Wild Everywhere (April 3)[http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/great_lake_swimmers-easy_come_easy_go Great Lake Swimmers: "Easy Come Easy Go"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128190225/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/great_lake_swimmers-easy_come_easy_go |date=2012-01-28 }}. Exclaim!, January 9, 2012.
- 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) {{cite web|date=2013-01-15|title=K'NAAN: Country, God Or The Girl, October 16 {{!}} Universal Music Canada|url=http://universalmusic.ca/knaan-country-god-or-the-girl-october-16/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115155708/http://universalmusic.ca/knaan-country-god-or-the-girl-october-16/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-15|access-date=2021-01-02|website=archive.vn}}
- K'naan, More Beautiful Than Silence (January 31)[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"]. Exclaim!, January 18, 2012.
- Kristina Maria, Tell the World
=L=
- Zachary Lucky, Saskatchewan
=M=
- Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye
- Maestro Fresh Wes, Black Tuxedo EP (September 18)
- Maïa, HéritageAndré Péloquin, [https://voir.ca/musique/2012/09/20/maia-davies-retour-aux-sources/ "Maïa Davies : Retour aux sources"]. Voir, September 20, 2012.
- Mares of Thrace, The PilgrimageNatalie Zina Walschots, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mares_of_thrace-pilgrimage "Mares Of Thrace: The Pilgrimage"]. Exclaim!, April 23, 2012.
- 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)[http://exclaim.ca/News/exclaims_20_most_anticipated_canadian_albums_of_2012 "Exclaim!'s 20 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2012"]. Exclaim!, January 3, 2012.
- 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)[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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202205700/http://hour.ca/2011/11/30/plants-and-animals-to-release-the-end-of-that-on-february-28-2012-first-single-lightshow/ |date=December 2, 2011 }}. Hour Community, November 30, 2011.
- Joel Plaskett, Scrappy Happiness (March 27)[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"]. Exclaim!, January 6, 2012.
- 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)[https://vancouversun.com/2012sunrun/event/Canadian+musicians+watch+2012/5899018/story.html "Canadian musicians to watch in 2012"]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Vancouver Sun, December 22, 2011.
- John K. Samson, Provincial (January 24)[http://exclaim.ca/News/john_k_samson_announces_canadian_tour_premieres_new_track "John K. Samson Reveals Canadian Tour, Premieres New Track"]. Exclaim!, December 12, 2011.
- Saukrates, Season One (April 24)
- Crystal Shawanda, Just Like You
- Shout Out Out Out Out, Spanish Moss and Total Loss (June 19)[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"]. Exclaim!, March 7, 2012.
- Zal Sissokho, Le Partage
- Skydiggers, Northern Shore (April 17)[http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/skydiggers-northern_shore_album_stream "Skydiggers 'Northern Shore' (album stream)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414031236/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/skydiggers-northern_shore_album_stream |date=2012-04-14 }}. Exclaim!, April 9, 2012.
- 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)[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"]. Exclaim!, November 23, 2011.
- 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[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"]. Exclaim!, October 10, 2012.
=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)[http://exclaim.ca/News/wooden_sky_unveil_new_lp_north_american_tour "The Wooden Sky Unveil New LP, North American Tour"]. Exclaim!, December 13, 2011.
- 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/nielsen/en_ca/documents/pdf/newsletters/billboard_canadian-update/nielsen%20music%20canadian%20update.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.nielsen.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131063804/http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/nielsen/en_ca/documents/pdf/newsletters/billboard_canadian-update/nielsen%20music%20canadian%20update.pdf |archive-date=31 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}
=Top 10 Canadian albums=
=Top 10 American albums=
=Top 10 British albums=
=Top 10 International albums=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Rank
!Artist !Album !Sales |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |160,000 |2× Platinum{{Cite certification|region=Canada|type=album|title=My Head Is an Animal|artist=Of Monsters and Men}} |
| 2
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |80,000 |Platinum{{Cite certification|region=Canada|type=album|title=Unapologetic|artist=Rihanna}} |
| 2
|Various Artists | style="text-align:center;"|TBA |80,000 |Platinum{{Cite certification|region=Canada|type=album|title=2012 Grammy Nominees|artist=Various Artists}} |
| 4
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |40,000 |Gold{{Cite certification|region=Canada|type=digital|title=Making Mirrors|artist=Gotye}} |
| 4
|Various Artists |The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | style="text-align:center;"|TBA |40,000 |
| 4
|Various Artists |Rock of Ages: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | style="text-align:center;"|TBA |40,000 |
| 7
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |TBA |
| 8
| style="text-align:center;"|6 |TBA |
| 9
|Various Artists | style="text-align:center;"|2 |TBA |TBA |
| 10
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |TBA |TBA |
=Top 10 Singles=
= Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List =
| class="wikitable" |
| No.
