2008 in Canadian music
Overview of the events of 2008 in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canadian music industry.
Events
Albums
A
B
- Jill Barber, Chances
- Matthew Barber, Ghost Notes
- Barenaked Ladies, Snacktime!
- Laura Barrett, Victory Garden
- Daniel Bélanger, Joli chaos
- Billy Talent, 666
- Black Mountain, In the Future
- Bonjour Brumaire, De la Nature des Foules
- Born Ruffians, Red, Yellow & Blue
- Isabelle Boulay, Nos Lendemains
- The Buttless Chaps, Cartography
C
- Cadence Weapon, Afterparty Babies
- Cancer Bats, Hail Destroyer
- Brendan Canning, Something for All of Us
- Paul Cargnello, Bragging
- Castlemusic, You Can't Take Anyone
- Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
- Annabelle Chvostek, Resilience
- City and Colour, Bring Me Your Love
- Cœur de pirate, Cœur de pirate
- Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here
- Constantines, Kensington Heights
- Antoine Corriveau, Entre quatre murs
- Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
- Isabelle Cyr, Isabelle Cyr[1]
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F
G
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J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
- Said The Whale, Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia
- Ron Sexsmith, Exit Strategy of the Soul
- Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
- Crystal Shawanda, Dawn of a New Day
- Simple Plan, Simple Plan
- Zal Sissokho, Silaba
- Sloan, Parallel Play
- Snailhouse, Lies on the Prize
- Spirit of the West, Spirituality 1983-2008: The Consummate Compendium
- Stars, Sad Robots
- The Stills, Oceans Will Rise
- Jeffery Straker, Step Right Up
- Sweatshop Union, Water Street
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Top hits on record
Top 10 albums
These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Peak position
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Sales
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Certification
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1
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Nickelback
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Dark Horse
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1
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480,000
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6× Platinum[4]
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2
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Simple Plan
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Simple Plan
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2
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200,000
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Platinum[5]
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3
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The Canadian Tenors
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The Canadian Tenors
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22
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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4
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Celine Dion
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My Love: Essential Collection
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2
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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5
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City and Colour
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Bring Me Your Love
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3
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80,000
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Platinum
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6
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Cœur de pirate
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Cœur de pirate
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N/A
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80,000
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Platinum
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7
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Sarah McLachlan
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Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
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3
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80,000
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Platinum
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8
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Theory of a Deadman
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Scars & Souvenirs
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2
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80,000
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Platinum
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9
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Sam Roberts
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Love at the End of the World
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1
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50,000
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Gold[6]
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10
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Tara Oram
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Chasing the Sun
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8
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50,000
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Gold
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Top 10 American albums
Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Peak position
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Sales
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Certification
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1
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Lady Gaga
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The Fame
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1
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560,000
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7× Platinum
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2
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Taylor Swift
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Fearless
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1
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480,000
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6× Platinum
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3
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Kings of Leon
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Only by the Night
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2
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320,000
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4× Platinum
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4
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Pink
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Funhouse
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3
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250,000
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2× Platinum
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5
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Beyoncé
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I Am... Sasha Fierce
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6
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240,000
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3× Platinum[7]
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6
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Britney Spears
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Circus
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1
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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7
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Guns N' Roses
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Chinese Democracy
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2
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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8
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Metallica
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Death Magnetic
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1
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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9
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Katy Perry
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One of the Boys
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6
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200,000
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2× Platinum
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10
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Lil Wayne
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Tha Carter III
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1
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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Top 5 British albums
Top International albums
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
Deaths
References
- ^ Francis Hébert, "Isabelle Cyr: Éponyme". Voir, February 7, 2008.
- ^ Brian Shultz, "Jon McKiel, The Nature of Things". Punk News, February 12, 2008.
- ^ Vish Khanna, "Pas Chic Chic: Au Contraire". Exclaim!, April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Beyonce – I Am...Sasha Fierce". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Adele – 19". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". www.cria.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jesse Cook – Frontiers". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
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