# 2008 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canadian music industry.

## Events

* April 6 – Juno Awards of 2008 held
* June 12 – 2008 Polaris Music Prize longlist announced
* June 15 – 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held
* July 7 – 2008 Polaris Music Prize shortlist announced
* September 29 – Caribou's Andorra wins the Polaris Music Prize.

## Albums
### A

* Bryan Adams, 11
* Amylie, Jusqu'aux oreilles
* The Awkward Stage, Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights

### B

* Jill Barber, Chances
* Matthew Barber, Ghost Notes
* Barenaked Ladies, Snacktime!
* Laura Barrett, Victory Garden
* Daniel Bélanger, Joli chaos
* Billy Talent, 666
* Black Mountain, In the Future
* Bonjour Brumaire, De la Nature des Foules
* Born Ruffians, Red, Yellow & Blue
* Isabelle Boulay, Nos Lendemains
* The Buttless Chaps, Cartography

### C

* Cadence Weapon, Afterparty Babies
* Cancer Bats, Hail Destroyer
* Brendan Canning, Something for All of Us
* Paul Cargnello, Bragging
* Castlemusic, You Can't Take Anyone
* Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
* Annabelle Chvostek, Resilience
* City and Colour, Bring Me Your Love
* Cœur de pirate, Cœur de pirate
* Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here
* Constantines, Kensington Heights
* Antoine Corriveau, Entre quatre murs
* Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
* Isabelle Cyr, Isabelle Cyr

### D

* The Dears, Missiles
* Destroyer, Trouble in Dreams
* Die Mannequin, Unicorn Steak
* DL Incognito, A Captured Moment in Time
* Luke Doucet, Blood's Too Rich
* The D'Urbervilles, We Are the Hunters

### E

* Fred Eaglesmith, Tinderbox
* Kathleen Edwards, Asking for Flowers
* Elliott Brood, Mountain Meadows
* André Ethier, Born of Blue Fog

### F

* FemBots, Calling Out
* Forest City Lovers, Haunting Moon Sinking

### G

* Great Big Sea, Fortune's Favour

### H

* Hawk Nelson, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
* Hayden, In Field & Town
* Hello, Blue Roses, The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty...
* Hey Rosetta!, Into Your Lungs
* Veda Hille, This Riot Life
* Hilotrons, Happymatic
* Human Highway, Moody Motorcycle

### I

* Islands, Arm's Way

### J

* Danko Jones, Never Too Loud

### K

* Kardinal Offishall, Not 4 Sale
* Kalle Mattson, Telescope
* Karkwa, Le volume du vent
* Kellarissa, Flamingo
* Koriass, Les racines dans le béton
* Keith Kouna, Les Années monsieur

### L

* Land of Talk, Some Are Lakes
* Éric Lapointe, Ma peau
* Library Voices, Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts)
* The Lost Fingers, Lost in the 80s
* Rob Lutes, Truth & Fiction

### M

* Catherine Major, Rose sang
* Kate Maki, On High
* Jon McKiel, The Nature of Things
* Sarah McLachlan, Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
* Millimetrik, Northwest Passage's New Era (LP), Keys (EP)
* Ariane Moffatt, Tous les sens
* Alanis Morissette, Flavors of Entanglement

### N

* Nickelback, Dark Horse
* Novillero, A Little Tradition

### O

* One Hundred Dollars, Forest of Tears

### P

* Pas Chic Chic, Au Contraire
* Philémon Cimon, EP 2008
* Dany Placard, Raccourci
* Plants and Animals, Parc Avenue
* Prism, Big Black Sky
* Protest the Hero, Fortress
* The Provincial Archive, Nameless Places

### R

* Sam Roberts, Love at the End of the World
* Justin Rutledge, Man Descending

### S

* Said The Whale, Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia
* Ron Sexsmith, Exit Strategy of the Soul
* Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
* Crystal Shawanda, Dawn of a New Day
* Simple Plan, Simple Plan
* Zal Sissokho, Silaba
* Sloan, Parallel Play
* Snailhouse, Lies on the Prize
* Spirit of the West, Spirituality 1983-2008: The Consummate Compendium
* Stars, Sad Robots
* The Stills, Oceans Will Rise
* Jeffery Straker, Step Right Up
* Sweatshop Union, Water Street

