Overview of the events of 2009 in Canadian music
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List of years in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2009 in the Canadian music industry.
Events[]
Albums[]
A[]
B[]
- Jason Bajada, Loveshit
- 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
- Brian Borcherdt, Torches/The Ward Colorado Demos
- 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[]
E[]
F[]
G[]
H[]
I[]
J[]
K[]
L[]
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
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O[]
P[]
R[]
- Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time
- Lee Reed, Introductory Offer
- Reverie Sound Revue, Reverie Sound Revue
- 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[]
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
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V[]
W[]
Y[]
Z[]
Top hits on record[]
Top 10 albums[]
These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
1
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Michael Bublé
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Crazy Love
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1
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320,000
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4x Platinum[1]
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2
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The Canadian Tenors
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The Perfect Gift
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n/a
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240,000
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3x Platinum[2]
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3
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Ginette Reno
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Fais-Moi De La Tendresse
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n/a
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209,000[3]
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n/a
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4
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Billy Talent
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Billy Talent III
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1
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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5
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Hedley
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The Show Must Go
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6
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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6
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Johnny Reid
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Dance with Me
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3
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160,000
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2x Platinum[4]
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7
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Justin Bieber
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My World
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1
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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8
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The Tragically Hip
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We Are the Same
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1
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160,000
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2x Platinum[5]
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9
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Blue Rodeo
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The Things We Left Behind
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6
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80,000
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Platinum[6]
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10
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Johnny Reid
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Christmas
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7
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80,000
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Platinum[7]
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Top 10 American albums[]
1
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The Black Eyed Peas
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The E.N.D.
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1
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400,000
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5x Platinum
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2
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Eminem
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Relapse
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1
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195,000
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n/a
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3
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Green Day
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21st Century Breakdown
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1
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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4
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Michael Jackson
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This Is It
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1
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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5
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Adam Lambert
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For Your Entertainment
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8
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80,000
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Platinum[8]
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6
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Bon Jovi
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The Circle
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1
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80,000
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Platinum
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7
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Bruce Springsteen
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Working on a Dream
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1
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80,000[9]
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Platinum
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8
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Carrie Underwood
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Play On
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2
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80,000
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Platinum
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9
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Daughtry
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Leave This Town
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2
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80,000
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Platinum[10]
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10
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Glee
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Glee: The Music, Volume 1
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4
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80,000
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Platinum
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Top 10 British albums[]
1
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The Beatles
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The Beatles Stereo Box Set
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n/a
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800,000
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Diamond[11]
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2
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Susan Boyle
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I Dreamed a Dream
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1
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400,000[12]
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5x Platinum[13]
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3
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Mumford & Sons
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Sigh No More
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2
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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4
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Muse
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The Resistance
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1
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80,000
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Platinum[1]
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5
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Florence and the Machine
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Lungs
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21
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40,000
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Gold
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6
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Leona Lewis
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Echo
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16
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40,000
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Gold[14]
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7
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Lily Allen
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It's Not Me, It's You
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1
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40,000
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Gold[13]
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8
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Mika
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The Boy Who Knew Too Much
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19
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40,000
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Gold
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9
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Taio Cruz
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Rokstarr
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3
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40,000
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Gold[15]
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10
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The xx
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xx
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n/a
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40,000
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Gold[16]
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Top International albums[]
1
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Andrea Bocelli
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My Christmas
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2
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264,000[3]
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2x Platinum
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2
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David Guetta
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One Love
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2
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160,000
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2x Platinum[1]
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3
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U2
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No Line on the Horizon
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1
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160,000
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2x Platinum[17]
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4
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Rihanna
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Rated R
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5
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80,000
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Platinum
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5
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Rod Stewart
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Soulbook
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3
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80,000
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Platinum[14]
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6
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Bernard Adamus
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Burn
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TBA
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40,000
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Gold[18]
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7
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Phoenix
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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
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19
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40,000
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Gold
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8
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Tiësto
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Kaleidoscope
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6
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40,000
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Gold
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9
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Daniel O'Donnell
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Hope and Praise
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n/a
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5,000
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Gold[19]
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Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List[]
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Artist(s)
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Title
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1
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The Black Eyed Peas
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"I Gotta Feeling"
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2
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Lady Gaga
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"Poker Face"
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3
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Flo Rida
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"Right Round"
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4
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The Black Eyed Peas
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"Boom Boom Pow"
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5
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Jason Mraz
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"I'm Yours"
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6
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Sean Kingston
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"Fire Burning"
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7
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Pitbull
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"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
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8
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Taylor Swift
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"Love Story"
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9
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Karl Wolf featuring Culture
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"Africa"
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10
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Kings of Leon
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"Use Somebody"
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11
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Katy Perry
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"Hot n Cold"
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12
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Beyoncé
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"Halo"
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13
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Lady Gaga
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"LoveGame"
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14
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Taylor Swift
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"You Belong with Me"
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15
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Britney Spears
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"Circus"
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16
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David Guetta featuring Akon
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"Sexy Bitch"
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17
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Miley Cyrus
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"The Climb"
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18
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Lady Gaga
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"Paparazzi"
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19
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Beyoncé
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"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
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20
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Kelly Clarkson
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"My Life Would Suck Without You"
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21
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Coldplay
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"Viva la Vida"
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22
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Nickelback
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"If Today Was Your Last Day"
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23
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Pink
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"Please Don't Leave Me"
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24
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T.I. featuring Rihanna
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"Live Your Life"
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25
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T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake
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"Dead and Gone"
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26
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Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne
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"Let It Rock"
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27
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Nickelback
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"Gotta Be Somebody"
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28
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Katy Perry
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"Waking Up in Vegas"
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29
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The Pussycat Dolls
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"I Hate This Part"
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30
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Pink
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"Sober"
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31
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Beyoncé
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"If I Were a Boy"
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32
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The All-American Rejects
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"Gives You Hell"
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33
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Miley Cyrus
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"Party in the U.S.A."
