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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 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 - Prelimimary 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
- Jill Barber, Chansons - January 29
- 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
- Born Ruffians, Birthmarks - April 16[5]
- Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow - September 30
- Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass - July 9[6]
C
- City and Colour, The Hurry and the Harm, June 4
- Classified, Classified - January 22
- The Cliks, Black Tie Elevator[7]
D
- Thomas D'Arcy, What We Want
- 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]
- 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[9]
- Jim Guthrie, Takes Time - May 7[10]
H
- Hayden, Us Alone - February 5[11]
- Headstones, Love + Fury - July 23
- The Hidden Cameras, Age[12]
- Hilotrons, At Least There's Commotion - February 5[13]
- Hollerado, White Paint
- Hooded Fang, Gravez
I
- Imaginary Cities, Fall of Romance - May 28[14]
K
- Ian Kelly, All These Lines - November 5
- k-os, BLack on BLonde - January 29[15]
- Aidan Knight, Telecommunicate
L
- Mélissa Laveaux, Dying Is a Wild Night
- Avril Lavigne, Avril Lavigne
- Lee Harvey Osmond, The Folk Sinner - January 15[16]
- Light Fires, Light Fires
- Lightning Dust, Fantasy
M
- Greg MacPherson, Fireball - October 29[17]
- Maestro Fresh Wes, Orchestrated Noise - June 25
- Magneta Lane, Witchrock - February 12[18]
- Majical Cloudz, Impersonator - May 21
- Minotaurs, New Believers
- Ruth Moody, These Wilder Things
N
- Naturally Born Strangers, The LegendsLeague Presents: Naturally Born Strangers
- New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms - March 5[19]
- The New Mendicants, Australia 2013 E.P.
O
- Odds, the Most Beautiful Place on Earth - February 21[20]
R
- Daniel Romano, Come Cry With Me - January 22[21]
- Justin Rutledge, Valleyheart - February 12[22]
S
- The Sadies, Internal Sounds - September 17[23]
- Ron Sexsmith, Forever Endeavour
- Shad, Flying Colours - October 15[24]
- 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[25]
- Swollen Members, Beautiful Death Machine - March 19
T
- Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob - January 29[26]
- Maylee Todd, Escapology, April 2
- A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation
- Two Hours Traffic, Foolish Blood
V
- Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013
- Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: X - May 28[27]
- Lindy Vopnfjörð, Young Waverer
W
- Martha Wainwright, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 4 - February 26
- Wake Owl, Wild Country - January 29
- Whitehorse, The Road to Massey Hall - February 15[28]
- Woodpigeon, Thumbtacks + Glue
- Donovan Woods, Don't Get Too Grand - March 26[29]
Y
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, UZU
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celine Dion | Loved Me Back to Life | 1 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum[30] |
| 2 | Arcade Fire | Reflektor | 1 | 240,000[31][32] | 3× Platinum[33] |
| 3 | Johnny Reid | A Christmas Gift to You | 1 | 160,000[31] | 2× Platinum[34] |
| 4 | Michael Bublé | To Be Loved | 1 | 160,000[35] | 2× Platinum[36] |
| 5 | Drake | Nothing Was the Same | 1 | 108,000[31] | Platinum[37] |
| 6 | City and Colour | The Hurry and the Harm | 1 | 80,000[31][38] | Platinum[39] |
| 7 | Gord Bamford | Christmas in Canada | TBA | 80,000 | Platinum[40] |
| 8 | Hedley | Wild Life | 4 | 80,000[31] | Platinum[41] |
| 9 | Justin Bieber | Believe Acoustic | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[42] |
| 10 | Various Artists | MuchDance 2014 | N/A | 80,000 | Platinum[43] |
Top 10 International albums
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | 1 | 320,000[31][44] | 4× Platinum[45] |
| 2 | Various Artists | Frozen | 1 | 240,000[46][47] | 3× Platinum[48] |
| 3 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[49] |
| 4 | Katy Perry | Prism | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[50] |
| 5 | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[51] |
| 6 | Luke Bryan | Crash My Party | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[52] |
| 7 | Avicii | True | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum[53] |
| 8 | The Beatles | On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 | TBA | 80,000 | Platinum[54] |
| 9 | Beyoncé Knowles | Beyoncé | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[55] |
