# 2015 in Canadian music

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This is a summary of the year 2015 in the Canadian music industry.

## Events

* March 10 – Rapper Shad is announced as the new host of CBC Radio One's daily arts and culture magazine show Q
* March 15 – Juno Awards of 2015
* March 29 – Chad VanGaalen wins the Prism Prize for his music video for Timber Timbre's song "Beat the Drum Slowly".
* April – East Coast Music Awards
* April 12 – Kevin Bazinet wins the third season of La Voix.
* June 16 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize is announced.
* July 9 – Dear Rouge (English) and Antoine Corriveau (French) are announced as the winners of the 2015 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.
* July 16 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced.
* September 21 – Buffy Sainte-Marie wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album Power in the Blood.
* November 8 – 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards

## Bands formed

* Saint Asonia

## Albums released

* 2Frères, Nous autres

### A

* The Acorn, Vieux Loup – May 19
* Bryan Adams, Get Up! – October 16
* Bernard Adamus, Sorel Soviet So What
* a l l i e, Moonlust
* Marie-Pierre Arthur, Si l'aurore – February
* Astral Swans, All My Favorite Singers Are Willie Nelson

### B

* BADBADNOTGOOD with Ghostface Killah, Sour Soul – February 17
* Barenaked Ladies, Silverball – June 2
* Alexis Baro, Guilty Pleasure
* Eric Bearclaw, Strains
* Justin Bieber, Purpose
* Big Brave, Au De La
* The Blue Stones, Black Holes - October 20
* Philippe Brach, Portraits de famine
* Braids, Deep in the Iris – April 28
* Dean Brody, Gypsy Road – April 21
* Michael Jerome Browne, Sliding Delta
* Burnstick, Dream Big, Little One / Fais de beaux rêves, petit ange
* Spencer Burton, Some That Were, Some That Are and Some That Will Be

### C

* Kathryn Calder, Kathryn Calder
* Cancer Bats, Searching for Zero – March 10
* Cannon Bros., Dream City
* Alessia Cara, Four Pink Walls – August 28
* Casper Skulls, Lips & Skull
* Chic Gamine, Light a Match
* Annabelle Chvostek, Be the Media – April 30
* Cindy Lee, Act of Tenderness
* Cindy Lee, Malenkost
* City and Colour, If I Should Go Before You – October 9
* Tom Cochrane, Take It Home – February 10
* Cœur de pirate, Roses – August 28
* Concealer, feted:fetid
* Louis-Jean Cormier, Les Grandes artères – March 23
* Corridor, Le Voyage Éternel

### D

* Danko Jones, Fire Music – February 6
* Thomas D'Arcy, Fooled You Twice
* Dear Rouge, Black to Gold
* The Dears, Times Infinity Volume One – September 25
* Mac DeMarco, Demos Volume One – January 20
* Destroyer, Poison Season – August 28
* Devours, Avalon
* Digawolf, Great Northern Man
* Dilly Dally, Sore
* Alan Doyle, So Let's Go
* Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late – February 14

### E

* Eccodek, Remixing in Tongues
* The Elwins, Play for Keeps – February 24
* Exco Levi, Country Man – March 17

### F

* Michael Feuerstack, The Forgettable Truth – February 17
* Flying Hórses, Tölt
* Foxtrott, A Taller Us
* Jeanick Fournier, Mes coups de cœur
* Fresh Snow, WON
* Lily Frost, Too Hot for Words

### G

* Galaxie, Zulu – February 24
* Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress – March 31
* The Golden Dogs, 3 1/2 – February 17
* Grand Analog, Roll Dub Soul Rap – October 8
* Great Lake Swimmers, A Forest of Arms – April 21
* Grimes, Art Angels

### H

* Half Moon Run, Sun Leads Me On – October 23
* Harrison, Colors
* Ron Hawkins and the Do Good Assassins, Garden Songs – February 3
* Hayden, Hey Love – March 24
* Hedley, Hello
* Hello, Blue Roses, WZO – February
* The High Dials, In the AM Wilds – February 3
* Hilotrons, To Trip with Terpsichore
* Hollerado, 111 Songs – March 24
* Andrew Hyatt, Never Back Down

### J

* Tobias Jesso Jr., Goon – March 17
* Carly Rae Jepsen, E•MO•TION – August 21
* Lyndon John X, Escape from the Mongoose Gang

### K

* k-os, Can't Fly Without Gravity – September 4
* Andy Kim, It's Decided – February 24
* The King Khan & BBQ Show, Bad News Boys
* Brett Kissel, Pick Me Up – September 11
* Koriass, Petit love
* Diana Krall, Wallflower – February 2
* Nicholas Krgovich, On Cahuenga

### L

* Jean Leloup, À Paradis City
* Library Voices, Lovish
* Limblifter, Pacific Milk – April 7

