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This is a summary of the year 2015 in the
Canadian music industry.
Events
Bands formed
Albums released
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BADBADNOTGOOD with
Ghostface Killah, Sour Soul – February 17
[4]
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Barenaked Ladies,
Silverball – June 2
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Alexis Baro, Guilty Pleasure
[5]
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Justin Bieber,
Purpose
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The Blue Stones,
Black Holes - October 20
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Philippe Brach, Portraits de famine
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Braids,
Deep in the Iris – April 28
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Dean Brody,
Gypsy Road – April 21
[6]
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Burnstick, Dream Big, Little One / Fais de beaux rêves, petit ange
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Spencer Burton, Some That Were, Some That Are and Some That Will Be
C
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Kathryn Calder, Kathryn Calder
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Cancer Bats, Searching for Zero – March 10
[4]
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Cannon Bros., Dream City
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Alessia Cara, Four Pink Walls – August 28
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Casper Skulls, Lips & Skull
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Chic Gamine, Light a Match
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Annabelle Chvostek, Be the Media – April 30
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Cindy Lee, Act of Tenderness
- Cindy Lee, Malenkost
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City and Colour,
If I Should Go Before You – October 9
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Tom Cochrane, Take It Home – February 10
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Cœur de pirate, Roses – August 28
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Concealer, feted:fetid
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Louis-Jean Cormier, Les Grandes artères – March 23
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Corridor, Le Voyage Éternel
D
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Danko Jones, Fire Music – February 6
[7]
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Thomas D'Arcy, Fooled You Twice
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Dear Rouge, Black to Gold
[8]
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The Dears, Times Infinity Volume One – September 25
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Mac DeMarco, Demos Volume One – January 20
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Destroyer,
Poison Season – August 28
[8]
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Devours, Avalon
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Digawolf, Great Northern Man
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Dilly Dally, Sore
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Alan Doyle, So Let's Go
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Drake,
If You're Reading This It's Too Late – February 14
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F
G
H
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Half Moon Run,
Sun Leads Me On – October 23
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Harrison, Colors
[11]
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Ron Hawkins and the Do Good Assassins, Garden Songs – February 3
[7]
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Hayden, Hey Love – March 24
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Hedley,
Hello
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Hello, Blue Roses, WZO – February
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The High Dials, In the AM Wilds – February 3
[7]
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Hilotrons, To Trip with Terpsichore
[7]
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Hollerado,
111 Songs – March 24
[7]
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Andrew Hyatt, Never Back Down
J
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L
M
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Majical Cloudz, Are You Alone?
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Catherine Major, La maison du monde
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Dan Mangan + Blacksmith,
Club Meds – January 13
[8]
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Cory Marks,
This Man – May 26
[14]
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Kalle Mattson, Avalanche
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Michelle McAdorey, Into Her Future – October 30
[15]
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Linda McRae, Shadow Trails
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Shawn Mendes,
Handwritten
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Metric, Pagans in Vegas – September 18
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METZ, METZ II
[4]
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Ariane Moffatt, 22h22
[3]
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Moka Only, Voice of the Misfits – December 31
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The Most Serene Republic, Mediac – November 13
N
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P
R
S
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Buffy Sainte-Marie,
Power in the Blood – May 12
[16]
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Natasha St-Pier, Mon Acadie – October 2
[17]
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Samantha Savage Smith, Fine Lines – January 27
[8]
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Ivana Santilli, Late Night Light – March 10
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Saint Asonia,
Saint Asonia (album) – June 31
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Sarahmée, Légitime
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Lorraine Segato, Invincible Decency
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Ron Sexsmith,
Carousel One – March 31
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Siskiyou, Nervous – January 20
[4]
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Zal Sissokho, Marcus Viana and Ibrahima Gaye, Famalé
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Slim Twig, Thank You for Sticking with Twig – August 7
[7]
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Les Sœurs Boulay, 4488 de l'amour
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Top hits on record
The lists are updated weekly through
Nielsen Soundscan.
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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Yoan
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Yoan
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1
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90,000
[22]
[23]
[24]
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Gold
[25]
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2
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Mumford & Sons
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Wilder Mind
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1
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40,000
[26]
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TBA
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3
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Drake
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If You're Reading This It's Too Late
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1
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37,000
[27]
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TBA
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4
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Various Artists
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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1
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26,200
[27]
[28]
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Gold
[29]
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5
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Kendrick Lamar
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To Pimp a Butterfly
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1
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21,000
[30]
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TBA
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6
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Jean Leloup
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À Paradis City
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1
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21,000
[31]
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Gold
[32]
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7
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Madonna
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Rebel Heart
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1
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20,400
[22]
[33]
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TBA
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8
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Florence and the Machine
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How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
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1
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19,000
[34]
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TBA
|
9
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Of Monsters and Men
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Beneath the Skin
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1
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16,000
[35]
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TBA
|
10
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Various Artists
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La Voix III
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1
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15,300
[36]
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TBA
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Singles
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
Deaths
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"Acadian Singer Natasha St-Pier Criticized over Depiction of First Nations Culture".
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