Overview of the events of 2008 in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canadian music industry.
- 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
- 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[1]
- 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
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[4] |
2 | Simple Plan | Simple Plan | 2 | 200,000 | Platinum[5] |
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[6] |
10 | Tara Oram | Chasing the Sun | 8 | 50,000 | Gold |
Top 10 American albums
[edit] 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[7] |
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
[edit] Top International albums
[edit] Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
[edit] - ^ Francis Hébert, "Isabelle Cyr: Éponyme". Voir, February 7, 2008.
- ^ Brian Shultz, "Jon McKiel, The Nature of Things". Punk News, February 12, 2008.
- ^ Vish Khanna, "Pas Chic Chic: Au Contraire". Exclaim!, April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Beyonce – I Am...Sasha Fierce". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Adele – 19". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". www.cria.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jesse Cook – Frontiers". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-19.