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 The 2009 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2009 in Toronto

40-album longlist is announced. * July 7 – The

2009 Polaris Music Prize The 2009 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2009 in Toronto

10-album shortlist is to be announced. * September 21 – Fucked Up's album ''

The Chemistry of Common Life ''The Chemistry of Common Life'' is the second full-length studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on October 7, 2008 on Matador Records in CD and double LP formats and on Welfare Records in Reel-to-reel Audio ...

'' 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

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Albums

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* Apostle of Hustle, '' Eats Darkness'' * Marie-Pierre Arthur, ''Marie-Pierre Arthur'' * Attack in Black, ''

Years (by One Thousand Fingertips) ''Years (by One Thousand Fingertips)'' is the third studio album by Canadian folk rock band Attack in Black, released on March 10, 2009 on Dine Alone Records. The album was released both on CD and on one thousand 12" vinyl records. Singles relea ...

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Jason Bajada Jason Bajada is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. Bajada released two albums, ''Puer Dolor'' in 2005 and ''Up Go the Arms'' in 2006, before signing to Maple Music Recordings/Universal, with whom he released his label debut '' ...

, ''Loveshit'' * Howie Beck, '' How to Fall Down in Public'' * Daniel Bélanger, ''

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'' *

Bell Orchestre Bell Orchestre is a six-piece instrumental band from Montreal. It was formed in 1999 by multi-instrumentalist Richard Parry and violinist Sarah Neufeld. Both also joined Arcade Fire. They were joined in Bell Orchestre by Michael Feuerstack (ste ...

, ''

As Seen Through Windows ''As Seen Through Windows'' is the second album by Canadian band Bell Orchestre. It was recorded at Soma Electric Studios in Chicago, IL (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interact ...

'' * Art Bergmann, ''

Lost Art Bergmann ''Lost Art Bergmann'' is the seventh studio album by Art Bergmann, released in 2009 on the Bearwood Music record label.

'' * Justin Bieber, '' My World'' *

Billy Talent Billy Talent is a Canadian Rock music, rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with lead vocalist Benjamin Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jonathan Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup change ...

, '' Billy Talent III'' *

Jully Black Jully Black (born Jullyann Inderia Gordon Black, November 8, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and actress. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child ...

, ''

The Black Book Black Book, Black book or Blackbook may refer to: Film * ''Black Book'' (film), a 2006 Dutch thriller film by director Paul Verhoeven ** ''Black Book'' (soundtrack), soundtrack of the 2006 film * ''The Black Book'' (serial), a 1929 American ...

'' *

Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have released 16 full-length studio albums, four live recordings, one greatest hits album, and two video/DVDs, along with multiple solo albums, side projects, a ...

, ''

The Things We Left Behind ''The Things We Left Behind'' is the twelfth studio album released by Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, released on November 10, 2009. It is their first studio double album. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Pri ...

'' *

Will Bonness Will Bonness (born October 1, 1985) is a Canadian jazz pianist from Winnipeg, Manitoba,Chris Smith, "Will Bonness gets an invite to all-star jam". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', April 28, 2014. who won the Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year (Solo) at ...

, ''Subtle Fire'' * Brian Borcherdt, ''Torches/The Ward Colorado Demos'' * Bruce Peninsula, '' A Mountain Is a Mouth'' * Michael Bublé, '' Crazy Love'' *

By Divine Right By Divine Right is a Canadian indie rock band led by guitarist and vocalist José Miguel Contreras. History The band was formed in 1989 by high school friends Contreras, drummer Mark Goldstein, bass guitarist Liz Teear and guitarist Steve Berma ...

, ''

Mutant Message ''Mutant Message'' is an album by the Canadian indie rock band By Divine Right, released on December 8, 2009, on Hand Drawn Dracula.Patricia Cano Patricia Cano is a Peruvian Canadians, Peruvian Canadian singer and actress from Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, most noted for her musical theatre performances in the stage musicals of Tomson Highway. She graduated from the University of Toronto ...

, ''This Is the New World'' *

Paul Cargnello Paul Cargnello is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and poet from Montreal."His second language, his second chance; Paul Cargnello struggled to find an audience until he started singing his rebel folk-rock in French". ''Montreal Gazette'', ...

, ''Bras coupé'' * CFCF, ''Continent'' * DJ Champion, ''Resistance'' *

Classified Classified may refer to: General *Classified information, material that a government body deems to be sensitive *Classified advertising or "classifieds" Music *Classified (rapper) (born 1977), Canadian rapper *The Classified, a 1980s American roc ...

