# 2009 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2009 in the Canadian music industry.

## Events

* March 29 – The Juno Awards of 2009 are held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
* June 15 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 40-album longlist is announced.
* July 7 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 10-album shortlist is to be announced.
* September 21 – Fucked Up's album The Chemistry of Common Life is announced as the winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
* September – K'naan's single "Wavin' Flag" is announced as the official theme song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

## Albums
### A

* Apostle of Hustle, Eats Darkness
* Marie-Pierre Arthur, Marie-Pierre Arthur
* Attack in Black, Years (by One Thousand Fingertips)

### B

* Jason Bajada, Loveshit
* Alexis Baro, From the Other Side
* Howie Beck, How to Fall Down in Public
* Daniel Bélanger, Nous
* Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through Windows
* Art Bergmann, Lost Art Bergmann
* Justin Bieber, My World
* Billy Talent, Billy Talent III
* Jully Black, The Black Book
* Blue Rodeo, The Things We Left Behind
* Will Bonness, Subtle Fire
* Brian Borcherdt, Torches/The Ward Colorado Demos
* Michael Jerome Browne, This Beautiful Mess
* Bruce Peninsula, A Mountain Is a Mouth
* Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
* By Divine Right, Mutant Message

### C

* Patricia Cano, This Is the New World
* Paul Cargnello, Bras coupé
* CFCF, Continent
* DJ Champion, Resistance
* Classified, Self Explanatory
* The Cliks, Dirty King
* Leonard Cohen, Live in London
* Antoine Corriveau, Ni vu ni connu
* Rose Cousins, The Send Off
* Eliana Cuevas, Luna Llena
* Cuff the Duke, Way Down Here
* Amelia Curran, Hunter Hunter

### D

* The Dardanelles, The Dardanelles
* Default, Comes and Goes
* Despised Icon, Day of Mourning
* Digawolf, Distant Morning Star
* Julie Doiron, I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day
* Drake, So Far Gone

### E

* Emerson Drive, I Believe
* Evening Hymns, Spirit Guides

### F

* Julie Fader, Outside In
* Melanie Fiona, The Bridge
* Faber Drive, Can't Keep a Secret

### G

* Gentleman Reg, Jet Black
* Hannah Georgas, The Beat Stuff
* The Good Lovelies, The Good Lovelies (March), Under the Mistletoe (December)
* Jenn Grant, Echoes
* Grand Analog, Metropolis Is Burning
* Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels (March), The Legion Sessions (October)
* Emm Gryner, Goddess

### H

* Handsome Furs, Face Control
* Ron Hawkins, 10 Kinds of Lonely
* Hayden, The Place Where We Lived
* Hedley, The Show Must Go
* The Hidden Cameras, Origin:Orphan
* Hollerado, Record in a Bag
* Hot Panda, Volcano...Bloody Volcano
* The Hylozoists, L'Île de sept villes

### I

* Immaculate Machine, High on Jackson Hill
* In-Flight Safety, We Are an Empire, My Dear
* Islands, Vapours

### J

* jacksoul, SOULmate
* Japandroids, Post-Nothing
* Jets Overhead, No Nations
* The Junction, Another Link in the Chain
* Junior Boys, Begone Dull Care

### K

* K'naan, Troubadour
* k-os, Yes!
* Kalle Mattson, Whisper Bee

### L

* Lhasa, Lhasa
* Lightning Dust, Infinite Light
* Lights, The Listening
* The Lovely Feathers, Fantasy of the Lot

### M

* Ryan MacGrath, In My Own Company
* Catherine MacLellan, Water in the Ground
* Magneta Lane, Gambling with God
* Malajube, Labyrinthes
* Dan Mangan, Nice, Nice, Very Nice
* Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle, Let's Just Stay Here
* Melissa McClelland, Victoria Day
* Metric, Fantasies
* Amy Millan, Masters of the Burial
* Misstress Barbara, I'm No Human
* Taylor Mitchell, For Your Consideration
* Moneen, The World I Want to Leave Behind
* Montag, Hibernation
* The Most Serene Republic, ...And the Ever Expanding Universe
* MSTRKRFT, Fist of God

### N

* The New Cities, Lost in City Lights

### O

* Octoberman, Fortresses
* Ohbijou, Beacons
* Oktoécho, Oktoécho
* Our Lady Peace, Burn Burn

### P

* Paper Moon, Only During Thunderstorms
* Peaches, I Feel Cream
* Pilot Speed, Wooden Bones
* Pink Mountaintops, Outside Love
* Joel Plaskett, Three
* Po' Girl, Deer in the Night
* Pony Up!, Stay Gold
* Priestess, Prior to the Fire
* Propagandhi, Supporting Caste

### R

* Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time
* Lee Reed, Introductory Offer
* Reverie Sound Revue, Reverie Sound Revue
* Amanda Rheaume, Kiss Me Back
* Alejandra Ribera, Navigator/Navigateher
* Rock Plaza Central, ...at the moment of our most needing
* Royal City, Royal City
* Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees
* Daniel Romano, Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron, Daniel, Fred & Julie
* The Rural Alberta Advantage, Hometowns