| 10 | Black Sabbath | 13 | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[56] |
Top 10 singles
| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Thicke feat. T.I & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" | Blurred Lines | 1 | 720,000[31][57][58] | 9× Platinum[59] |
| 2 | Pitbull feat. Kesha | "Timber" | Meltdown | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum[60] |
| 3 | Avicii | "Wake Me Up" | True | 2 | 523,000[31] | Platinum[61] |
| 4 | A Great Big World | "Say Something" | Is There Anybody Out There? | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[62] |
| 5 | Pink feat. Nate Ruess | "Just Give Me a Reason" | The Truth About Love | 1 | 499,000[31] | 6× Platinum[63] |
| 6 | Lorde | "Royals" | Pure Heroine | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[64] |
| 7 | OneRepublic | "Counting Stars" | Native | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[65] |
| 8 | Passenger | "Let Her Go" | All the Little Lights | 5 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[66] |
| 9 | Pharrell Williams | "Happy" | G I R L | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[67] |
| 10 | Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams | "Get Lucky" | Random Access Memories | 1 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum[68] |
Deaths
- January 7 - Kent Abbott, 32, rock musician (Grade)[69]
- January 15 - Yuli Turovsky, 73, Russian-born conductor and cellist (I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra)[70]
- January 25 - Normand Corbeil, 56, composer[71]
- March 6 - Stompin' Tom Connors, 77, country singer-songwriter[72]
- April 16 - Rita MacNeil, 68, country and folk singer-songwriter[73]
- April 17 - George Beverly Shea, 104, gospel musician[74]
- May 5 - Greg Quill, 66, Australian-born musician and music critic for the Toronto Star[75]
- May 8 - Bill Langstroth, 81, country music producer (Singalong Jubilee), inducted into Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2011).[76]
- June 2 - Mario Bernardi, 82, conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra[77]
- June 3 - Chris Levoir, 31, singer and guitarist for The Mark Inside[78]
- August 18 - Wes Dakus, 75, rock and rockabilly musician[79]
References
- ↑ "Further to our...". Facebook. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ CBC AT ECHO BEACH 2013. Toro, May 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Godspeed You! Black Emperor Win Polaris Music Prize". Pitchfork, September 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Olympia". Domino. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
- ↑ "Born Ruffians Announce 'Birthmarks,' Map Out Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Louise Burns Unveils 'The Midnight Mass,' Premieres New Song". Exclaim!, April 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Lucas Silveira Of The Cliks Announces March 2013 Release Of Brand New Album Black Tie Elevator". QMO, December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Michael Feuerstack Leaves His Snailhouse Alias Behind for 'Tambourine Death Bed'". Exclaim!, February 27, 2013.
- ↑ "The Grapes of Wrath Return with 'High Road' LP". Exclaim!, February 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Jim Guthrie unveils 'The Rest is Yet to Come' from first LP in 10 years". CBC Radio 3, March 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Hayden 'Us Alone': Singer Joins Broken Social Scene's Label, Gets Twitter Account". Spinner Canada, February 5, 2013.
- ↑ "The Hidden Cameras Release 7-Inch in Advance of 'Age' LP". Exclaim!, July 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Hilotrons Return with New Album: 'At Least There's Commotion'". Exclaim!, October 19, 2012.
- ↑ "Imaginary Cities set to release highly anticipated second album". CBC News, May 16, 2013.
- ↑ "K-os Details 'BLack on BLonde' Double Album, Recruits Emily Haines, Sebastien Grainger, Black Thought to Guest". Exclaim!, October 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Lee Harvey Osmond 'The Folk Sinner' (album stream)". Exclaim!, January 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Greg MacPherson Announces 'Fireball' LP, Maps Out Canadian Tour Dates". Exclaim!, September 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Magneta Lane Return with 'Witchrock' EP". Exclaim!, January 9, 2013.
- ↑ "New Country Rehab Announce 'Ghost of Your Charms,' Schedule Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, January 21, 2013.