### M

* Majical Cloudz, Are You Alone?
* Catherine Major, La maison du monde
* Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Club Meds – January 13
* Cory Marks, This Man – May 26
* Kalle Mattson, Avalanche
* Mauno, Rough Master
* Michelle McAdorey, Into Her Future – October 30
* Linda McRae, Shadow Trails
* Shawn Mendes, Handwritten
* Metric, Pagans in Vegas – September 18
* METZ, METZ II
* Ariane Moffatt, 22h22
* The Most Serene Republic, Mediac – November 13

### N

* Laura Niquay, Waratanak
* Safia Nolin, Limoilou

### O

* Lindi Ortega, Faded Gloryville – August 7

### P

* Dorothea Paas, Calm Your Body Down
* Philémon Cimon, Les femmes comme des montagnes
* Joel Plaskett, The Park Avenue Sobriety Test – March 3
* William Prince, Earthly Days
* Purity Ring, Another Eternity – March 3

### R

* Rah Rah, Vessels – March
* Lee Reed, The Butcher, the Banker, the Bitumen Tanker
* Sam Roberts Band, Counting the Days – April 18
* Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Strong Man's Address to the Circus Crowd

### S

* Buffy Sainte-Marie, Power in the Blood – May 12
* Natasha St-Pier, Mon Acadie – October 2
* Samantha Savage Smith, Fine Lines – January 27
* Ivana Santilli, Late Night Light – March 10
* Saint Asonia, Saint Asonia (album) – June 31
* Sarahmée, Légitime
* Lorraine Segato, Invincible Decency
* Ron Sexsmith, Carousel One – March 31
* Siskiyou, Nervous – January 20
* Zal Sissokho, Marcus Viana and Ibrahima Gaye, Famalé
* Slim Twig, Thank You for Sticking with Twig – August 7
* Les Sœurs Boulay, 4488 de l'amour

### T

* Three Days Grace, Human – March 31
* Tire le coyote, Panorama
* Al Tuck, Fair Country
* Twin Flames, Jaaji and Chelsey June

### V

* Rosie Valland, Partir avant
* Chad VanGaalen and Seth Smith, Seed of Dorzon – September 18
* Jennie Vee, Spying – October 15
* Viet Cong, Viet Cong – January 20
* Vile Creature, A Steady Descent Into the Soil
* Vision Eternel, Echoes from Forgotten Hearts – February 14

### W

* The Wainwright Sisters (Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche), Songs in the Dark – November 13
* Patrick Watson, Love Songs for Robots
* The Weather Station, Loyalty – May 5
* The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness – August 28
* The Wet Secrets, Tyranny of Objects
* Whitehorse, Leave No Bridge Unburned – February 17
* Hawksley Workman, Old Cheetah

### Y

* Yoan, Yoan – March 25
* Yukon Blonde, On Blonde – June 16

## Top hits on record

The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.

### Albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Yoan | Yoan | 1 | 90,000 | Gold |
| 2 | Mumford & Sons | Wilder Mind | 1 | 40,000 | TBA |
| 3 | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | 1 | 37,000 | TBA |
| 4 | Various Artists | Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1 | 26,200 | Gold |
| 5 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | 1 | 21,000 | TBA |
| 6 | Jean Leloup | À Paradis City | 1 | 21,000 | Gold |
| 7 | Madonna | Rebel Heart | 1 | 20,400 | TBA |
| 8 | Florence and the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 1 | 19,000 | TBA |
| 9 | Of Monsters and Men | Beneath the Skin | 1 | 16,000 | TBA |
| 10 | Various Artists | La Voix III | 1 | 15,300 | TBA |

### Singles

| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | "See You Again" | Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1 | 117,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 2 | Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney | "FourFiveSeconds" | TBA | 3 | 34,000 | TBA |
| 3 | Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar | "Bad Blood" | 1989 | 1 | 24,000 | TBA |
| 4 | Mumford & Sons | "Believe" | Wilder Mind | 11 | 19,000 | TBA |
| 5 | David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack | "Hey Mama" | Listen | 9 | TBA | Platinum |
| 6 | Deorro featuring Chris Brown | "Five More Hours" | TBA | 57 | TBA | Platinum |
| 7 | Maroon 5 | "Sugar" | V | 3 | TBA | Platinum |
| 8 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "I Really Like You" | Emotion | 14 | TBA | Gold |
| 9 | Ed Sheeran | "Photograph" | x | 38 | TBA | Gold |
| 10 | Ellie Goulding | "Love Me like You Do" | Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 3 | TBA | Gold |

### Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

| № | Artist(s) | Title |
| 1 | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | "Uptown Funk" |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud" |
| 3 | Omi | "Cheerleader" |
| 4 | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | "See You Again" |
| 5 | Maroon 5 | "Sugar" |
| 6 | Taylor Swift | "Blank Space" |
| 7 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" |
| 8 | The Weeknd | "Can't Feel My Face" |
| 9 | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | "Lean On" |
| 10 | Walk the Moon | "Shut Up and Dance" |
| 11 | Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar | "Bad Blood" |
| 12 | Jason Derulo | "Want to Want Me" |
| 13 | Ellie Goulding | "Love Me like You Do" |
| 14 | Andy Grammer | "Honey, I'm Good." |
| 15 | Skrillex and Diplo featuring Justin Bieber | "Where Are Ü Now" |
| 16 | Ed Sheeran | "Photograph" |
| 17 | Taylor Swift | "Shake It Off" |
| 18 | The Weeknd | "The Hills" |
| 19 | Justin Bieber | "What Do You Mean?" |
| 20 | Fetty Wap | "Trap Queen" |
| 21 | X Ambassadors | "Renegades" |
| 22 | Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney | "FourFiveSeconds" |
| 23 | Rachel Platten | "Fight Song" |
| 24 | David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack | "Hey Mama" |
| 25 | Adele | "Hello" |
| 26 | Taylor Swift | "Style" |
| 27 | Shawn Mendes | "Stitches" |
| 28 | Sam Smith | "I'm Not the Only One" |
| 29 | The Weeknd | "Earned It" |
| 30 | Selena Gomez featuring ASAP Rocky | "Good for You" |
| 31 | R. City featuring Adam Levine | "Locked Away" |
| 32 | Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink | "Worth It" |
| 33 | Sam Hunt | "Take Your Time" |
| 34 | Meghan Trainor | "Lips Are Movin" |
| 35 | Elle King | "Ex's & Oh's" |
| 36 | Meghan Trainor | "All About That Bass" |
| 37 | Vance Joy | "Riptide" |
| 38 | Sia | "Elastic Heart" |
| 39 | Taylor Swift | "Wildest Dreams" |
| 40 | Shawn Mendes | "Something Big" |
| 41 | Maroon 5 | "Animals" |
| 42 | Silentó | "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" |
| 43 | Drake | "Hotline Bling" |
| 44 | Nick Jonas | "Jealous" |
| 45 | Pitbull and Ne-Yo | "Time of Our Lives" |
| 46 | Lillywood and Robin Schulz | "Prayer in C" |
| 47 | Shawn Hook | "Sound of Your Heart" |
| 48 | Ella Henderson | "Ghost" |
| 49 | George Ezra | "Budapest" |
| 50 | Tove Lo | "Talking Body" |
| 51 | Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini and Lookas | "G.D.F.R." |
| 52 | One Direction | "Drag Me Down" |
| 53 | AronChupa | "I'm an Albatraoz" |
| 54 | Demi Lovato | "Cool for the Summer" |
| 55 | Tove Lo | "Habits (Stay High)" |
| 56 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz | "Downtown" |
| 57 | Ariana Grande | "One Last Time" |
| 58 | Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding | "Outside" |
| 59 | Mr Probz | "Waves" |
| 60 | Alessia Cara | "Here" |
| 61 | Ariana Grande and The Weeknd | "Love Me Harder" |
| 62 | Sia | "Chandelier" |
| 63 | Selena Gomez | "The Heart Wants What It Wants" |
| 64 | Sam Smith | "Stay with Me" |
| 65 | Calvin Harris and Disciples | "How Deep Is Your Love" |
| 66 | Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz | "679" |
| 67 | Justin Bieber | "Sorry" |
| 68 | Walk off the Earth | "Rule the World" |
| 69 | Imagine Dragons | "I Bet My Life" |
| 70 | Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj | "Bang Bang" |
| 71 | Coleman Hell | "2 Heads" |
| 72 | Ed Sheeran | "Don't" |
| 73 | Pharrell Williams | "Happy" |
| 74 | John Legend | "All of Me" |
| 75 | DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge | "You Know You Like It" |
| 76 | Rihanna | "Bitch Better Have My Money" |
| 77 | Magic! | "No Way No" |
| 78 | Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor | "Marvin Gaye" |
| 79 | Hailee Steinfeld | "Love Myself" |
| 80 | Jocelyn Alice | "Jackpot" |
| 81 | Scott Helman | "Bungalow" |
| 82 | Kelly Clarkson | "Heartbeat Song" |
| 83 | James Newton Howard featuring Jennifer Lawrence | "The Hanging Tree" |
| 84 | Maroon 5 | "This Summer's Gonna Hurt like a MotherFucker" |
| 85 | Little Big Town | "Girl Crush" |
| 86 | Pitbull featuring Chris Brown | "Fun" |
| 87 | Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih | "Somebody" |
| 88 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "I Really Like You" |
| 89 | Luke Bryan | "Kick the Dust Up" |
| 90 | Keith Urban | "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" |
| 91 | Magic! | "Let Your Hair Down" |
| 92 | Sam Hunt | "House Party" |
| 93 | Zedd featuring Selena Gomez | "I Want You to Know" |
| 94 | Magic! | "Rude" |
| 95 | Francesco Yates | "Better to Be Loved" |
| 96 | Meghan Trainor | "Dear Future Husband" |
| 97 | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | "Blame" |
| 98 | Sam Smith | "Lay Me Down" |
| 99 | Mumford & Sons | "Believe" |
| 100 | Nick Jonas | "Chains" |

## Deaths

* June 8 – Archie Alleyne, 82, jazz drummer
* November 19 – Ron Hynes, 64, singer-songwriter