### S

* John K. Samson, City Route 85
* Crystal Shawanda, I'll Be Home for Christmas
* Shout Out Out Out Out, Reintegration Time
* The Slew, 100%
* Souldia, Art kontrol
* Still Life Still, Girls Come Too
* Sunparlour Players, Wave North
* Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
* Swan Lake, Enemy Mine

### T

* Tegan and Sara, Sainthood
* Think About Life, Family
* Three Days Grace, Life Starts Now
* Thunderheist, Thunderheist
* Thus Owls, Cardiac Malformations
* Tiga, Ciao!
* Timber Timbre, Timber Timbre
* Tire le coyote, EP
* Torngat, La Petite Nicole
* The Tragically Hip, We Are the Same
* Two Hours Traffic, Territory

### U

* Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Questamation
* United Steel Workers of Montreal, Three on the Tree

### V

* Various Artists, Friends in Bellwoods II
* Various Artists, Great Canadian Song Quest
* Various Artists, Record of the Week Club
* vitaminsforyou, He Closed His Eyes So He Could Dance with You
* Roch Voisine, Americana II

### W

* Martha Wainwright, Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
* Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms
* Wax Mannequin, Saxon
* WHOOP-Szo, Where I Dream Is Where I Live
* The Wooden Sky, If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone

### Y

* Years, Years
* You Say Party! We Say Die!, XXXX
* Young Galaxy, Invisible Republic

### Z

* Zeus, Sounds Like Zeus

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

These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Michael Bublé | Crazy Love | 1 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum |
| 2 | The Canadian Tenors | The Perfect Gift | n/a | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 3 | Ginette Reno | Fais-Moi De La Tendresse | n/a | 209,000 | n/a |
| 4 | Billy Talent | Billy Talent III | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 5 | Hedley | The Show Must Go | 6 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 6 | Johnny Reid | Dance with Me | 3 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 7 | Justin Bieber | My World | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 8 | The Tragically Hip | We Are the Same | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 9 | Blue Rodeo | The Things We Left Behind | 6 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 10 | Johnny Reid | Christmas | 7 | 80,000 | Platinum |

### Top 10 American albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | 1 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2 | Eminem | Relapse | 1 | 195,000 | n/a |
| 3 | Green Day | 21st Century Breakdown | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Michael Jackson | This Is It | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 5 | Adam Lambert | For Your Entertainment | 8 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 6 | Bon Jovi | The Circle | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 7 | Bruce Springsteen | Working on a Dream | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 8 | Carrie Underwood | Play On | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 9 | Daughtry | Leave This Town | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 10 | Glee | Glee: The Music, Volume 1 | 4 | 80,000 | Platinum |

### Top 10 British albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | The Beatles | The Beatles Stereo Box Set | n/a | 800,000 | Diamond |
| 2 | Susan Boyle | I Dreamed a Dream | 1 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 3 | Mumford & Sons | Sigh No More | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Muse | The Resistance | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 5 | Florence and the Machine | Lungs | 21 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 6 | Leona Lewis | Echo | 16 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 7 | Lily Allen | It's Not Me, It's You | 1 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 8 | Mika | The Boy Who Knew Too Much | 19 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 9 | Taio Cruz | Rokstarr | 3 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 10 | The xx | xx | n/a | 40,000 | Gold |

### Top International albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Andrea Bocelli | My Christmas | 2 | 264,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 2 | David Guetta | One Love | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 3 | U2 | No Line on the Horizon | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Rihanna | Rated R | 5 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 5 | Rod Stewart | Soulbook | 3 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 6 | Bernard Adamus | Burn | TBA | 40,000 | Gold |
| 7 | Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | 19 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 8 | Tiësto | Kaleidoscope | 6 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 9 | Daniel O'Donnell | Hope and Praise | n/a | 5,000 | Gold |

### Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

| No. | Artist(s) | Title |
| 1 | The Black Eyed Peas | "I Gotta Feeling" |
| 2 | Lady Gaga | "Poker Face" |
| 3 | Flo Rida | "Right Round" |
| 4 | The Black Eyed Peas | "Boom Boom Pow" |
| 5 | Jason Mraz | "I'm Yours" |
| 6 | Sean Kingston | "Fire Burning" |
| 7 | Pitbull | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" |
| 8 | Taylor Swift | "Love Story" |
| 9 | Karl Wolf featuring Culture | "Africa" |
| 10 | Kings of Leon | "Use Somebody" |
| 11 | Katy Perry | "Hot n Cold" |
| 12 | Beyoncé | "Halo" |
| 13 | Lady Gaga | "LoveGame" |
| 14 | Taylor Swift | "You Belong with Me" |
| 15 | Britney Spears | "Circus" |
| 16 | David Guetta featuring Akon | "Sexy Bitch" |
| 17 | Miley Cyrus | "The Climb" |
| 18 | Lady Gaga | "Paparazzi" |
| 19 | Beyoncé | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" |
| 20 | Kelly Clarkson | "My Life Would Suck Without You" |
| 21 | Coldplay | "Viva la Vida" |
| 22 | Nickelback | "If Today Was Your Last Day" |
| 23 | Pink | "Please Don't Leave Me" |
| 24 | T.I. featuring Rihanna | "Live Your Life" |
| 25 | T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake | "Dead and Gone" |
| 26 | Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne | "Let It Rock" |
| 27 | Nickelback | "Gotta Be Somebody" |
| 28 | Katy Perry | "Waking Up in Vegas" |
| 29 | The Pussycat Dolls | "I Hate This Part" |
| 30 | Pink | "Sober" |
| 31 | Beyoncé | "If I Were a Boy" |
| 32 | The All-American Rejects | "Gives You Hell" |
| 33 | Miley Cyrus | "Party in the U.S.A." |
| 34 | The Fray | "You Found Me" |
| 35 | Stereos | "Summer Girl" |
| 36 | Britney Spears | "Womanizer" |
| 37 | 3OH!3 | "Don't Trust Me" |
| 38 | Cascada | "Evacuate the Dancefloor" |
| 39 | Deborah Cox | "Beautiful U R" |
| 40 | Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne | "Down" |
| 41 | Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo | "Knock You Down" |
| 42 | Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis | "Just Dance" |
| 43 | Marianas Trench | "Cross My Heart" |
| 44 | Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester | "Good Girls Go Bad" |
| 45 | Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall | "Beautiful" |
| 46 | Marianas Trench | "All to Myself" |
| 47 | Kanye West | "Heartless" |
| 48 | Faber Drive | "G-Get Up and Dance" |
| 49 | Jordin Sparks | "Battlefield" |
| 50 | A. R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger | "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" |
| 51 | Linkin Park | "New Divide" |
| 52 | The Veronicas | "Untouched" |
| 53 | Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West | "Run This Town" |
| 54 | Akon | "Right Now (Na Na Na)" |
| 55 | Pitbull | "Hotel Room Service" |
| 56 | Shinedown | "Second Chance" |
| 57 | Shakira | "She Wolf" |
| 58 | Hedley | "Cha-Ching" |
| 59 | Pink | "So What" |
| 60 | Soulja Boy featuring Sammie | "Kiss Me thru the Phone" |
| 61 | Billy Talent | "Rusted from the Rain" |
| 62 | Kid Cudi | "Day 'n' Nite" |
| 63 | Jason Derulo | "Whatcha Say" |
| 64 | Daughtry | "No Surprise" |
| 65 | Kanye West | "Love Lockdown" |
| 66 | Green Day | "21 Guns" |
| 67 | Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake | "Love Sex Magic" |
| 68 | Britney Spears | "If U Seek Amy" |
| 69 | The New Cities | "Dead End Countdown" |
| 70 | Kelly Clarkson | "Already Gone" |
| 71 | Britney Spears | "3" |
| 72 | Green Day | "Know Your Enemy" |
| 73 | Madonna | "Celebration" |
| 74 | Owl City | "Fireflies" |
| 75 | The Black Eyed Peas | "Meet Me Halfway" |
| 76 | Kesha | "Tik Tok" |
| 77 | Flo Rida featuring Wynter Gordon | "Sugar" |
| 78 | Kelly Clarkson | "I Do Not Hook Up" |
| 79 | Drake | "Best I Ever Had" |
| 80 | Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent | "Crack a Bottle" |
| 81 | Justin Bieber | "One Time" |
| 82 | Beyoncé | "Sweet Dreams" |
| 83 | Danny Fernandes | "Fantasy" |
| 84 | Michael Bublé | "Haven't Met You Yet" |
| 85 | Stereos | "Throw Ya Hands Up" |
| 86 | Ne-Yo | "Mad" |
| 87 | Divine Brown | "Sunglasses" |
| 88 | Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain | "Blame It" |
| 89 | Rihanna | "Rehab" |
| 90 | Our Lady Peace | "All You Did Was Save My Life" |
| 91 | Rihanna | "Disturbia" |
| 92 | David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland | "When Love Takes Over" |
| 93 | Melanie Fiona | "Give It to Me Right" |
| 94 | Mariah Carey | "Obsessed" |
| 95 | The Killers | "Spaceman" |
| 96 | Leona Lewis | "Better in Time" |
| 97 | Suzie McNeil | "Supergirl" |
| 98 | Rob Thomas | "Her Diamonds" |
| 99 | Colbie Caillat | "Fallin' for You" |
| 100 | State of Shock | "Too Pretty" |

## Deaths

* January 31 – Dewey Martin, rock drummer
* March 15 – Edmund Hockridge, singer and actor
* March 22 – Archie Green, folklorist and musicologist
* May 3 – Renée Morisset, pianist
* June 27 – Jackie Washington, blues musician
* October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, folk singer-songwriter
* November 22 – Haydain Neale, soul/R&B singer