- ↑ "the Odds release new album 'the Most Beautiful Place on Earth, EP". Odds, February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Daniel Romano Announces 'Come Cry with Me' LP, Shares New Track". Exclaim!, November 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Justin Rutledge Returns with 'Valleyheart'". Exclaim!, November 21, 2012.
- ↑ "The Sadies Talk the Ins and Outs of 'Internal Sounds,' Stream Album on Exclaim.ca". Exclaim!, September 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Shad Sets Release Date for 'Flying Colours,' Releases New Single". Exclaim!, July 30, 2013.
- ↑ "The Strumbellas Reveal 'We Still Move on Dance Floors'". Exclaim!, September 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Tegan and Sara on upcoming album Heartthrob". CBC News, January 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Arts & Crafts’ Jeffrey Remedios on Label's Tenth Anniversary, the ‘Nostalgia Vortex,' Stars' Pillow Cases". Billboard, May 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Whitehorse Cover Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot on 'The Road to Massey Hall' Live EP". Exclaim!, January 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Donovan Woods Gets Set for New Album: 'Don't Get Too Grand'". Exclaim!, March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Celine Dion – Loved Me Back to Life". Music Canada.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ↑ Tuch, Paul (6 November 2013). "ARCADE FIRE SCORES THIRD CHART-TOPPING ALBUM" (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Arcade Fire – Reflektor". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Johnny Reid – A Christmas Gift to You". Music Canada.
- ↑ http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Michael+Buble+album+Loved+tops+charts+Canada/8323058/story.html
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Michael Buble – To Be Loved". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Drake – Nothing Was the Same". Music Canada.
- ↑ https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Jun12_2013.pdf
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – City and Colour – The Hurry and the Harm". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Gord Bamford – Christmas in Canada". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Hedley – Wild Life". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Justin Bieber – Believe Acoustic". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Muchdance 2014 / Danseplus 2014". Music Canada.
- ↑ "CELINE DION SCORES 13TH NUMBER ONE ALBUM" (PDF). November 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2". Music Canada.
- ↑ Cross, Alan (November 26, 2014). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 26 November 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6451045/nielsen-music-canada-report-2014-sales-streaming-data
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Frozen". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Katy Perry – Prism". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Lorde – Pure Heroine". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Luke Bryan – Crash My Party". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Avicii – True". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – The Beatles – Live at the BBC Vol 2". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Beyoncé – Beyoncé". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Black Sabbath – 13". Music Canada.
- ↑ Tuch, Paul (May 29, 2013). Daft Punk Score Their First Number One Album (PDF). Nielsen Company. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Pitbull – Timber Ft. Ke$ha". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Avicii – Wake Me Up". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – A Great Big World – Say Something". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Pink – Just Give Me a Reason". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Lorde – Royals". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – OneRepublic – Counting Stars". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Passenger – Let Her Go". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Pharrell Williams – Happy". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Daft Punk – Get Lucky". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Alternative Press | News | Grade/Somehow Hollow guitarist Kent Abbott passes away at age 32". Altpress.com. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ↑ Jan 15, 2013 3:53 PM ET (1939-06-07). "Montreal cellist Yuli Turovsky dies at 73 - Montreal - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies. msn.com, January 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Stompin’ Tom Connors dies at age 77". Toronto Star, March 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Rita MacNeil dies at 68 after surgery; son says she had been planning summer concerts". Toronto Star, April 17, 2013.
- ↑ George Beverly Shea dies; sang with Billy Graham. USA Today, April 17, 2013.
- ↑ Toronto Star entertainment columnist Greg Quill, dies. Toronto Star, May 5, 2013.
- ↑ Country music producer Bill Langstroth dies at 81 Archived March 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. Yahoo! News Canada, May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "NAC Orchestra founding conductor Mario Bernardi dies". CBC News, June 3, 2013.
- ↑ The Mark Inside’s Chris Levoir dead at 31, cause as yet unknown. National Post, June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Musician Wes Dakus was Edmonton’s answer to Elvis". The Globe and Mail, October 25, 2013.
| Preceded by 2012 in Canadian music |
Canadian music 2013 |
Succeeded by 2014 in Canadian music |
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