2007 in Canadian music

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This is a summary of the year 2007 in the Canadian music industry.

Events[]

February 3
- At a Calgary Flames game, young Cree singer Akina Shirt becomes the first person to perform "O Canada" in an Aboriginal language at a major league sporting event.
- American rock band The White Stripes tour Canada in the summer, booking a number of shows in small markets such as Glace Bay, Whitehorse and Iqaluit with the stated goal of performing in every Canadian province and territory. The band also films the video for their single "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)" in Iqaluit.
March 30 – Influential Canadian rock band Rheostatics perform a farewell show at Toronto's Massey Hall
April 1 – Juno Awards of 2007 held
June 2 – the Canadian Hot 100 was released replacing the Canadian Singles Chart
June 17 – 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards held
July 10 – 2007 Polaris Music Prize shortlist announced
August 3 – Jacksoul singer Haydain Neale is seriously injured in a traffic accident
September 24 – Patrick Watson's Close to Paradise wins the 2007 Polaris Music Prize

Albums[]

A[]

The Acorn, Glory Hope Mountain
Apostle of Hustle, National Anthem of Nowhere
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Jann Arden, Uncover Me

B[]

Sebastian Bach, Angel Down
Barenaked Ladies, Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Bedouin Soundclash, Street Gospels
Daniel Bélanger, L'Échec du matériel
Ridley Bent, Buckles and Boots
The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
Bionic, Black Blood
The Birthday Massacre, Walking with Strangers
Blood Meridian, Liquidate Paris!
Blue Rodeo, Small Miracles
Isabelle Boulay, De retour à la source
Jim Bryson, Where the Bungalows Roam
Michael Bublé, Call Me Irresponsible
Buck 65, Situation
Basia Bulat, Oh, My Darling

C[]

Paul Cargnello, Brûler le jour
Caribou, Andorra
Chromeo, Fancy Footwork
The Choir Practice, The Choir Practice
The Cliks, Snakehouse
Code Pie, The Most Trusted Name In Yous
Jesse Cook, Frontiers
Cowboy Junkies, At the End of Paths Taken, Trinity Revisited
Deborah Cox, Destination Moon
Eliana Cuevas, Vidas
Cuff the Duke, Sidelines of the City

D[]

The Diableros, The Diableros Aren't Ready for the Country
Céline Dion, D'Elles
Céline Dion, Taking Chances
Do Make Say Think, You, You're a History in Rust
Julie Doiron, Woke Myself Up
Dragonette, Galore
Kevin Drew, Spirit If...

E[]

Coral Egan, Magnify^[1]

F[]

Feist, The Reminder
Christine Fellows, Nevertheless
Finger Eleven, Them vs. You vs. Me

G[]

Grand Analog, Calligraffiti
Great Lake Swimmers, Ongiara

H[]

Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton, What Is Free to a Good Home?
Handsome Furs, Plague Park
Hedley, Famous Last Words
Holy Fuck, LP
Hot Hot Heat, Happiness Ltd.
Hot Little Rocket, How to Lose Everything
Hunter Valentine, The Impatient Romantic

I[]

Immaculate Machine, Immaculate Machine's Fables

J[]

K[]

Kaïn, Les saisons s'tassent

L[]

Avril Lavigne, The Best Damn Thing
Lightning Dust, Lightning Dust
Lola Dutronic, Lola Dutronic Album 2 - The Love Parade
Corb Lund, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!

M[]

N[]

Neverending White Lights, Act 2: The Blood and the Life Eternal
The New Pornographers, Challengers
A Northern Chorus, The Millions Too Many

O[]

The OBGMs, Intercourse
Oh Susanna, Short Stories

P[]

The Paperbacks, An Illusion Against Death
Sandro Perri, Tiny Mirrors
The Phonemes, There's Something We've Been Meaning to Do
The Joel Plaskett Emergency, Ashtray Rock

R[]

Raising the Fawn, Sleight of Hand
Rick White Album, Memoreaper
Andrew Rodriguez, Here Comes the Light
Rush, Snakes & Arrows

S[]

