# 2011 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2011 in the Canadian music industry.

## Events
### February

* February 11 – Indie rock band Immaculate Machine formally announce their breakup.

### March

* March 27 – The 2011 Juno Awards, the 40th annual ceremony.

### June

* June 16 – Preliminary 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist is announced.

### July

* ChartAttack, a music website published by the longtime former Canadian music magazine Chart, suspends publication.

### August

* August 1 – Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs are announced as the winners of Rolling Stone's "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" competition for unsigned rock bands.

### September

* September 19 – Arcade Fire are announced as the winners of the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for their album The Suburbs.

### November

* November 1 – Canadian entertainment news website andPOP acquires ChartAttack, announcing plans to revive it with expanded video content.

## Bands reformed

* Death from Above 1979

## Bands on hiatus

* Secret and Whisper
* Wolf Parade
* You Say Party

## Bands disbanded

* Alexisonfire
* Immaculate Machine
* Mobile
* Quo Vadis
* The Stills

## Albums released
### A

* Adam and the Amethysts, Flickering Flashlight
* Arkells, Michigan Left – October 18
* Jann Arden, Uncover Me 2
* Armistice, Armistice – February 15
* Austra, Feel It Break

### B

* Jason Bajada, The Sound Your Life Makes
* Jill Barber, Mischievous Moon – April 5
* Justin Bieber, Under The Mistletoe
* Matthew Barber, Matthew Barber
* The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers
* Bernice, What Was That
* The Besnard Lakes, You Lived in the City
* Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and Queens
* Braids, Native Speaker – January 18
* Les Breastfeeders, Dans la gueule des jours
* Michael Jerome Browne, The Road Is Dark
* Michael Bublé, Christmas
* Bruce Peninsula, Open Flames
* Buck 65, 20 Odd Years – February 1
* The Burning Hell, Flux Capacitor
* Louise Burns, Mellow Drama

### C

* Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid – October 25
* Jennifer Castle, Castlemusic
* Cannon Bros., Firecracker/Cloudglow
* Lou Canon, Lou Canon – May 10
* George Canyon, Better Be Home Soon
* Keshia Chanté, Night & Day – November 8
* City and Colour, Little Hell – June 7
* Code Pie, Love Meets Rage
* Cœur de pirate, Blonde – November 8
* Antoine Corriveau, Saint-Maurice/Logan
* Cowboy Junkies, Demons – February 15
* Jim Cuddy, Skyscraper Soul – September 27
* Cuff the Duke, Morning Comes – October 4
* Isabelle Cyr and Yves Marchand, Pays d'abondance

### D

* The Dardanelles, The Eastern Light
* David Suzuki Foundation, Playlist for the Planet – March 22
* Mark Davis, Eliminate the Toxins
* The Dears, Degeneration Street – February 15
* The Deep Dark Woods, The Place I Left Behind – August 2
* Destroyer, Kaputt – January 25
* Dinosaur Bones, My Divider
* Dog Day, Deformer
* Drake, Take Care – November 15
* D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
* Duchess Says, In a Fung Day T!

### E

* Fred Eaglesmith, 6 Volts
* Elliott Brood, Days Into Years – September 27
* Emerson Drive, Decade of Drive – February 8
* Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly, At Dawn – April 12

### F

* Feist, Metals – October 4
* Christine Fellows, Femmes de chez nous – February 1

### G

* Galaxie, Tigre et diésel
* Gatineau, Karaoke king
* The Golden Seals, Increase the Sweetness
* Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch – January 7
* Great Aunt Ida, Nuclearize Me
* Grey Kingdom, Eulogy of Her and Her and Her
* Emm Gryner, Northern Gospel

### H

* Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital – June 28
* Ron Hawkins, Straitjacket Love
* Hey Rosetta!, Seeds – February 15
* Rebekah Higgs, Odd Fellowship
* Hooded Fang, Tosta Mista

### I

* Imaginary Cities, Temporary Resident
* Brandon Isaak, Bluesman's Plea

### J

* Jorane, Une Sorcière comme les autres
* Junior Boys, It's All True

### K

* Kellarissa, Moon of Neptune – March 29
* Koriass, Petites victoires
* K-os, Muchmusic Presents: K-os Live – October 4

