2009 in Canadian music

none 2009 2009 Canadian music 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 Bloomers, Speak of Trouble 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 Immaculate Machine, High on Jackson Hill In-Flight Safety, We Are an Empire, My Dear Islands, Vapours 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 The New Cities, Lost in City Lights 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% Social Code, Rock 'n' Roll Souldia, Art kontrol John Southworth, Mama Tevatron 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 Thousand Foot Krutch, Welcome to the Masquerade 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 Years, Years You Say Party! We Say Die!, XXXX Young Galaxy, Invisible Republic Z Zeus, Sounds Like Zeus Top hits on record Top 10 albums These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only. RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Michael BubléCrazy Love1320,0004× Platinumhttp://cria.ca/goldplat.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum 2011-06-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120126/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php 2011-05-11 2The Canadian TenorsThe Perfect Giftn/a240,0003× PlatinumCanada album The Perfect Gift The Canadian Tenors3Ginette RenoFais-Moi De La Tendressen/a209,000http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100204007048&newsLang=en The Nielsen Company and Billboard's 2009 Canadian Industry Report | Business Wire 2010-12-12 2010-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100208021719/http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100204007048&newsLang=en dead n/a4Billy TalentBilly Talent III1160,0002× Platinum5HedleyThe Show Must Go6160,0002× Platinum6Johnny ReidDance with Me3160,0002× Platinumhttp://cria.ca/gold/1209_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2011-06-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706175053/http://www.cria.ca/gold/1209_g.php 2011-07-06 7Justin BieberMy World1160,0002× Platinum8The Tragically HipWe Are the Same1160,0002× Platinumhttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0509_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2011-03-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706175232/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0509_g.php 2011-07-06 9Blue RodeoThe Things We Left Behind680,000Platinumhttp://cria.ca/gold/0110_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2010-03-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100325204046/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0110_g.php 2010-03-25 10Johnny ReidChristmas780,000Platinumhttp://www.cmt.ca/News/NewsItem.aspx?news_id=8745 February 2022 Top 10 American albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1The Black Eyed PeasThe E.N.D.1400,0005× Platinum2EminemRelapse1195,000n/a3Green Day21st Century Breakdown1160,0002× Platinum4Michael JacksonThis Is It1160,0002× Platinum5Adam LambertFor Your Entertainment880,000Platinumhttp://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php#album Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum www.cria.ca https://web.archive.org/web/20090430201954/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php 2009-04-306Bon JoviThe Circle180,000Platinum7Bruce SpringsteenWorking on a Dream180,000http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum 2010-11-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090430201954/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php 2009-04-30 Platinum8Carrie UnderwoodPlay On280,000Platinum9DaughtryLeave This Town280,000Platinumhttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0909_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2010-08-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101019173407/http://cria.ca/gold/0909_g.php 2010-10-19 10GleeGlee: The Music, Volume 1480,000Platinum Top 10 British albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1The BeatlesThe Beatles Stereo Box Setn/a800,000Diamondhttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0310_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2010-04-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131102234721/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0310_g.php 2013-11-02 2Susan BoyleI Dreamed a Dream1400,000 https://lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2009/12/09/12097771-jam.