The Sadies, New Seasons
Shad, The Old Prince
Shapes and Sizes, Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner
Nathalie Simard, Il y avait un jardin
Small Sins, Mood Swings
Spiral Beach, Ball
Stars, In Our Bedroom After the War
Sum 41, Underclass Hero
Sunset Rubdown, Random Spirit Lover
Skye Sweetnam, Sound Soldier

T[]

Tegan and Sara, The Con
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Pick Up Sticks
Marie-Élaine Thibert, Comme ça
Thousand Foot Krutch, The Flame in All of Us
Devin Townsend, Ziltoid the Omniscient
Two Hours Traffic, Little Jabs

V[]

Various Artists, 93 tours
Various Artists, Friends in Bellwoods
Various Artists, The Secret Sessions (Rheostatics tribute album)
Various Artists, Songs From Instant Star Three

W[]

Rufus Wainwright, Release the Stars
Wax Mannequin, Orchard and Ire
The Weakerthans, Reunion Tour
Wintersleep, Welcome to the Night Sky
Royal Wood, A Good Enough Day
Wooden Stars, People Are Different
Donovan Woods, The Hold Up

Y[]

You Say Party! We Say Die!, Lose All Time
Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II
Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971

Top hits on record[]

Top 10 albums[]

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Celine Dion	Taking Chances	1	400,000	4x Platinum^[2]
2	Michael Bublé	Call Me Irresponsible	1	400,000	4x Platinum
3	Anne Murray	Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends	2	200,000	2x Platinum
4	Avril Lavigne	The Best Damn Thing	1	200,000	2x Platinum^[3]
5	Celine Dion	D'elles	1	200,000	2x Platinum
6	Feist	The Reminder	2	200,000	2x Platinum
7	Kalan Porter	Wake Up Living	4	200,000	2x Platinum^[4]
8	Three Days Grace	One-X	2	200,000	2x Platinum
9	Arcade Fire	Neon Bible	1	100,000	Platinum
10	Hedley	Famous Last Words	3	100,000	Platinum

Top 10 American albums[]

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Josh Groban	Noël	1	420,000	6x Platinum^[5]
2	Bon Jovi	Lost Highway	1	300,000	3x Platinum
3	Alicia Keys	As I Am	2	200,000	2x Platinum
4	Kanye West	Graduation	1	200,000	2x Platinum
5	Kid Rock	Rock N Roll Jesus	4	200,000	2x Platinum
6	Norah Jones	Not Too Late	1	200,000	2x Platinum
7	Britney Spears	Blackout	1	100,000	Platinum^[6]
8	Kelly Clarkson	My December	2	100,000	Platinum
9	Sean Kingston	Sean Kingston	n/a	100,000	Platinum
10	Timbaland	Shock Value	2	100,000	Platinum

Top 2 International Albums[]

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Rihanna	Good Girl Gone Bad	1	500,000	5x Platinum
2	Seether	Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces	10	40,000	Gold^[7]

Deaths[]

January 19: Denny Doherty, a singer with the 1960s pop group, The Mamas and Papas
February 17: Dermot O'Reilly, singer and member of the group Ryan's Fancy
June 15: Richard Bell, musician
September 25: Patrick Bourque, former bassist from country group Emerson Drive

Preceded by 2006 in Canadian music	*Canadian music* 2007	Succeeded by 2008 in Canadian music

References[]

^ Bernard Pérusse, "Living life even larger; New beginnings for Coral Egan spring from the birth of a child, fresh explorations in music on her album Magnify, and the drive to face adversity with not just resolve but joy". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2007.
^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Josh Groban – Noel". Music Canada.
^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

[1] Bernard Pérusse, "Living life even larger; New beginnings for Coral Egan spring from the birth of a child, fresh explorations in music on her album Magnify, and the drive to face adversity with not just resolve but joy". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2007.

[2] "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2013-04-05.

[3] "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-09-23.

[4] "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

[CanadaJosh_GrobanNoelalbumCertRef-5] "Canadian album certifications – Josh Groban – Noel". Music Canada.

[6] "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-09-23.

[7] "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

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