### T

* Theory of a Deadman, Scars & Souvenirs
* Tokyo Police Club, Elephant Shell
* The Trews, No Time for Later

### V

* Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane

### W

* Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
* Andrée Watters, Minuit
* Wolf Parade, At Mount Zoomer
* Woodhands, Heart Attack
* Hawksley Workman, Between the Beautifuls and Los Manlicious

## 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 | Nickelback | Dark Horse | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 2 | Simple Plan | Simple Plan | 2 | 200,000 | Platinum |
| 3 | The Canadian Tenors | The Canadian Tenors | 22 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Celine Dion | My Love: Essential Collection | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 5 | City and Colour | Bring Me Your Love | 3 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 6 | Cœur de pirate | Cœur de pirate | N/A | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 7 | Sarah McLachlan | Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan | 3 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 8 | Theory of a Deadman | Scars & Souvenirs | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 9 | Sam Roberts | Love at the End of the World | 1 | 50,000 | Gold |
| 10 | Tara Oram | Chasing the Sun | 8 | 50,000 | Gold |

### Top 10 American albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Lady Gaga | The Fame | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 2 | Taylor Swift | Fearless | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 3 | Kings of Leon | Only by the Night | 2 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum |
| 4 | Pink | Funhouse | 3 | 250,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 5 | Beyoncé | I Am... Sasha Fierce | 6 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 6 | Britney Spears | Circus | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 7 | Guns N' Roses | Chinese Democracy | 2 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 8 | Metallica | Death Magnetic | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 9 | Katy Perry | One of the Boys | 6 | 200,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 10 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter III | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |

### Top 5 British albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 2 | Adele | 19 | 4 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 3 | Seal | Soul | 11 | 80,000 | Platinum |
| 4 | Bullet for My Valentine | Scream Aim Fire | N/A | 40,000 | Gold |
| 5 | Natasha Bedingfield | Pocketful of Sunshine | 13 | 40,000 | Gold |

### Top International albums

| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | AC/DC | Black Ice | 1 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2 | Jesse Cook | Frontiers | N/A | 50,000 | Gold |

### Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

| No. | Artist(s) | Title |
| 1 | Timbaland featuring OneRepublic | "Apologize" |
| 2 | Leona Lewis | "Bleeding Love" |
| 3 | Flo Rida featuring T-Pain | "Low" |
| 4 | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake | "4 Minutes" |
| 5 | Katy Perry | "I Kissed a Girl" |
| 6 | Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis | "Just Dance" |
| 7 | Alicia Keys | "No One" |
| 8 | Rihanna | "Disturbia" |
| 9 | Coldplay | "Viva la Vida" |
| 10 | Rihanna | "Don't Stop the Music" |
| 11 | Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon | "Dangerous" |
| 12 | Natasha Bedingfield | "Pocketful of Sunshine" |
| 13 | Chris Brown | "Forever" |
| 14 | Hedley | "For the Nights I Can't Remember" |
| 15 | The Pussycat Dolls | "When I Grow Up" |
| 16 | Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown | "No Air" |
| 17 | Rihanna | "Take a Bow" |
| 18 | Colbie Caillat | "Bubbly" |
| 19 | Pink | "So What" |
| 20 | Metro Station | "Shake It" |
| 21 | Miley Cyrus | "See You Again" |
| 22 | Sara Bareilles | "Love Song" |
| 23 | Hedley | "Never Too Late" |
| 24 | Usher featuring Young Jeezy | "Love in This Club" |
| 25 | Estelle featuring Kanye West | "American Boy" |
| 26 | Kreesha Turner | "Don't Call Me Baby" |
| 27 | Jordin Sparks | "Tattoo" |
| 28 | Chris Brown | "With You" |
| 29 | OneRepublic | "Stop and Stare" |
| 30 | Britney Spears | "Piece of Me" |
| 31 | Katy Perry | "Hot n Cold" |
| 32 | Fergie | "Clumsy" |
| 33 | Kanye West | "Stronger" |
| 34 | Santana featuring Chad Kroeger | "Into the Night" |
| 35 | Feist | "1234" |
| 36 | Duffy | "Mercy" |
| 37 | Simple Plan | "Your Love Is a Lie" |
| 38 | Jordin Sparks | "One Step at a Time" |
| 39 | Lil Wayne featuring Static Major | "Lollipop" |
| 40 | M.I.A. | "Paper Planes" |
| 41 | Sean Kingston | "Take You There" |
| 42 | Avril Lavigne | "Hot" |
| 43 | Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna | "If I Never See Your Face Again" |
| 44 | Ne-Yo | "Closer" |
| 45 | Buckcherry | "Sorry" |
| 46 | Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson | "The Way I Are" |
| 47 | Chris Brown featuring T-Pain | "Kiss Kiss" |
| 48 | Leona Lewis | "Better in Time" |
| 49 | Fergie | "Big Girls Don't Cry" |
| 50 | Linkin Park | "Shadow of the Day" |
| 51 | Soulja Boy | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" |
| 52 | Kid Rock | "All Summer Long" |
| 53 | Finger Eleven | "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague" |
| 54 | 3 Doors Down | "It's Not My Time" |
| 55 | Mariah Carey | "Touch My Body" |
| 56 | Jesse McCartney | "Leavin'" |
| 57 | Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne | "Let It Rock" |
| 58 | Britney Spears | "Break the Ice" |
| 59 | New Kids on the Block | "Summertime" |
| 60 | Coldplay | "Violet Hill" |
| 61 | Hedley | "Old School" |
| 62 | Simple Plan | "When I'm Gone" |
| 63 | Madonna | "Give It 2 Me" |
| 64 | Finger Eleven | "Paralyzer" |
| 65 | Britney Spears | "Womanizer" |
| 66 | Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston | "Love Like This" |
| 67 | Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia | "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" |
| 68 | Janet Jackson | "Feedback" |
| 69 | State of Shock | "Money Honey" |
| 70 | Lights | "Drive My Soul" |
| 71 | Enur featuring Natasja | "Calabria 2008" |
| 72 | Flo Rida featuring Timbaland | "Elevator" |
| 73 | Plain White T's | "Hey There Delilah" |
| 74 | Flo Rida featuring will.i.am | "In the Ayer" |
| 75 | David Cook | "The Time of My Life" |
| 76 | Jonas Brothers | "Burnin' Up" |
| 77 | Yael Naim | "New Soul" |
| 78 | Maroon 5 | "Won't Go Home Without You" |
| 79 | T.I. | "Whatever You Like" |
| 80 | Ray J and Yung Berg | "Sexy Can I" |
| 81 | Theory of a Deadman | "All or Nothing" |
| 82 | Nickelback | "Gotta Be Somebody" |
| 83 | Faber Drive | "When I'm with You" |
| 84 | Andrew F | "The End" |
| 85 | Christina Aguilera | "Keeps Gettin' Better" |
| 86 | Miley Cyrus | "7 Things" |
| 87 | State of Shock | "Best I Ever Had" |
| 88 | John Mayer | "Say" |
| 89 | David Archuleta | "Crush" |
| 90 | Celine Dion | "Taking Chances" |
| 91 | The Ting Tings | "Shut Up and Let Me Go" |
| 92 | Elise Estrada | "Unlove You" |
| 93 | Gavin DeGraw | "In Love with a Girl" |
| 94 | Daughtry | "Feels Like Tonight" |
| 95 | Kanye West | "Love Lockdown" |
| 96 | Girlicious | "Like Me" |
| 97 | Rihanna featuring Jay-Z | "Umbrella" |
| 98 | T.I. featuring Rihanna | "Live Your Life" |
| 99 | Maroon 5 | "Wake Up Call" |
| 100 | Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo | "Hate That I Love You" |

## Deaths

* January 4 – Mort Garson, composer
* February 15 – Willie P. Bennett, folk singer-songwriter
* March 2 – Jeff Healey, blues guitarist
* May 11 – John Rutsey, former drummer for Rush
* July 3 – Oliver Schroer, fiddler and composer
| Preceded by2007 in Canadian music | Canadian music 2008 | Succeeded by2009 in Canadian music |