# 2014 in Canadian music

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This is a summary of the year 2014 in the Canadian music industry.

## Events

* March 23 – Arcade Fire's video for "Afterlife", directed by Emily Kai Bock, wins the 2014 Prism Prize.
* March 30 – Juno Awards of 2014
* April – 2014 East Coast Music Awards
* June 19 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize is announced.
* July 15 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced.
* September 22 – Tanya Tagaq wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism.
* November 29 – 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards

## Bands on hiatus

* Hedley
* Crystal Castles

## Bands reformed

* Stereos
* The Smalls

## Albums released
### A

* Alvvays, Alvvays – July 22
* Matt Andersen, Weightless – January 28
* Jann Arden, Everything Almost – April 29
* Arkells, High Noon – August 5
* Rich Aucoin, Ephemeral – September 9
* Austra, Habitat (EP) – June 17
* Ayrad, Ayrad – October 28

### B

* Philippe B, Ornithologie, la nuit – April
* BadBadNotGood, III – May 6
* Bahamas, Bahamas Is Afie – August 19
* Del Barber, Prairieography – February 4
* Jill Barber, Fool's Gold – June 17
* Matthew Barber, Big Romance – May 27
* The Barr Brothers, Sleeping Operator – October 7
* Barzin, To Live Alone in That Long Summer – February 24
* Bobby Bazini, Where I Belong – May 10
* The Beaches, Heights
* Bend Sinister, Animals – March 11
* Ridley Bent, Wildcard
* Art Bergmann, Songs for the Underclass – August 26
* Bidiniband, The Motherland – May 29
* Big Brave, Feral Verdure
* Big Wreck, Ghosts – June 10
* Billy Talent, Hits – November 4
* The Birthday Massacre, Superstition – November 11
* Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, South – January 14
* Blue Moon Marquee, Lonesome Hearts and Last Dollar
* Blue Rodeo, A Merrie Christmas to You – November 4
* Isabelle Boulay, Merci Serge Reggiani
* Philippe Brach, La foire et l'ordre
* Buck 65, Neverlove – September 30
* Buck 65 with Jorun Bombay, Laundromat Boogie – September 29
* Spencer Burton, Don't Let the World See Your Love
* Matthew Byrne, Hearts and Heroes

### C

* Steph Cameron, Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
* Paul Cargnello, The Hardest Part Is You May Never Know
* Caribou, Our Love – October 7
* Jennifer Castle, Pink City – September 2
* Chic Gamine, Christmas, Vol. 1
* Chromeo, White Women – April
* Cœur de pirate, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 5 – January 14
* Adam Cohen, We Go Home – September 16
* Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems – September 23
* Cold Specks, Neuroplasticity – August 26
* Antoine Corriveau, Les Ombres longues
* Cousins, The Halls of Wickwire – May 13
* Rose Cousins, Stray Birds – September 2
* Amelia Curran, They Promised You Mercy – November 4

### D

* Danko Jones, Garage Rock – April 8
* deadmau5, (1<2) – June 17
* Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World – September 9
* Tony Dekker, Sings 10 Years of Zunior – August 5
* Mac DeMarco, Salad Days – April 1
* Devours, 24th & Main
* Digging Roots, For the Light
* Celine Dion, Céline une seule fois / Live 2013 – May 16
* Dirty Beaches, Stateless – November 4
* Down With Webster, Party For Your Life – January 28
* Gordon Downie and The Sadies, And the Conquering Sun – April 15
* Kevin Drew, Darlings – March 18
* Victoria Duffield, Accelerate – June 3
* Marc Dupré, Là dans ma tête
* Durham County Poets, Chikkaboodah Stew

### E

* Eccodek, Singing in Tongues
* Elephant Stone, The Three Poisons – August 26
* Elliott Brood, Work and Love – October 21
* Quique Escamilla, 500 Years of Night

### F

* Christine Fellows, Burning Daylight – September 23
* Michael Feuerstack, Singer Songer – April 29
* Serge Fiori, Serge Fiori – March 11
* Jeremy Fisher, The Lemon Squeeze – May 13
* Frazey Ford, Indian Ocean – October 14
* Fucked Up, Glass Boys – June 3

### G

* Gob, Apt. 13 – August 26
* Jenn Grant, Clairvoyant – May 9
* Jenn Grant, Compostela – October 21
* Emm Gryner, Torrential – April 8

