Overview of the events of 2010 in Canadian music
List of years in Canadian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that occurred in 2010 Canadian music
Events
January
April
June
July
6 July – The Polaris Music Prize 10-album shortlist is announced.
September
Albums released
A
B
Baby Eagle , Dog Weather Matthew Barber , True Believer Barenaked Ladies , All in Good Time [ 6] The Beauties , The Beauties Bedouin Soundclash , Light the Horizon Ridley Bent , Rabbit on My Wheel The Besnard Lakes , The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night Justin Bieber , My World 2.0 [ 7] The Birthday Massacre , Pins and Needles Black Mountain , Wilderness Heart Blackburn Brothers , Brotherhood Born Ruffians , Say It Bran Van 3000 , The Garden Brasstronaut , Mt. Chimaera Broken Social Scene , Forgiveness Rock Record [ 8] Jim Bryson and The Weakerthans , The Falcon Lake Incident [ 9] Buck 65 , 20 Odd Years Basia Bulat , Heart of My Own [ 10] Matthew Byrne , Ballads
C
D
Tanya Davis , Clocks and Hearts Keep Going Delerium , Remixed: The Definitive Collection Shawn Desman , Fresh Diamond Rings , Special Affections Dirty Circus , Alive and Well [ 15] Fefe Dobson , Joy [ 16] Luke Doucet , Steel City Trawler [ 17] Gordon Downie , The Grand Bounce [ 18] Drake , Thank Me Later [ 19] D-Sisive , Vaudeville
E
F
G
Hannah Georgas , This Is Good [ 21] Ghostkeeper , Ghostkeeper Gigi , Maintenant The Golden Dogs , Coat of Arms Gonzales , Ivory Tower Jenn Grant , Songs for Siigoun Grey Kingdom , The Grey Kingdom Emm Gryner , Gem and I [ 22] Jim Guthrie , Now, More Than Ever (Extended Edition)
H
I
J
K
L
M
Ryan MacGrath , Cooper Hatch Paris [ 25] Mares of Thrace , The Moulting [ 26] Emma McKenna , Run With It Sarah McLachlan , Laws of Illusion [ 27] Greg MacPherson , Mr. Invitation Kate Maki , Two Song Wedding [ 28] Martha and the Muffins , Delicate Michou , Cardona Millimetrik , Mystique Drums (LP), Afterglow (EP)Ruth Minnikin , Depend on This Ariane Moffatt , Trauma: Chansons de la série télé The Mohawk Lodge , Crimes Ruth Moody , The Garden The Most Serene Republic , Fantasick Impossibliss The Mountains and the Trees , I Made This for You
N
O
P
The Pack A.D. , We Kill Computers Steven Page , Page One Owen Pallett , Heartland [ 30] Philémon Cimon , Les Sessions cubaines Pigeon Hole , Age Like Astronauts [ 15] Dany Placard , Placard Plants and Animals , La La Land [ 31] Po' Girl , Follow Your Bliss Postdata , Postdata Ghislain Poirier , Running High The Provincial Archive , Maybe We Could Be Holy
R
S
The Sadies , Darker Circles The Salteens , Grey Eyes Samian , Face à la musique John K. Samson , Provincial Road 222 [ 33] Ivana Santilli , Santilli [ 34] Secret and Whisper , Teenage Fantasy [ 35] Shad , TSOL [ 36] Shapes and Sizes , Candle to Your Eyes The Sheepdogs , Learn & Burn Siskiyou , Siskiyou [ 37] Small Sins , Pot Calls Kettle Black Snailhouse , Monumental Moments Jay Sparrow , In Our Time [ 38] Rae Spoon , Love Is a Hunter Frederick Squire , March 12 [ 39] Kinnie Starr , A Different Day Stars , The Five Ghosts [ 40] Sum 41 , Screamer Suuns , Zeroes QC Swollen Members , Greatest Hits: Ten Years of Turmoil
T
V
W