, '' Self Explanatory'' * The Cliks, ''

Dirty King ''Dirty King'' is an album by the Canadian rock band The Cliks. It was released on June 23, 2009, on Warner Music Canada and Tommy Boy Records.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 ''Way Down Here'' is the fourth album by Canadian alternative country group Cuff the Duke, released September 8, 2009 on Noble Recordings in Canada and Ernest Jenning Record Co. in the US.Amelia Curran, ''Hunter Hunter''

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* The Dardanelles, ''The Dardanelles'' *

Default Default may refer to: Law * Default (law), the failure to do something required by law ** Default (finance), failure to satisfy the terms of a loan obligation or failure to pay back a loan ** Default judgment, a binding judgment in favor of ei ...

, '' Comes and Goes'' * Despised Icon, '' Day of Mourning'' *

Digawolf Digawolf is a Canadian alternative music group from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories,Kyle Mullin"Digawolf: Yellowstone" ''Exclaim!'', February 26, 2019. who record and perform in both English and Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì.Karine Beaulieu"Born in a ba ...

, ''Distant Morning Star'' * Julie Doiron, '' I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day'' * Drake, '' So Far Gone''

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* Emerson Drive, ''I Believe'' * Evening Hymns, ''Spirit Guides''

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Julie Fader Julie Fader is a Canadian musician, songwriter and visual artist, best known as a keyboard player and backing vocalist for Sarah Harmer, Chad VanGaalen and Great Lake Swimmers. In September 2009, she released ''Outside In'', her debut album as a ...

, ''Outside In'' * Melanie Fiona, ''

The Bridge The Bridge may refer to: Art, entertainment and media Art * ''The Bridge'' (sculpture), a 1997 sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia, US * Die Brücke (''The Bridge''), a group of German expressionist artists * ''The Bridge'' (M. C. Escher), a lithograph ...

'' * Faber Drive, ''

Can't Keep a Secret ''Can't Keep a Secret'' (stylized ''can'T keEp A SecrEt'') is the second album by Canadian pop punk band Faber Drive. The first single released from this album was " G-Get Up and Dance". It reached number six on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. Its sec ...

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* Gentleman Reg, '' Jet Black'' * Hannah Georgas, ''

The Beat Stuff ''The Beat Stuff'' is the debut six track EP by Canadian singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas.

'' * The Good Lovelies, ''The Good Lovelies'' (March), ''Under the Mistletoe'' (December) * Jenn Grant, ''Echoes'' * Grand Analog, ''Metropolis Is Burning'' * Great Lake Swimmers, '' Lost Channels'' (March), '' The Legion Sessions'' (October) * Emm Gryner, ''

Goddess A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of s ...

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* Handsome Furs, '' Face Control'' * Ron Hawkins, ''10 Kinds of Lonely'' *

Hayden Hayden may refer to: Places Inhabited places in the United States *Hayden, Alabama *Hayden, Arizona *Hayden's Ferry, former name of Tempe, Arizona *Hayden, California, former name of Hayden Hill, California *Hayden, Colorado *Hayden, Idaho *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''

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Immaculate Machine Immaculate Machine was a Canadian indie pop band from Victoria, British Columbia, active from 2003 to 2011.

, '' High on Jackson Hill'' *

In-Flight Safety In-Flight Safety is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2003. In-Flight Safety was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award for Video of the Year for "Coast Is Clear". They are currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The group consists of vocali ...

, '' We Are an Empire, My Dear'' * Islands, '' Vapours''

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jacksoul Jacksoul, sometimes stylized as jackSOUL, was a Canadians, Canadian soul music, soul and Contemporary R&B, R&B music group formed in 1995 in Toronto. The band was fronted by singer Haydain Neale and was a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. Biog ...

, '' SOULmate'' * Jets Overhead, ''

No Nations ''No Nations'' is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead. The album was released June 2, 2009 in Canada, with later release dates in the United States and worldwide. The band chose not to use the voluntary purchase m ...

'' * The Junction, ''Another Link in the Chain'' * Junior Boys, '' Begone Dull Care''

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* K'naan, '' Troubadour'' *

k-os Kevin Brereton (born February 20, 1972), better known by his stage name k-os (; "chaos"), is a Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted. The alias "k ...

, '' Yes!'' * Kalle Mattson, ''Whisper Bee''

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* Lhasa, '' Lhasa'' *

Lightning Dust Lightning Dust is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2007 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is a side project of Amber Webber and Joshua Wells, both members of Black Mountain.Infinite Light'' *

Lights Light is an electromagnetic radiation, part of which stimulates the sense of vision. Light or Lights may also refer to: Illumination * Light bulb * Traffic light Arts and entertainment Music * Lights (musician) (born 1987), Canadian singer-son ...

, '' The Listening'' *

The Lovely Feathers The Lovely Feathers are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They have played the South by Southwest, Pop Montreal and North By Northeast festivals several times. Their albums reached the top of Canadian and American college r ...