### H

* Kevin Hearn, Days in Frames – November 25
* Ryan Hemsworth, Alone for the First Time – November 4
* Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight – October 21
* The Hidden Cameras, Age – January 21
* Matt Holubowski, Ogen, Old Man

### I

* In-Flight Safety, Conversationalist – September 9
* Brandon Isaak, Here on Earth

### J

* jacksoul, Greatest Hits – November 25
* Junia-T, Eye See You

### K

* Mo Kenney, In My Dreams
* Khotin, Hello World
* Kiesza, Sound of a Woman – October 21
* Diana Krall, Wallflower – September 9
* Nicholas Krgovich, On Sunset
* Kyprios, Midnight Sun

### L

* Lisa LeBlanc, Highways, Heartaches and Time Well Wasted – November 4
* Salomé Leclerc, 27 fois l'aurore
* Library Voices, For John
* Lights, Little Machines – September 23
* Lowell, I Killed Sara V – February
* Lowell, We Loved Her Dearly – September

### M

* Madchild, Switched On
* Magic!, Don't Kill the Magic – July 1
* Jay Malinowski & the Deadcoast, Martel – February 11
* Marie-Mai, M – May 12
* John Mann, The Waiting Room
* Kalle Mattson, Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold – February 11
* Eamon McGrath, Exile, Part 2 – March 11
* Jon McKiel, Jon McKiel
* Sarah McLachlan, Shine On – May 6
* The Meligrove Band, Bones of Things – November 18
* Patrice Michaud, Le Feu de chaque jour
* Millimetrik, Lonely Lights (LP), Remixed Lights (EP)
* Moist, Glory Under Dangerous Skies – October 7
* Monogrenade, Composite – February 4
* Mother Mother, Very Good Bad Thing – November 4
* Mounties, Thrash Rock Legacy – March 4
* Miranda Mulholland, Whipping Boy

### N

* The New Mendicants, Into the Lime – January 28
* The New Pornographers, Brill Bruisers – August 26
* Justin Nozuka, Ulysees – April 15
* NQ Arbuckle, The Future Happens Anyway – April 29

### O

* The OBGMs, The OBGMs
* Oh Susanna, Namedropper – October 7
* Old Man Luedecke, I Never Sang Before I Met You – February 4
* The Olympic Symphonium, Chance to Fate – March 18
* Orange O'Clock, Crazy Carnival

### P

* The Pack A.D., Do Not Engage – January 28
* Owen Pallett, In Conflict – May 13
* Pascale Picard Band, All Things Pass – April 18
* Philémon Cimon, L'Été
* Pink Mountaintops, Get Back – April 29
* Dany Placard, Santa Maria
* The Provincial Archive, It's All Shaken Wonder
* PS I Love You, For Those Who Stay – July 22

### R

* Radio Radio, Ej feel zoo – March 18
* Raised By Swans, Öxnadalur – November 1
* Alyssa Reid, Timebomb – February 11
* Reuben and the Dark, Funeral Sky
* Alejandra Ribera, La Boca – February 4
* The Road Hammers, Wheels – June 1
* Sam Roberts Band, Lo-Fantasy – February 11
* Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Wayfarer
* The Rural Alberta Advantage, Mended with Gold – September 30
* Rush, R40 – November 11
* Justin Rutledge, Daredevil – April 22

### S

* Julien Sagot, Valse 333
* Sargeant X Comrade, Salvage the Soul
* Saukrates, Amani – September 23
* Crystal Shawanda, The Whole World's Got the Blues
* Skinny Puppy, The Greater Wrong of the Right (reissue) – January 28
* Sloan, Commonwealth – September 9
* Dallas Smith, Lifted - November 25
* Dallas Smith, Tippin' Point (EP) – March 4
* Meaghan Smith, Have a Heart
* Solids, Blame Confusion
* Solvent, New Ways: Music from "I Dream of Wires" – February 11
* Souldia, Krime grave
* The Stanfields, For King and Country
* Stars, No One Is Lost – October 14
* Sunparlour Players, The Living Proof – April 8
* Swollen Members, Brand New Day – June 17

### T

* Tanya Tagaq, Animism – May 27
* The Tea Party, The Ocean at the End – June 24
* Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything – January 21
* Theory of a Deadman, Savages – July 29
* Thus Owls, Turning Rocks – April 8
* Timber Timbre, Hot Dreams – April 1
* Tokyo Police Club, Forcefield – March 25
* The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely (reissue) – November 17
* The Trews, The Trews – April 22

### U

* Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Advanced Basics – February 11
* Un Blonde, Tenet