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110611085129/http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2009/12/09/12097771-jam.html 2011-06-11 Boyle dreams up another No. 1 week Music Entertainment London Free Press5× Platinumhttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0210_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2010-09-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100724190914/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0210_g.php 2010-07-24 3Mumford & SonsSigh No More2160,0002× Platinum4MuseThe Resistance180,000Platinum5Florence and the MachineLungs2140,000Gold6Leona LewisEcho1640,000Goldhttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0110_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2011-08-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100623082234/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0110_g.php 2010-06-23 7Lily AllenIt's Not Me, It's You140,000Gold8MikaThe Boy Who Knew Too Much1940,000Gold9Taio CruzRokstarr340,000GoldCanada digital download Dynamite Taio Cruz10The xxxxn/a40,000GoldCanada album xx The xx Top International albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Andrea BocelliMy Christmas2264,0002× Platinum2David GuettaOne Love2160,0002× Platinum3U2No Line on the Horizon1160,0002× PlatinumMay 20244RihannaRated R580,000Platinum5Rod StewartSoulbook380,000Platinum6Bernard AdamusBurnTBA40,000GoldCanada album The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake7PhoenixWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix1940,000Gold8TiëstoKaleidoscope640,000Gold9Daniel O'DonnellHope and Praisen/a5,000Goldhttp://cria.ca/gold/0810_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2010-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20101118054112/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0810_g.php 2010-11-18 dead Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List No.Artist(s)Title1The Black Eyed Peas"I Gotta Feeling"2Lady Gaga"Poker Face"3Flo Rida"Right Round"4The Black Eyed Peas"Boom Boom Pow"5Jason Mraz"I'm Yours"6Sean Kingston"Fire Burning"7Pitbull"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"8Taylor Swift"Love Story"9Karl Wolf featuring Culture"Africa"10Kings of Leon"Use Somebody"11Katy Perry"Hot n Cold"12Beyoncé"Halo"13Lady Gaga"LoveGame"14Taylor Swift"You Belong with Me"15Britney Spears"Circus"16David Guetta featuring Akon"Sexy Bitch"17Miley Cyrus"The Climb"18Lady Gaga"Paparazzi"19Beyoncé"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"20Kelly Clarkson"My Life Would Suck Without You"21Coldplay"Viva la Vida"22Nickelback"If Today Was Your Last Day"23Pink"Please Don't Leave Me"24T.I. featuring Rihanna"Live Your Life"25T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake"Dead and Gone"26Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne"Let It Rock"27Nickelback"Gotta Be Somebody"28Katy Perry"Waking Up in Vegas"29The Pussycat Dolls"I Hate This Part"30Pink"Sober"31Beyoncé"If I Were a Boy"32The All-American Rejects"Gives You Hell"33Miley Cyrus"Party in the U.S.A."34The Fray"You Found Me"35Stereos"Summer Girl"36Britney Spears"Womanizer"373OH!3"Don't Trust Me"38Cascada"Evacuate the Dancefloor"39Deborah Cox"Beautiful U R"40Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne"Down"41Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo"Knock You Down"42Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis"Just Dance"43Marianas Trench"Cross My Heart"44Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester"Good Girls Go Bad"45Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall"Beautiful"46Marianas Trench"All to Myself"47Kanye West"Heartless"48Faber Drive"G-Get Up and Dance"49Jordin Sparks"Battlefield"50A. R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"51Linkin Park"New Divide"52The Veronicas"Untouched"53Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West"Run This Town"54Akon"Right Now (Na Na Na)"55Pitbull"Hotel Room Service"56Shinedown"Second Chance"57Shakira"She Wolf"58Hedley"Cha-Ching"59Pink"So What"60Soulja Boy featuring Sammie"Kiss Me thru the Phone"61Billy Talent"Rusted from the Rain"62Kid Cudi"Day 'n' Nite"63Jason Derulo"Whatcha Say"64Daughtry"No Surprise"65Kanye West"Love Lockdown"66Green Day"21 Guns"67Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake"Love Sex Magic"68Britney Spears"If U Seek Amy"69The New Cities"Dead End Countdown"70Kelly Clarkson"Already Gone"71Britney Spears"3"72Green Day"Know Your Enemy"73Madonna"Celebration"74Owl City"Fireflies"75The Black Eyed Peas"Meet Me Halfway"76Kesha"Tik Tok"77Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon"Sugar"78Kelly Clarkson"I Do Not Hook Up"79Drake"Best I Ever Had"80Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent"Crack a Bottle"81Justin Bieber"One Time"82Beyoncé"Sweet Dreams"83Danny Fernandes"Fantasy"84Michael Bublé"Haven't Met You Yet"85Stereos"Throw Ya Hands Up"86Ne-Yo"Mad"87Divine Brown"Sunglasses"88Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain"Blame It"89Rihanna"Rehab"90Our Lady Peace"All You Did Was Save My Life"91Rihanna"Disturbia"92David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland"When Love Takes Over"93Melanie Fiona"Give It to Me Right"94Mariah Carey"Obsessed"95The Killers"Spaceman"96Leona Lewis"Better in Time"97Suzie McNeil"Supergirl"98Rob Thomas"Her Diamonds"99Colbie Caillat"Fallin' for You"100State of Shock"Too Pretty"http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/canadian-hot-100 Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2009 Billboard 2017-07-19 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 2008 in Canadian music Canadian music 2009 2010 in Canadian music