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This is a summary of the year 2013 in the Canadian music industry.
Events[]
- January 9 – Adam Gontier, lead singer of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, resigns from the band, citing health concerns.[1]
- March 10 – 2013 East Coast Music Awards
- April 17 – Steve Jocz, former drummer of Sum 41, resigns from the band.
- April 21 – Juno Awards of 2013
- May 25 – Online streaming service CBC Music sponsors the first CBC Music Festival at Ontario Place's new Echo Beach music venue.[2]
- June 13 – Preliminary longlist for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize is announced.
- July 10 – Mo Kenney and Keith Kouna are named the English and French winners of the 2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.
- July 16 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced.
- September 23 – Godspeed You! Black Emperor's 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! is announced as the winner of the Polaris Music Prize.[3]
Bands reformed[]
Albums released[]
A[]
B[]
- Jason Bajada, Le résultat de mes bétises
- Jill Barber, Chansons – January 29
- The Beaches, The Beaches
- Bear Mountain, XO
- Daniel Bélanger, Chic de ville – March 5
- The Besnard Lakes, Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO
- The Bicycles, Stop Thinking So Much
- Justin Bieber, Believe Acoustic – January 29
- Bleu Jeans Bleu, Haute couture
- Born Ruffians, Birthmarks – April 16[5]
- Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow – September 30
- Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass – July 9[6]
C[]
- Chic Gamine, Closer
- City and Colour, The Hurry and the Harm, June 4
- Classified, Classified – January 22
- The Cliks, Black Tie Elevator[7]
- Corridor, Un magicien en toi
- Eliana Cuevas, Espejo
D[]
- Thomas D'Arcy, What We Want
- Devours, Dignity
- DIANA, Perpetual Surrender
- Céline Dion, Loved Me Back to Life
E[]
- Elephant Stone, Elephant Stone
F[]
- Stephen Fearing, Between Hurricanes
- Michael Feuerstack, Tambourine Death Bed – May 7[8]
- Fresh Snow, I[9]
- Front Line Assembly, Echogenetic – July 9
- Fur Trade, Don't Get Heavy
G[]
- Ghostkeeper, Horse Chief! War Thief!
- Grand Analog, Modern Thunder, August 20
- The Grapes of Wrath, High Road – March 19[10]
- Jim Guthrie, Takes Time – May 7[11]
H[]
- Hayden, Us Alone – February 5[12]
- Headstones, Love + Fury – July 23
- The Hidden Cameras, Age[13]
- Hilotrons, At Least There's Commotion – February 5[14]
- Hollerado, White Paint
- Hooded Fang, Gravez
I[]
- Imaginary Cities, Fall of Romance – May 28[15]
K[]
- k-os, BLack on BLonde – January 29[16]
- Ian Kelly, All These Lines – November 5
- Koriass, Rue des Saules
- Keith Kouna, Le voyage d’hiver
- Aidan Knight, Telecommunicate
- Nicholas Krgovich, Who Cares?[17]
L[]
- Mélissa Laveaux, Dying Is a Wild Night
- Avril Lavigne, Avril Lavigne
- Lee Harvey Osmond, The Folk Sinner – January 15[18]
- Light Fires, Light Fires
- Murray Lightburn, Mass:Light
- Lightning Dust, Fantasy
- Rob Lutes, The Bravest Birds
M[]
- Greg MacPherson, Fireball – October 29[19]
- Maestro Fresh Wes, Orchestrated Noise – June 25
- Magneta Lane, Witchrock – February 12[20]
- Majical Cloudz, Impersonator – May 21
- Dylan Menzie, Heather Avenue
- Ruth Moody, These Wilder Things
N[]
- Naturally Born Strangers, The LegendsLeague Presents: Naturally Born Strangers
- New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms – March 5[21]
- The New Mendicants, Australia 2013 E.P.
O[]
- Odds, the Most Beautiful Place on Earth – February 21[22]
P[]
- Dorothea Paas, A Thirst
R[]
- Corin Raymond, Paper Nickels
- Lee Reed and John P, Written Large
- Daniel Romano, Come Cry With Me – January 22[23]
- Justin Rutledge, Valleyheart – February 12[24]
S[]
- The Sadies, Internal Sounds – September 17[25]
- Sarahmée, Sans détour
- Ron Sexsmith, Forever Endeavour
- Shad, Flying Colours – October 15[26]
- Shotgun Jimmie, Everything Everything
- Skinny Puppy, Weapon – May 28
- SNFU, Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You – October 24
- Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home
- The Strumbellas, We Still Move on Dance Floors – October 22[27]
- Swollen Members, Beautiful Death Machine – March 19
T[]
- Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob – January 29[28]
- Tire le coyote, Mitan
- Maylee Todd, Escapology, April 2
- A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation
- Two Hours Traffic, Foolish Blood
V[]
- Diyet van Lieshout, When You Were King
- Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: 2003–2013
- Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: X – May 28[29]
- Leif Vollebekk, North Americana
- Lindy Vopnfjörð, Young Waverer
W[]
- Martha Wainwright, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 4 – February 26
- Wake Owl, Wild Country – January 29
- Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers, Southland
- Whitehorse, The Road to Massey Hall – February 15[30]
- Woodpigeon, Thumbtacks + Glue
- Donovan Woods, Don't Get Too Grand – March 26[31]
Y[]
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, UZU
- Ken Yates, twenty-three
- Young Galaxy, Ultramarine
Top hits on record[]
The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.