### V

* Rosie Valland, Rosie Valland
* Chad VanGaalen, Shrink Dust – April 29
* Various Artists, Native North America, Vol. 1 – November 25
* Roch Voisine, My Very Best – February 11

### W

* Rufus Wainwright, Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright – March 4
* Wake Owl, The Private World of Paradise – March 4
* Weaves, Weaves EP
* Bry Webb, Free Will – May 20
* The Wet Secrets, Free Candy – February 4
* Whitehorse, Éphémère sans repère – April 1
* WHOOP-Szo, Qallunaat/Odemin
* Royal Wood, The Burning Bright – March 4
* The Wooden Sky, Let's Be Ready – September 2

### Y

* Nikki Yanofsky, Little Secret – May 6
* You+Me, rose ave. – October 14
* Neil Young, A Letter Home – April 19

### Z

* Zeus, Classic Zeus – September 2

## Top hits on record

The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.

### Albums
#### Top 10 Canadian albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Bobby Bazini | Where I Belong | 1 | 102,000 | Gold |
| 2 | Serge Fiori | Serge Fiori | 1 | 99,000 | Gold |
| 3 | Nickelback | No Fixed Address | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 4 | Leonard Cohen | Popular Problems | 1 | 68,000 | Gold |
| 5 | Sarah McLachlan | Shine On | 1 | 45,000 | Gold |
| 6 | Bryan Adams | Tracks of My Years | 1 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 7 | Isabelle Boulay | Merci Serge Reggiani | N/A | 40,000 | Gold |
| 8 | Marie-Mai | M | 2 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 9 | Various Artists | Just the Hits 2014 | N/A | 40,000 | Gold |
| 10 | Various Artists | La Voix II | 2 | 40,000 | Gold |

#### Top 10 International albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Taylor Swift | 1989 | 1 | 314,000 | TBA |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | x | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 3 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 1 | 117,000 | Platinum |
| 5 | One Direction | Four | 1 | 98,000 | Platinum |
| 6 | Pink Floyd | The Endless River | 1 | 89,000 | Platinum |
| 7 | Ariana Grande | My Everything | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 8 | The Black Keys | Turn Blue | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 9 | Maroon 5 | V | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 10 | Pharrell Williams | G I R L | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum |

### Singles
#### Top 10 Singles

| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | "Uptown Funk" | Uptown Special | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 2 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | 2 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 3 | Meghan Trainor | "All About That Bass" | Title | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud" | x | 2 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 5 | Sam Smith | "Stay with Me" | In the Lonely Hour | 1 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum |
| 6 | Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea | "Problem" | My Everything | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 7 | Calvin Harris | "Summer" | Motion | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 8 | Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX | "Fancy" | The New Classic | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 9 | Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj | "Bang Bang" | Sweet Talker | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 10 | Ariana Grande featuring Zedd | "Break Free" | My Everything | 5 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |

#### Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

| No. | Artist(s) | Title |
| 1 | Pharrell Williams | "Happy" |
| 2 | John Legend | "All of Me" |
| 3 | OneRepublic | "Counting Stars" |
| 4 | Pitbull featuring Kesha | "Timber" |
| 5 | Magic! | "Rude" |
| 6 | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | "Dark Horse" |
| 7 | Meghan Trainor | "All About That Bass" |
| 8 | Sam Smith | "Stay with Me" |
| 9 | Taylor Swift | "Shake It Off" |
| 10 | A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera | "Say Something (A Great Big World song)" |
| 11 | Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX | "Fancy" |
| 12 | Lorde | "Team" |
| 13 | Nico & Vinz | "Am I Wrong" |
| 14 | Bastille | "Pompeii" |
| 15 | Calvin Harris | "Summer" |
| 16 | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "The Monster" |
| 17 | Imagine Dragons | "Demons" |
| 18 | Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea | "Problem" |
| 19 | Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz | "Talk Dirty" |
| 20 | Passenger | "Let Her Go" |
| 21 | Avicii | "Wake Me Up" |
| 22 | Hedley | "Crazy for You" |
| 23 | Maroon 5 | "Maps" |
| 24 | American Authors | "Best Day of My Life" |
| 25 | Avicii | "Hey Brother" |
| 26 | Sia | "Chandelier" |
| 27 | Kongos | "Come with Me Now" |
| 28 | OneRepublic | "Love Runs Out" |
| 29 | Kiesza | "Hideaway" |
| 30 | Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj | "Bang Bang" |
| 31 | Ed Sheeran | "Sing" |
| 32 | One Direction | "Story of My Life" |
| 33 | Ariana Grande featuring Zedd | "Break Free" |
| 34 | Glenn Morrison featuring Islove | "Goodbye" |
| 35 | Lorde | "Royals" |
| 36 | Milky Chance | "Stolen Dance" |
| 37 | Charli XCX | "Boom Clap" |
| 38 | Disclosure featuring Sam Smith | "Latch" |
| 39 | Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora | "Black Widow" |
| 40 | Katy Perry | "Roar" |
| 41 | Tove Lo | "Habits (Stay High)" |
| 42 | Hedley | "Anything" |
| 43 | Ellie Goulding | "Burn" |
| 44 | Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly | "Do What U Want" |
| 45 | Justin Timberlake | "Not a Bad Thing" |
| 46 | DJ Snake and Lil Jon | "Turn Down for What" |
| 47 | Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne | "Rather Be" |
| 48 | Nicki Minaj | "Anaconda" |
| 49 | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Hold On, We're Going Home" |
| 50 | Katy Perry | "Birthday" |
| 51 | Down with Webster | "Chills" |
| 52 | Hedley | "Heaven In Our Headlights" |
| 53 | Shawn Mendes | "Life of the Party" |
| 54 | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona | "Bailando" |
| 55 | Chromeo | "Jealous (I Ain't with It)" |
| 56 | Ed Sheeran | "Don't" |
| 57 | Virginia to Vegas featuring Alyssa Reid | "We Are Stars" |
| 58 | Coldplay | "A Sky Full of Stars" |
| 59 | Capital Cities | "Safe and Sound" |
| 60 | Maroon 5 | "Animals" |
| 61 | Katy Perry | "This Is How We Do" |
| 62 | Miley Cyrus | "Wrecking Ball" |
| 63 | Sam Smith | "I'm Not the Only One" |
| 64 | Mr Probz | "Waves" |
| 65 | Katy Perry | "Unconditionally" |
| 66 | deadmau5 featuring Colleen D'Agostino | "Seeya" |
| 67 | Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg | "Wiggle" |
| 68 | Rixton | "Me and My Broken Heart" |
| 69 | Vance Joy | "Riptide" |
| 70 | Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan | "This Is How We Roll" |
| 71 | Bruno Mars | "Young Girls" |
| 72 | Magic! | "Don't Kill the Magic" |
| 73 | John Newman | "Love Me Again" |
| 74 | Pitbull featuring John Ryan | "Fireball" |
| 75 | Luke Bryan | "Play It Again" |
| 76 | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" |
| 77 | Imagine Dragons | "Radioactive" |
| 78 | Aloe Blacc | "The Man" |
| 79 | Idina Menzel | "Let It Go" |
| 80 | Florida Georgia Line | "Dirt" |
| 81 | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | "Blame" |
| 82 | Lady Antebellum | "Bartender" |
| 83 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" |
| 84 | Kristina Maria | "Move Like a Soldier" |
| 85 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Schoolboy Q and Hollis | "White Walls" |
| 86 | The Chainsmokers | "Selfie" |
| 87 | Zedd featuring Hayley Williams | "Stay the Night" |
| 88 | Kenny Chesney | "American Kids" |
| 89 | Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake | "Love Never Felt So Good" |
| 90 | Adventure Club featuring The Kite String Tangle | "Wonder" |
| 91 | Serena Ryder | "Fall" |
| 92 | Jason Aldean | "Burnin' It Down" |
| 93 | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z | "Drunk in Love" |
| 94 | Eric Church | "Give Me Back My Hometown" |
| 95 | Paramore | "Ain't It Fun" |
| 96 | Classified featuring B.o.B | "Higher" |
| 97 | Dierks Bentley | "Drunk on a Plane" |
| 98 | Luke Bryan | "Drink a Beer" |
| 99 | Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd | "Really Don't Care" |
| 100 | Alyssa Reid | "Satisfaction Guaranteed" |

## Deaths

* February 25 – Angèle Arsenault, singer-songwriter
* February 26 – Georges Hamel, country music singer and songwriter
* March 23 – Dave Brockie, heavy metal singer (Gwar)
* March 25 – Bill Merritt, rock bassist and festival director, director of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, co-founder of the Winnipeg International Children's Festival
* March 29 – Dave Gregg, punk guitarist (D.O.A.)
* May 10 – Nash the Slash (Jeff Plewman), progressive rock musician