, ''Fantasy of the Lot''

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Ryan MacGrath Ryan MacGrath is a Canadian singer-songwriter, whose folk-pop style is frequently compared to Rufus Wainwright and Hawksley Workman.

, ''In My Own Company'' *

Catherine MacLellan Catherine MacLellan is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, based in Prince Edward Island. Early life The daughter of Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan, MacLellan was born in Burlington, Ontario but raised in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. ...

, ''Water in the Ground'' * Magneta Lane, ''Gambling with God'' * Malajube, '' Labyrinthes'' * Dan Mangan, '' Nice, Nice, Very Nice'' * Carolyn Mark and

NQ Arbuckle NQ Arbuckle is a Canadian alternative country band based in Toronto, Ontario, consisting of Montreal-born Neville Quinlan (the NQ of the band's name), Mark Kesper, Peter Kesper, John Dinsmore and Jason Sniderman. History NQ Arbuckle was formed ...

, ''

Let's Just Stay Here ''Let's Just Stay Here'' is an album by Canadian alternative country artists Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle, released October 13, 2009 on Mint Records.Melissa McClelland, '' Victoria Day'' * Metric, ''

Fantasies Fantasy is a genre of fiction. Fantasy, Fantasie, or Fantasies may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Fantasia (music), a free-form musical composition * ''Fantasie'' (Widmann), a 1993 composition for solo clarinet by Jörg Widmann * ...

'' *

Amy Millan Amy Millan (born December 3, 1973) is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. She records and performs with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene as well as having a successful solo career. Her second solo album, '' Masters of the Burial'' ...

, '' Masters of the Burial'' *

Misstress Barbara Barbara Bonfiglio, better known as Misstress Barbara (the misspelling is an intentional portmanteau .e. "miss" and "stress", is an Italian-born Canadian producer, DJ and singer-songwriter.Wigney, AllanDJ Misstress Barbara on a mission, Canoe.ca ...

, ''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 ''Fist of God'' is the second album by Mstrkrft, released on 17 March 2009 by Last Gang Records and Dim Mak Records/Downtown Records. Reception Initial critical response to ''Fist of God'' was average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normaliz ...

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* The New Cities,

Lost in City Lights ''Lost in City Lights'' is pop rock band The New Cities' debut album. Track listing The iTunes version of the album also includes an alternate version of "Low Radiation" as a bonus track. The album was mixed by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie Dave "Rave" ...

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* Octoberman, ''Fortresses'' * Ohbijou, '' Beacons'' * Our Lady Peace, '' Burn Burn''

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* Paper Moon, ''Only During Thunderstorms'' * Peaches, ''

I Feel Cream ''I Feel Cream'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Peaches, released on May 1, 2009 by XL Recordings. The album was produced by Simian Mobile Disco, as well as Soulwax, Digitalism, Shapemod and Drums of Death. Promotion In sum ...

'' * Pilot Speed, '' Wooden Bones'' * Pink Mountaintops, '' Outside Love'' * Joel Plaskett, '' Three'' *

Po' Girl Po' Girl is a Canadian music group whose style derives from folk, country and jazz. The band evolved from a series of jam sessions, in 2000, between Trish Klein of The Be Good Tanyas and Allison Russell, then of Fear of Drinking. The two met up ...

, ''Deer in the Night'' *

Pony Up! Pony Up is an all-woman Canadian indie pop band based in Montreal, Quebec. They are known for their guitar-and-keyboard based upbeat music and their personal and sometimes sexually suggestive lyrics. History Pony Up! was formed on New Year's Ev ...

, ''Stay Gold'' *

Priestess A priestess is a female priest, a woman having the authority or power to administer religious rites. Priestess may also refer to: * ''Priestess'' (album), an album by Gil Evans * Priestess (band), a Canadian hard rock band * Priestess (rapper), ...

, '' Prior to the Fire'' * Propagandhi, ''

Supporting Caste ''Supporting Caste'' is the fifth full-length album by the punk rock band Propagandhi. It was released on March 10, 2009, by G7 Welcoming Committee Records and Smallman Records in North America, Hassle Records in the UK and Europe, and Grand Hotel ...

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* Corin Raymond, ''There Will Always Be a Small Time'' *

Lee Reed Warsawpack was a Canadian experimental rap rock group"Warsawpack cred ...

, ''Introductory Offer'' * Reverie Sound Revue, ''Reverie Sound Revue'' * Amanda Rheaume, ''Kiss Me Back'' *

Alejandra Ribera Alejandra Ribera is a Canadian pop and jazz singer-songwriter, who performs material in English, French and Spanish. Of mixed Argentine and Scottish descent,Rock Plaza Central, '' ...at the moment of our most needing'' *

Royal City Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

, ''

'' * 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''

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John K. Samson John Kristjan Samson (born 1973) is a Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a singer-songwriter and best known as the frontman of the Canadian indie folk/rock band The Weakerthans. He also played bass in the punk band Propagandhi duri ...

