2007 in Canadian music

none 2007 2007 Canadian music 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 Boys Night Out, Boys Night Out Michael Jerome Browne, Double 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 Ora Cogan, Tatter 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... Marc Dupré, Revenir à toi E Coral Egan, MagnifyBernard 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. André Ethier, On Blue Fog F Feist, The Reminder Christine Fellows, Nevertheless Finger Eleven, Them vs. You vs. Me G Gob, Muertos Vivos Grand Analog, Calligraffiti Great Bloomers, Great Bloomers 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 Lyndon John X, Two Chord Skankin' The Junction, The Junction Junior Boys, The Dead Horse EP 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 Mahjor Bidet, La vie qui fitte avec la tapisserie Raine Maida, The Hunters Lullaby John Mann, December Looms Marie-Mai, Dangereuse Attraction Marilou, Marilou Holly McNarland, Chin-Up Buttercup Metric, Grow Up and Blow Away Joni Mitchell, Shine Kim Mitchell, Ain't Life Amazing Miracle Fortress, Five Roses Katie Moore, Only Thing Worse The Most Serene Republic, Population 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 Amanda Rheaume, If You Never Live 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 Silverstein, Arrivals & Departures Nathalie Simard, Il y avait un jardin Tara Slone, Just Look Pretty and Sing Small Sins, Mood Swings Social Code, Social-Code 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 RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Celine DionTaking Chances1400,0004× Platinumhttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0708_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2013-04-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100325202425/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0708_g.php 2010-03-25 2Michael BubléCall Me Irresponsible1400,0004× Platinum3Anne MurrayAnne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends2200,0002× Platinum4Avril LavigneThe Best Damn Thing1200,0002× Platinumhttp://cria.ca/gold/0707_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2010-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019181506/http://cria.ca/gold/0707_g.php 2010-10-19 dead 5Celine DionD'elles1200,0002× Platinum6FeistThe Reminder2200,0002× Platinum7Kalan PorterWake Up Living4200,0002× Platinumhttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0105_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2012-03-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101122124032/http://cria.ca/gold/0105_g.php 2010-11-22 8Three Days GraceOne-X2200,0002× Platinum9Arcade FireNeon Bible1100,000Platinum10HedleyFamous Last Words3100,000Platinum Top 10 American albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Josh GrobanNoël1420,0006× PlatinumCanada album Noel Josh Groban2Bon JoviLost Highway1300,0003× Platinum3Alicia KeysAs I Am2200,0002× Platinum4Kanye WestGraduation1200,0002× Platinum5Kid RockRock N Roll Jesus4200,0002× Platinum6Norah JonesNot Too Late1200,0002× Platinum7Britney SpearsBlackout1100,000Platinumhttp://cria.ca/gold/1107_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2010-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019175345/http://cria.ca/gold/1107_g.php 2010-10-19 dead 8Kelly ClarksonMy December2100,000Platinum9Sean KingstonSean Kingstonn/a100,000Platinum10TimbalandShock Value2100,000Platinum Top 2 International Albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1RihannaGood Girl Gone Bad1500,0005× Platinum2SeetherFinding Beauty in Negative Spaces1040,000Goldhttp://cria.ca/gold/0209_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 2011-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20101215013758/http://cria.ca/gold/0209_g.php 2010-12-15 dead 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 2006 in Canadian music Canadian music 2007 2008 in Canadian music References