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34
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The Fray
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"You Found Me"
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35
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Stereos
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"Summer Girl"
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36
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Britney Spears
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"Womanizer"
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37
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3OH!3
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"Don't Trust Me"
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38
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Cascada
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"Evacuate the Dancefloor"
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39
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Deborah Cox
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"Beautiful U R"
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40
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Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne
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"Down"
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41
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Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo
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"Knock You Down"
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42
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Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis
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"Just Dance"
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43
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Marianas Trench
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"Cross My Heart"
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44
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Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester
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"Good Girls Go Bad"
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45
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Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall
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"Beautiful"
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46
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Marianas Trench
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"All to Myself"
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47
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Kanye West
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"Heartless"
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48
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Faber Drive
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"G-Get Up and Dance"
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49
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Jordin Sparks
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"Battlefield"
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50
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A. R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger
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"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"
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51
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Linkin Park
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"New Divide"
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52
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The Veronicas
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"Untouched"
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53
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Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
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"Run This Town"
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54
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Akon
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"Right Now (Na Na Na)"
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55
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Pitbull
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"Hotel Room Service"
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56
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Shinedown
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"Second Chance"
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57
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Shakira
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"She Wolf"
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58
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Hedley
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"Cha-Ching"
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59
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Pink
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"So What"
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60
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Soulja Boy featuring Sammie
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"Kiss Me thru the Phone"
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61
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Billy Talent
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"Rusted from the Rain"
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62
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Kid Cudi
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"Day 'n' Nite"
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63
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Jason Derulo
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"Whatcha Say"
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64
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Daughtry
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"No Surprise"
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65
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Kanye West
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"Love Lockdown"
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66
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Green Day
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"21 Guns"
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67
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Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake
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"Love Sex Magic"
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68
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Britney Spears
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"If U Seek Amy"
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69
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The New Cities
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"Dead End Countdown"
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70
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Kelly Clarkson
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"Already Gone"
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71
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Britney Spears
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"3"
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72
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Green Day
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"Know Your Enemy"
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73
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Madonna
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"Celebration"
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74
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Owl City
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"Fireflies"
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75
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The Black Eyed Peas
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"Meet Me Halfway"
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76
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Kesha
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"Tik Tok"
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77
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Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon
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"Sugar"
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78
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Kelly Clarkson
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"I Do Not Hook Up"
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79
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Drake
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"Best I Ever Had"
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80
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Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
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"Crack a Bottle"
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81
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Justin Bieber
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"One Time"
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82
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Beyoncé
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"Sweet Dreams"
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83
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Danny Fernandes
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"Fantasy"
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84
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Michael Bublé
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"Haven't Met You Yet"
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85
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Stereos
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"Throw Ya Hands Up"
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86
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Ne-Yo
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"Mad"
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87
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Divine Brown
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"Sunglasses"
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88
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Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
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"Blame It"
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89
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Rihanna
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"Rehab"
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90
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Our Lady Peace
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"All You Did Was Save My Life"
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91
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Rihanna
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"Disturbia"
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92
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David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
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"When Love Takes Over"
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93
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Melanie Fiona
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"Give It to Me Right"
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94
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Mariah Carey
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"Obsessed"
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95
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The Killers
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"Spaceman"
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96
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Leona Lewis
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"Better in Time"
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97
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Suzie McNeil
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"Supergirl"
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98
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Rob Thomas
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"Her Diamonds"
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99
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Colbie Caillat
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"Fallin' for You"
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100
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State of Shock
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"Too Pretty"[20]
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Deaths[]
References[]