### L

* Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby – March 8
* Salomé Leclerc, Sous les arbres
* Library Voices, Summer of Lust
* Lights, Siberia – October 4
* Little Scream, The Golden Record – March 15
* Rob Lutes and Rob MacDonald, Live
* The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work – February 22

### M

* Catherine MacLellan, Silhouette
* Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye
* The Mahones, The Black Irish
* Catherine Major, Le désert des solitudes
* Kate Maki, Moonshine – May 24
* Kate Maki and Frederick Squire, Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide – March 22
* Malajube, La Caverne – April 19
* Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune – September 27
* Jon McKiel, Confidence Lodge (March); Tonka War Cloud (October)
* Memphis, Here Comes a City - March 8
* Patrice Michaud, Le Triangle des Bermudes
* Millimetrik, Around You; Influences
* Miracle Fortress, Was I the Wave?
* Monogrenade, Tantale
* Katie Moore, Montebello – February 1
* The Most Serene Republic, Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts
* Mother Mother, Eureka – March 15
* Krista Muir, Between Atoms

### N

* New Country Rehab, New Country Rehab – January 11
* Nickelback, Here and Now

### O

* Oh Susanna, Soon the Birds – April 19
* Ohbijou, Metal Meets – September 27
* One Hundred Dollars, Songs of Man
* Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots
* Karim Ouellet, Plume

### P

* The Pack A.D., Unpersons
* Papermaps, Papermaps
* Joel Plaskett, EMERGENCYs, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrations

### R

* Lee Reed, Emergency Broadcast
* Amanda Rheaume, Light of Another Day
* Robbie Robertson, How to Become Clairvoyant – April 5
* JF Robitaille, Calendar
* Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow – April 5
* The Rural Alberta Advantage, Departing – March 1

### S

* Sam Roberts Band, Collider – May 10
* Sarahmée, Retox
* SATE, (S)cream
* Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer – March 1
* Shotgun Jimmie, Transistor Sister
* Simple Plan, Get Your Heart On! – June 17
* Sloan, The Double Cross
* Snailhouse, Sentimental Gentleman – May 24
* Socalled, Sleepover – May 3
* Samantha Savage Smith, Tough Cookie
* Spring Breakup, It's Not You, it's Me
* Frederick Squire, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits – May 24
* Stars, The Bedroom Demos
* Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
* Jeffery Straker, under the soles of my shoes
* Sum 41, Screaming Bloody Murder – March 29
* Sunparlour Players, Us Little Devils – October 18
* Sweatshop Union, The Bill Murray EP – March 1

### T

* Tasseomancy, Ulalume – August 30
* Theory of a Deadman, The Truth Is... - July 12
* Thus Owls, Harbours
* Timber Timbre, Creep on Creepin' On – April 5
* Tire le coyote, Le Fleuve en huile
* The Trews, Hope & Ruin – April 12
* Al Tuck, Under Your Shadow
* Kreesha Turner, Tropic Electric – November 15

### V

* Chad VanGaalen, Diaper Island – May 17
* Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same – Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die – November 15

### W

* The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning Stars
* Bry Webb, Provider – November 15
* Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland), Whitehorse – August 30
* Graham Wright, Shirts vs. Skins

### Y

* Ken Yates, The Backseat EP
* Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting – February 8

## Top hits on record
### Top 10 American albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way | 1 | 246,800 | 3× Platinum |
| 2 | The Black Keys | El Camino | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 3 | LMFAO | Sorry for Party Rocking | 2 | 176,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Bad Meets Evil | Hell: The Sequel | 1 | 88,950 | TBA |
| 5 | Bob Seger | Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets | TBA | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 6 | Britney Spears | Femme Fatale | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 7 | Foo Fighters | Wasting Light | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 8 | Foster the People | Torches | 7 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 9 | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Watch the Throne | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 10 | Jennifer Lopez | Love? | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum |

### Top 10 British albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Adele | 21 | 1 | 1,270,000 | Diamond |
| 2 | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 3 | Pink Floyd | Discovery | TBA | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Adele | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | TBA | 100,000 | Diamond |
| 5 | Florence and the Machine | Ceremonials | 4 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 6 | Radiohead | The King of Limbs | 5 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 7 | Susan Boyle | Someone to Watch Over Me | 6 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 8 | George Harrison | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | TBA | 20,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 9 | Jeff Beck | Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) | TBA | 10,000 | Platinum |
| 10 | Amy Winehouse | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | 5 | TBA | TBA |