Rufus Wainwright , All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu The Weakerthans , Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre [ 41] The Wheat Pool , Behind the Stars Winter Gloves , All Red Wintersleep , New Inheritors [ 42] Wolf Parade , Expo 86 Women , Public Strain Royal Wood , The Waiting Woodhands , Remorsecapade [ 43] Woodpigeon , Die Stadt Muzikanten [ 44] Woodpigeon, Balladeer: To All the Guys I've Loved Before
Donovan Woods , The Widowmaker Wool on Wolves , Grey Matter Hawksley Workman , Meat [ 45] Hawksley Workman , Milk [ 45]
Y
Z
Top hits on record
Top 10 albums
These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
Rank
Artist
Album
Peak
Sales
Certification
1
Justin Bieber
My World 2.0 1
213,000[ 47]
3× Platinum[ 48]
2
Arcade Fire
The Suburbs 1
160,000[ 49] [ 50]
2× Platinum[ 51]
3
Johnny Reid
A Place Called Love 1
160,000[ 52] [ 53]
2× Platinum
4
k.d. lang
Recollection 3
160,000[ 54]
2× Platinum
5
Drake
Thank Me Later 1
120,500
Platinum[ 55]
6
Celine Dion
La Tournee Mondiale Taking Chances: Le Spectacle 1
100,000
Diamond
7
Bobby Bazini
Better in Time
4
80,000
Platinum[ 56]
8
deadmau5
4×4=12 7
80,000
Platinum[ 57]
9
Justin Bieber
My Worlds Acoustic 5
80,000
Platinum
10
Nikki Yanofsky
Nikki 5
80,000
Platinum[ 58]
Top 10 American albums
These albums are Canadian sales only.
Rank
Artist
Album
Peak
Sales
Certification
1
Eminem
Recovery 1
435,000[ 59]
Platinum[ 60]
2
Bruno Mars
Doo-Wops & Hooligans 1
240,000[ 61]
3× Platinum[ 62]
3
Katy Perry
Teenage Dream 1
320,000
4× Platinum[ 63]
4
Lady Antebellum
Need You Now 1
240,000
3× Platinum[ 64]
5
Taylor Swift
Speak Now 1
240,000[ 65] [ 66]
3× Platinum
6
Kesha
Animal 1
160,000
2× Platinum[ 67]
7
Pink
Greatest Hits... So Far!!! 4
160,000
2× Platinum[ 68]
8
Josh Groban
Illuminations 4
83,100[ 69]
Platinum
9
Glee
Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album 1
81,000[ 70] [ 71]
TBA
10
Avenged Sevenfold
Nightmare 2
80,000
Platinum[ 72]
Top British albums
Rank
Artist
Album
Peak
Sales
Certification
1
Susan Boyle
The Gift 1
160,000[ 73] [ 74]
2× Platinum
2
Slash
Slash 1
80,000
Platinum
3
Elton John and Leon Russell
The Union 7
40,000
Gold
4
Gorillaz
Plastic Beach 3
40,000
Gold
5
Iron Maiden
The Final Frontier 1
40,000
Gold[ 75]
6
Ozzy Osbourne
Scream 4
40,000
Gold
7
Phil Collins
Going Back 3
40,000
Gold
8
Phil Collins
Going Back – Live At Roseland Ballroom, NYC
TBA 5,000
Gold[ 57]
9
Porcupine Tree
Anesthetize TBA 5,000
Gold
Top International albums
Top 10 Singles
Rank
Artist
Song
Album
Peak
Sales
Certification
1
Adele
"Rolling in the Deep "
21 1
720,000
9× Platinum[ 81]
2
Bruno Mars
"Grenade "
Doo-Wops & Hooligans 1
480,000
6× Platinum[ 82]
3
Bruno Mars
"Just the Way You Are "
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
1
480,000
6× Platinum[ 83]
4
Katy Perry
"Firework "
Teenage Dream 1
480,000
6× Platinum[ 84]
5
Foster the People
"Pumped Up Kicks "
Torches 3
400,000
5× Platinum
6
Nikki Yanofsky
"I Believe "
Nikki 1
400,000
5× Platinum
7
Taio Cruz
"Dynamite "
Rokstarr 1
400,000
5× Platinum[ 85]
8
Cee Lo Green
"Fuck You "
The Lady Killer 7
320,000
4× Platinum
9
Katy Perry
"Teenage Dream "
Teenage Dream
1
320,000
4× Platinum[ 86]
10
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
"California Gurls "
Teenage Dream
1
320,000
4× Platinum
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
Deaths
See also
References
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