, ''

City Route 85 ''City Route 85'' is a solo EP by John K. Samson of The Weakerthans, released October 30, 2009 on Grand Hotel van Cleef in Europe, and November 3, 2009 on ANTI-/Epitaph in North America. Samson's first solo release since the EP '' Little Pictu ...

'' *

Crystal Shawanda Crystal Shawanda (born July 26, 1983) is a Canadian blues and country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series ''Crystal: Living the Dream'', which was broadcast in February 2008. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2007, she re ...

, ''I'll Be Home for Christmas'' * Shout Out Out Out Out, ''

Reintegration Time ''Reintegration Time'' is the second album from Canadian alternative dance band Shout Out Out Out Out, released in Canada on March 3, 2009 and in the United States on May 5, 2009, on Nrmls Wlcm Records. The album's first single, "In the End It's ...

'' * The Slew, ''100%'' * Still Life Still, ''Girls Come Too'' *

Sunparlour Players Sunparlour Players are a Canadian alternative country band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of songwriter Andrew Penner on lead vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, bass organ pedals, percussion, and kick drum and Michael "Rosie" Rosenthal on ...

, ''Wave North'' *

Sunset Rubdown Sunset Rubdown is a Canadian art rock music group from Montreal. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, '' Snake's Got a Leg'', in early 2005. By the next year the project expanded to become a fu ...

, '' Dragonslayer'' *

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

, '' Enemy Mine''

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* Tegan and Sara, '' Sainthood'' * Think About Life, '' Family'' * Three Days Grace, ''

Life Starts Now ''Life Starts Now'' is the third studio album by the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The album was released on September 22, 2009. It was produced by Howard Benson. It was the second time in a row that the band has worked with him, after ...

'' * Thunderheist, '' Thunderheist'' *

Thus Owls Thus Owls is a Swedish people, Swedish-Canadians, Canadian experimental indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife duo Simon and Erika Angell,Ben Rayner"Thus Owls is the ‘must-see’ band at North by Northeast" ''T ...

, ''Cardiac Malformations'' * Tiga, '' Ciao!'' * Timber Timbre, ''Timber Timbre'' *

Tire le coyote Tire le coyote is the stage name of Benoît Pinette (born 1981 in Sherbrooke, Quebec), a Canadian folk-rock singer-songwriter from Quebec. He is most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year, Fr ...

, ''EP'' * Torngat, ''

La Petite Nicole ''La Petite Nicole'' is the fifth release of the Montreal-based instrumental An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. T ...

'' * The Tragically Hip, ''

We Are the Same ''We Are the Same'' is the eleventh studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released April 7, 2009 on Universal Music Canada, and by Zoë Records in the United States. The album was recorded at The Bathouse Recording Studio in Ba ...

'' * Two Hours Traffic, '' Territory''

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* Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, '' Questamation'' * United Steel Workers of Montreal, ''Three on the Tree''

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*Various Artists, '' Friends in Bellwoods II'' *Various Artists, '' Great Canadian Song Quest'' *Various Artists, ''

Record of the Week Club The Record of the Week Club was a collaborative music project among musicians in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which took place in 2008."Local musician Mike Petkau produced and engineered Record of the Week Club". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', June 6, 2009. Organi ...

'' * vitaminsforyou, ''He Closed His Eyes So He Could Dance with You'' * Roch Voisine, '' Americana II''

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Martha Wainwright Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She has released seven critically-acclaimed studio albums. Wainwright is the daughter of musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III a ...

, '' 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''

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* 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.

Top 10 American albums

Top 10 British albums

Top International albums

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

Deaths

*January 31 – Dewey Martin, rock drummer *March 15 – Edmund Hockridge, singer and actor *March 22 –

Archie Green Archie Green (June 29, 1917 – March 22, 2009) was an American folklorist specializing in laborlore (defined as the special folklore of workers) and American folk music. Devoted to understanding vernacular culture, he gathered and commented ...

, folklorist and musicologist *May 3 –

Renée Morisset Renée Morisset, (June 13, 1928 – May 3, 2009) was a Canadian pianist. She and her husband, Victor Bouchard, were one of the foremost piano duos in Canadian classical music. Honours Morisset was a pupil of Georges-Émile Tanguay. In 1964, ...

, pianist *June 27 – Jackie Washington, blues musician *October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, folk singer-songwriter *November 22 –

Haydain Neale Haydain Neale (September 3, 1970 – November 22, 2009) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario. He was best known as the lead singer of Juno Award-winning band jacksoul. Neale also served on the faculty of the Humber College S ...

, soul/R&B singer

References

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