### Top 10 International albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | David Guetta | Nothing but the Beat | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 2 | Il Divo | Wicked Game | 11 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 3 | Rihanna | Talk That Talk | 3 | 30,000 | TBA |
| 4 | Various Artists | Songs for Japan | 3 | 8,000 | TBA |
| 5 | Seether | Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray | 3 | 5,000 | TBA |
| 6 | The Script | Science & Faith | 6 | TBA | TBA |
| 7 | Tiësto | Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas | 7 | TBA | TBA |
| 8 | Andrea Bocelli | Concerto: One Night in Central Park | 16 | TBA | TBA |
| 9 | Chickenfoot | Chickenfoot III | 19 | TBA | TBA |
| 10 | Lykke Li | Wounded Rhymes | 19 | TBA | TBA |

### Top 10 Singles

| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | "Moves like Jagger" | Hands All Over | 1 | 640,000 | 8× Platinum |
| 2 | Gotye featuring Kimbra | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Making Mirrors | 1 | 639,000 | TBA |
| 3 | Adele | "Someone like You" | 21 | 2 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 4 | fun. featuring Janelle Monáe | "We Are Young" | Some Nights | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 5 | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer | "Give Me Everything" | Planet Pit | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 6 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | "Can't Hold Us" | The Heist | 2 | 554,000 | 4× Platinum |
| 7 | Awolnation | "Sail" | Megalithic Symphony | 48 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 8 | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | "Party Rock Anthem" | Sorry for Party Rocking | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 9 | Adele | "Set Fire to the Rain" | 21 | 2 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 10 | Flo Rida | "Good Feeling" | Wild Ones | 2 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum |

### Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

| No. | Artist(s) | Title |
| 1 | Adele | "Rolling in the Deep" |
| 2 | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | "Party Rock Anthem" |
| 3 | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | "On the Floor" |
| 4 | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer | "Give Me Everything" |
| 5 | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | "Moves like Jagger" |
| 6 | Lady Gaga | "Born This Way" |
| 7 | Bruno Mars | "Grenade" |
| 8 | Katy Perry | "Firework" |
| 9 | Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E | "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" |
| 10 | Katy Perry featuring Kanye West | "E.T." |
| 11 | Martin Solveig and Dragonette | "Hello" |
| 12 | Katy Perry | "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" |
| 13 | Pink | "Fuckin' Perfect" |
| 14 | Lady Gaga | "The Edge of Glory" |
| 15 | The Black Eyed Peas | "The Time (Dirty Bit)" |
| 16 | Adele | "Someone like You" |
| 17 | Bruno Mars | "The Lazy Song" |
| 18 | Pink | "Raise Your Glass" |
| 19 | The Black Eyed Peas | "Just Can't Get Enough" |
| 20 | Rihanna | "S&M" |
| 21 | Foster the People | "Pumped Up Kicks" |
| 22 | Jessie J featuring B.o.B | "Price Tag" |
| 23 | Usher | "More" |
| 24 | Alyssa Reid | "Alone Again" |
| 25 | CeeLo Green | "Fuck You" |
| 26 | Britney Spears | "Till the World Ends" |
| 27 | Rihanna | "Only Girl (In the World)" |
| 28 | Bruno Mars | "Just the Way You Are" |
| 29 | Nicki Minaj | "Super Bass" |
| 30 | LMFAO | "Sexy and I Know It" |
| 31 | Diddy – Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey | "Coming Home" |
| 32 | Rihanna featuring Drake | "What's My Name?" |
| 33 | Britney Spears | "I Wanna Go" |
| 34 | Edward Maya and Mia Martina | "Stereo Love" |
| 35 | Kesha | "We R Who We R" |
| 36 | OneRepublic | "Good Life" |
| 37 | Simple Plan featuring Natasha Bedingfield | "Jet Lag" |
| 38 | David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj | "Where Them Girls At" |
| 39 | Taio Cruz | "Dynamite" |
| 40 | Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars | "Lighters" |
| 41 | Pitbull featuring T-Pain | "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" |
| 42 | Cobra Starship featuring Sabi | "You Make Me Feel..." |
| 43 | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | "We Found Love" |
| 44 | Chris Brown | "Yeah 3x" |
| 45 | Fefe Dobson | "Stuttering" |
| 46 | Usher featuring Pitbull | "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" |
| 47 | David Guetta featuring Usher | "Without You" |
| 48 | Selena Gomez & the Scene | "Love You like a Love Song" |
| 49 | Nelly | "Just a Dream" |
| 50 | Britney Spears | "Hold It Against Me" |
| 51 | Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey | "I Need a Doctor" |
| 52 | Anjulie | "Brand New Bitch" |
| 53 | Jason Derulo | "Don't Wanna Go Home" |
| 54 | Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine | "Stereo Hearts" |
| 55 | Lady Antebellum | "Just a Kiss" |
| 56 | Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony | "Rain Over Me" |
| 57 | Kesha | "Blow" |
| 58 | Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue | "Higher" |
| 59 | Shawn Desman | "Electric" |
| 60 | Wiz Khalifa | "Black and Yellow" |
| 61 | Katy Perry | "Teenage Dream" |
| 62 | Enrique Iglesias with Usher featuring Lil Wayne | "Dirty Dancer" |
| 63 | Avril Lavigne | "What the Hell" |
| 64 | Kristina Maria | "Let's Play" |
| 65 | Lady Gaga | "You and I" |
| 66 | Rihanna | "Cheers (Drink to That)" |
| 67 | Karl Wolf featuring Kardinal Offishall | "Ghetto Love" |
| 68 | Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner | "Written in the Stars" |
| 69 | Hedley | "Invincible" |
| 70 | Bruno Mars | "Marry You" |
| 71 | David Guetta featuring Rihanna | "Who's That Chick?" |
| 72 | Hot Chelle Rae | "Tonight Tonight" |
| 73 | Lady Gaga | "Judas" |
| 74 | Mia Martina | "Latin Moon" |
| 75 | Flo Rida | "Good Feeling" |
| 76 | Fefe Dobson | "Can't Breathe" |
| 77 | Flo Rida featuring David Guetta | "Club Can't Handle Me" |
| 78 | Christina Perri | "Jar of Hearts" |
| 79 | Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder | "Rocketeer" |
| 80 | JRDN | "Like Magic" |
| 81 | Marianas Trench | "Haven't Had Enough" |
| 82 | Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev | "Like a G6" |
| 83 | Lil Wayne | "How to Love" |
| 84 | Chris Brown featuring Benny Benassi | "Beautiful People" |
| 85 | Alexandra Stan | "Mr. Saxobeat" |
| 86 | Dev | "In the Dark" |
| 87 | Lupe Fiasco | "The Show Goes On" |
| 88 | Coldplay | "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" |
| 89 | Neverest | "About Us" |
| 90 | Rihanna | "California King Bed" |
| 91 | Selena Gomez & the Scene | "Who Says" |
| 92 | Nicki Minaj featuring Drake | "Moment 4 Life" |
| 93 | Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP | "We No Speak Americano" |
| 94 | Raghav | "Fire" |
| 95 | These Kids Wear Crowns | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" |
| 96 | Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull | "I Like It" |
| 97 | Mohombi | "Bumpy Ride" |
| 98 | Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta | "Sweat" |
| 99 | Kelly Clarkson | "Mr. Know It All" |
| 100 | Down with Webster | "She's Dope" |

## Deaths

* January 18 – Antonín Kubálek, classical pianist
* February 11 – Bad News Brown, 33, rapper and harmonica player
* March 22 – Victor Bouchard, pianist and composer
* April 6 – John Bottomley, singer-songwriter
* May 13 – Jack Richardson, record producer
* May 28 – Alys Robi, jazz singer
* June 9 – Claude Léveillée, 78, composer and chansonnier
* June 23 – Gaye Delorme, guitarist
* July 10 – Pierrette Alarie, opera singer
* August 7 – Jiří Traxler, jazz pianist
* December 22 – David Gold, heavy metal singer (Woods of Ypres)