Top 10 Canadian albums[]
Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
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1 | Celine Dion | Loved Me Back to Life | 1 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum[32] |
2 | Arcade Fire | Reflektor | 1 | 240,000[33][34] | 3× Platinum[35] |
3 | Johnny Reid | A Christmas Gift to You | 1 | 160,000[33] | 2× Platinum[36] |
4 | Michael Bublé | To Be Loved | 1 | 160,000[37] | 2× Platinum[38] |
5 | Drake | Nothing Was the Same | 1 | 108,000[33] | Platinum[39] |
6 | City and Colour | The Hurry and the Harm | 1 | 80,000[33][40] | Platinum[41] |
7 | Gord Bamford | Christmas in Canada | TBA | 80,000 | Platinum[42] |
8 | Hedley | Wild Life | 4 | 80,000[33] | Platinum[43] |
9 | Justin Bieber | Believe Acoustic | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[44] |
10 | Various Artists | MuchDance 2014 | N/A | 80,000 | Platinum[45] |
Top 10 International albums[]
Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | 1 | 320,000[33][46] | 4× Platinum[47] |
2 | Various Artists | Frozen | 1 | 240,000[48][49] | 3× Platinum[50] |
3 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[51] |
4 | Katy Perry | Prism | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[52] |
5 | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[53] |
6 | Luke Bryan | Crash My Party | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[54] |
7 | Avicii | True | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum[55] |
8 | The Beatles | On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 | TBA | 80,000 | Platinum[56] |
9 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[57] |
10 | Black Sabbath | 13 | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[58] |
Top 10 singles[]
Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
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1 | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" | Blurred Lines | 1 | 720,000[33][59][60] | 9× Platinum[61] |
2 | Pitbull featuring Kesha | "Timber" | Meltdown | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum[62] |
3 | Avicii | "Wake Me Up" | True | 2 | 523,000[33] | Platinum[63] |
4 | A Great Big World | "Say Something (A Great Big World song)" | Is There Anybody Out There? | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[64] |
5 | Pink featuring Nate Ruess | "Just Give Me a Reason" | The Truth About Love | 1 | 499,000[33] | 6× Platinum[65] |
6 | Lorde | "Royals" | Pure Heroine | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[66] |
7 | OneRepublic | "Counting Stars" | Native | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[67] |
8 | Passenger | "Let Her Go" | All the Little Lights | 5 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[68] |
9 | Pharrell Williams | "Happy" | G I R L | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[69] |
10 | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams | "Get Lucky" | Random Access Memories | 1 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum[70] |
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List[]
No. | Artist(s) | Title |
---|---|---|
1 | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" |
2 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Thrift Shop" |
3 | Pink featuring Nate Ruess | "Just Give Me a Reason" |
4 | The Lumineers | "Ho Hey" |
5 | Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko | "Stay" |
6 | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams | "Get Lucky" |
7 | Avicii | "Wake Me Up" |
8 | will.i.am and Britney Spears | "Scream & Shout" |
9 | Imagine Dragons | "Radioactive" |
10 | Katy Perry | "Roar" |
11 | Bruno Mars | "Locked Out of Heaven" |
12 | Taylor Swift | "I Knew You Were Trouble" |
13 | Bruno Mars | "When I Was Your Man" |
14 | Serena Ryder | "Stompa" |
15 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Can't Hold Us" |
16 | Justin Timberlake | "Mirrors" |
17 | Classified featuring David Myles | "Inner Ninja" |
18 | Lorde | "Royals" |
19 | Armin van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie | "This Is What It Feels Like" |
20 | Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera | "Feel This Moment" |
21 | Pink | "Try" |
22 | Maroon 5 | "Daylight" |
23 | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | "Don't You Worry Child" |
24 | Walk off the Earth | "Red Hands" |
25 | Phillip Phillips | "Home" |
26 | Mumford & Sons | "I Will Wait" |
27 | Rihanna | "Diamonds" |