!Artist(s) !Title |
|---|
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3
|fun. featuring Janelle Monáe |"We Are Young" |
| 4
|Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa |"Payphone" |
| 5 |
| 6
|Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris |
| 7 |
| 8
|"Wild Ones" |
| 9
|"Starships" |
| 10 |
| 11
|Flo Rida |"Good Feeling" |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 14
|Flo Rida |"Whistle" |
| 15
|"Drive By" |
| 16
|"Wide Awake" |
| 17
|Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera |
| 18
|Katy Perry |"Part of Me" |
| 19 |
| 20
|Katy Perry |
| 21
|David Guetta featuring Usher |"Without You" |
| 22 |
| 23
|David Guetta featuring Sia |"Titanium" |
| 24
|Calvin Harris |
| 25
|Maroon 5 |
| 26
|Rihanna |
| 27
|fun. |"Some Nights" |
| 28
|"It Will Rain" |
| 29
|David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj |"Turn Me On" |
| 30
|Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen |"Good Time" |
| 31
|"Domino" |
| 32
|"Back in Time" |
| 33
|Pink |
| 34
|Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull |"Dance Again" |
| 35
|"Boyfriend" |
| 36
|Drake featuring Rihanna |"Take Care" |
| 37
|Psy |
| 38
|Usher |"Scream" |
| 39 |
| 40
|Pitbull featuring Chris Brown |
| 41
|"Lights" |
| 42
|Adele |
| 43
|Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars |
| 44
|Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine |
| 45
|LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock |
| 46 |
| 47 |
| 48
|Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean |
| 49 |
| 50 |
| 51
|One Direction |"One Thing" |
| 52
|K'naan featuring Nelly Furtado |
| 53
|"Fallout" |
| 54
|Jay-Z and Kanye West |
| 55
|Carly Rae Jepsen |"Curiosity" |
| 56 |
| 57
|Hedley |"One Life" |
| 58
|Nicki Minaj |
| 59
|Adele |
| 60
|Rihanna |"You da One" |
| 61
|Adele |
| 62
|Marianas Trench |"Desperate Measures" |
| 63
|"Want U Back" |
| 64
|"Burning" |
| 65
|Danny Fernandes featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly |"Hit Me Up" |
| 66
|Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo |"Let's Go" |
| 67 |
| 68
|Chris Brown |
| 69
|Rihanna |"Diamonds" |
| 70
|K'naan |
| 71
|The Wanted |
| 72
|Drake featuring Lil Wayne |"The Motto" |
| 73
|"Let It Go" |
| 74
|"Bangarang" |
| 75
|deadmau5 featuring Chris James |"The Veldt" |
| 76 |
| 77
|Taio Cruz featuring Flo Rida |"Hangover" |
| 78
|will.i.am featuring Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez |
| 79
|"Not Over You" |
| 80
|"Paradise" |
| 81 |
| 82
|Kelly Clarkson |
| 83
|Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch |
| 84 |
| 85
|Far East Movement featuring Justin Bieber |"Live My Life" |
| 86
|Train |
| 87
|T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen |"5 O'Clock" |
| 88
|"Springsteen" |
| 89
|"Red Solo Cup" |
| 90
|"Good Girl" |
| 91
|LMFAO |
| 92 |
| 93
|"Die Young" |
| 94
|"Mash It Up" |
| 95
|Cobra Starship featuring Sabi |
| 96 |
| 97
|Hedley |"Invincible" |
| 98
|"Drunk on You" |
| 99 |
| 100
|"Our Song Comes On"{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-07-19}} |
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){{cite news|title=Parachute Club's Billy Bryans dies at 62|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/parachute-club-s-billy-bryans-dies-at-63-1.1157341|access-date=2012-04-23|newspaper=CBC News|date=2012-04-23|location=Toronto}}
- September 23 – Sam Sniderman, founder of the Sam the Record Man chain[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/sam-the-record-man-sniderman-laid-to-rest-1.1236826 "Sam the Record Man funeral today"]. CBC News, September 25, 2012.
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