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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.
Events
Albums
A
B
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Jill Barber,
Chances
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Matthew Barber, Ghost Notes
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Barenaked Ladies,
Snacktime!
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Laura Barrett, Victory Garden
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Daniel Bélanger,
Joli chaos
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Billy Talent,
666
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Black Mountain,
In the Future
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Bonjour Brumaire, De la Nature des Foules
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Born Ruffians,
Red, Yellow & Blue
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Isabelle Boulay,
Nos Lendemains
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The Buttless Chaps, Cartography
C
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Cadence Weapon,
Afterparty Babies
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Cancer Bats,
Hail Destroyer
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Brendan Canning,
Something for All of Us
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Paul Cargnello, Bragging
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Castlemusic, You Can't Take Anyone
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Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
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Annabelle Chvostek,
Resilience
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City and Colour,
Bring Me Your Love
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Cœur de pirate,
Cœur de pirate
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Jason Collett,
Here's to Being Here
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Constantines,
Kensington Heights
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Antoine Corriveau, Entre quatre murs
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Crystal Castles,
Crystal Castles
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Isabelle Cyr, Isabelle Cyr
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D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
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Said The Whale,
Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia
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Ron Sexsmith,
Exit Strategy of the Soul
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Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band,
13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
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Crystal Shawanda,
Dawn of a New Day
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Simple Plan,
Simple Plan
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Zal Sissokho, Silaba
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Sloan,
Parallel Play
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Snailhouse,
Lies on the Prize
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Spirit of the West,
Spirituality 1983-2008: The Consummate Compendium
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Stars,
Sad Robots
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The Stills,
Oceans Will Rise
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Jeffery Straker, Step Right Up
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Sweatshop Union,
Water Street
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V
W
Top hits on record
Top 10 albums
These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Peak position
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Sales
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Certification
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1
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Nickelback
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Dark Horse
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1
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480,000
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6× Platinum
[4]
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2
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Simple Plan
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Simple Plan
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2
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200,000
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Platinum
[5]
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3
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The Canadian Tenors
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The Canadian Tenors
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22
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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4
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Celine Dion
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My Love: Essential Collection
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2
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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5
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City and Colour
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Bring Me Your Love
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3
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80,000
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Platinum
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6
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Cœur de pirate
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Cœur de pirate
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N/A
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80,000
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Platinum
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7
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Sarah McLachlan
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Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
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3
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80,000
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Platinum
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8
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Theory of a Deadman
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Scars & Souvenirs
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2
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80,000
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Platinum
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9
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Sam Roberts
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Love at the End of the World
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1
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50,000
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Gold
[6]
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10
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Tara Oram
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Chasing the Sun
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8
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50,000
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Gold
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Top 10 American albums
Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Peak position
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Sales
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Certification
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1
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Lady Gaga
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The Fame
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1
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560,000
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7× Platinum
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2
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Taylor Swift
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Fearless
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1
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480,000
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6× Platinum
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3
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Kings of Leon
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Only by the Night
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2
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320,000
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4× Platinum
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4
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Pink
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Funhouse
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3
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250,000
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2× Platinum
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5
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Beyoncé
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I Am... Sasha Fierce
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6
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240,000
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3× Platinum
[7]
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6
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Britney Spears
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Circus
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1
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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7
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Guns N' Roses
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Chinese Democracy
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2
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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8
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Metallica
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Death Magnetic
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1
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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9
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Katy Perry
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One of the Boys
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6
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200,000
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2× Platinum
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10
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Lil Wayne
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Tha Carter III
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1
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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Top 5 British albums
Top International albums
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
Deaths
References
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^ Francis Hébert,
"Isabelle Cyr: Éponyme".
Voir, February 7, 2008.
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^ Brian Shultz,
"Jon McKiel, The Nature of Things". Punk News, February 12, 2008.
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^ Vish Khanna,
"Pas Chic Chic: Au Contraire".
Exclaim!, April 28, 2008.
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"Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from
the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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"Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results". Archived from
the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
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"Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from
the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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"Canadian album certifications – Beyonce – I Am...Sasha Fierce".
Music Canada.
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"Canadian album certifications – Adele – 19".
Music Canada.
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"Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". www.cria.ca. Archived from
the original on 2009-04-30.
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"Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Archived from
the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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"Canadian album certifications – Jesse Cook – Frontiers".
Music Canada.
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"Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-19.