28 | Capital Cities | "Safe and Sound" |
29 | Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX | "I Love It" |
30 | Serena Ryder | "What I Wouldn't Do" |
31 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert | "Same Love" |
32 | Miley Cyrus | "We Can't Stop" |
33 | Miley Cyrus | "Wrecking Ball" |
34 | Bruno Mars | "Treasure" |
35 | Maroon 5 | "Love Somebody" |
36 | Selena Gomez | "Come & Get It" |
37 | Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj | "Beauty and a Beat" |
38 | Demi Lovato | "Heart Attack" |
39 | Anna Kendrick | "Cups" |
40 | Maroon 5 | "One More Night" |
41 | Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida | "Troublemaker" |
42 | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Hold On, We're Going Home" |
43 | Jason Derulo | "The Other Side" |
44 | Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj | "Girl on Fire" |
45 | Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding | "I Need Your Love" |
46 | Tegan and Sara | "Closer" |
47 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" |
48 | Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch | "Sweet Nothing" |
49 | Zedd featuring Foxes | "Clarity" |
50 | Lady Gaga | "Applause" |
51 | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Holy Grail" |
52 | Adele | "Skyfall" |
53 | fun. | "Some Nights" |
54 | Imagine Dragons | "Demons" |
55 | Kesha | "Die Young" |
56 | Pitbull featuring TJR | "Don't Stop the Party" |
57 | Tyler Shaw | "Kiss Goodnight" |
58 | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Suit & Tie" |
59 | Lana Del Rey and Cedric Gervais | "Summertime Sadness" |
60 | Eminem | "Berzerk" |
61 | Passenger | "Let Her Go" |
62 | Tegan and Sara | "I Was a Fool" |
63 | Flo Rida | "I Cry" |
64 | Kelly Clarkson | "Catch My Breath" |
65 | Phillip Phillips | "Gone, Gone, Gone" |
66 | Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and friends | "Boys 'Round Here" |
67 | will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber | "#thatPOWER" |
68 | Hedley | "Anything" |
69 | fun. | "Carry On" |
70 | OneRepublic | "Counting Stars" |
71 | Artists Against Bullying | "True Colors" |
72 | Fall Out Boy | "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" |
73 | Pink featuring Lily Allen | "True Love" |
74 | Ne-Yo | "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" |
75 | Daniel Powter | "Crazy All My Life" |
76 | David Guetta featuring Sia | "Titanium" |
77 | Metric | "Breathing Underwater" |
78 | Taylor Swift | "22" |
79 | Avril Lavigne | "Here's to Never Growing Up" |
80 | Darius Rucker | "Wagon Wheel" |
81 | Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift | "Highway Don't Care" |
82 | Marianas Trench | "Stutter" |
83 | Hedley | "Kiss You Inside Out" |
84 | Down with Webster | "One in a Million" |
85 | Kesha | "C'Mon" |
86 | Michael Bublé | "It's a Beautiful Day" |
87 | Hunter Hayes | "I Want Crazy" |
88 | Imagine Dragons | "It's Time" |
89 | Britney Spears | "Work Bitch" |
90 | Lady Antebellum | "Downtown" |
91 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "Call Me Maybe" |
92 | Nicki Minaj | "Va Va Voom" |
93 | Baauer | "Harlem Shake" |
94 | Kelly Clarkson | "People Like Us" |
95 | Blake Shelton | "Sure Be Cool If You Did" |
96 | Luke Bryan | "Crash My Party" |
97 | One Direction | "Best Song Ever" |
98 | Drake | "Started from the Bottom" |
99 | One Direction | "Little Things" |
100 | Taylor Swift | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"[71] |
Deaths[]
- January 7 – Kent Abbott, 32, rock musician (Grade)[72]
- January 15 – Yuli Turovsky, 73, Russian-born conductor and cellist (I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra)[73]
- January 25 – Normand Corbeil, 56, composer[74]
- March 6 – Stompin' Tom Connors, 77, country singer-songwriter[75]
- April 16 – Rita MacNeil, 68, country and folk singer-songwriter[76]
- April 17 – George Beverly Shea, 104, gospel musician[77]
- May 5 – Greg Quill, 66, Australian-born musician and music critic for the Toronto Star[78]
- May 8 – Bill Langstroth, 81, country music producer (Singalong Jubilee), inducted into Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2011).[79]
- June 2 – Mario Bernardi, 82, conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra[80]
- June 3 – Chris Levoir, 31, singer and guitarist for The Mark Inside[81]
- August 18 – Wes Dakus, 75, rock and rockabilly musician[82]
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