2011_in_Canadian_music
2011 in Canadian music
Overview of the events of 2011 in Canadian music
This is a summary of the year 2011 in the Canadian music industry.
February
- February 11 – Indie rock band Immaculate Machine formally announce their breakup.[1]
March
- March 27 – The 2011 Juno Awards, the 40th annual ceremony.[2]
June
- June 16 – Preliminary 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist is announced.[3]
July
- ChartAttack, a music website published by the longtime former Canadian music magazine Chart, suspends publication.[4]
August
- August 1 – Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs are announced as the winners of Rolling Stone's "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" competition for unsigned rock bands.[5]
September
- September 19 – Arcade Fire are announced as the winners of the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for their album The Suburbs.
November
- November 1 – Canadian entertainment news website andPOP acquires ChartAttack, announcing plans to revive it with expanded video content.[4]
A
- Adam and the Amethysts, Flickering Flashlight
- Arkells, Michigan Left – October 18
- Jann Arden, Uncover Me 2
- Armistice, Armistice – February 15[8]
- Austra, Feel It Break
B
- Jason Bajada, The Sound Your Life Makes
- Jill Barber, Mischievous Moon – April 5
- Justin Bieber, Under The Mistletoe
- Matthew Barber, Matthew Barber
- The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers
- Bernice, What Was That
- The Besnard Lakes, You Lived in the City
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and Queens
- Braids, Native Speaker – January 18[9]
- Les Breastfeeders, Dans la gueule des jours
- Michael Bublé, Christmas
- Bruce Peninsula, Open Flames
- Buck 65, 20 Odd Years – February 1
- The Burning Hell, Flux Capacitor
- Louise Burns, Mellow Drama
C
- Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid – October 25[10]
- Jennifer Castle, Castlemusic
- Cannon Bros., Firecracker/Cloudglow
- Lou Canon, Lou Canon – May 10[11]
- George Canyon, Better Be Home Soon
- Keshia Chanté, Night & Day – November 8
- City and Colour, Little Hell – June 7
- Code Pie, Love Meets Rage
- Cœur de pirate, Blonde – November 8[12]
- Antoine Corriveau, Saint-Maurice/Logan
- Cowboy Junkies, Demons – February 15[13]
- Jim Cuddy, Skyscraper Soul – September 27[14]
- Cuff the Duke, Morning Comes – October 4
- Isabelle Cyr and Yves Marchand, Pays d'abondance[15]
D
- The Dardanelles, The Eastern Light
- David Suzuki Foundation, Playlist for the Planet – March 22[16]
- Mark Davis, Eliminate the Toxins
- The Dears, Degeneration Street – February 15[17]
- The Deep Dark Woods, The Place I Left Behind – August 2
- Destroyer, Kaputt – January 25[18]
- Dinosaur Bones, My Divider
- Dog Day, Deformer
- Drake, Take Care – November 15
- D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
- Duchess Says, In a Fung Day T!
E
- Fred Eaglesmith, 6 Volts
- Elliott Brood, Days Into Years – September 27
- Emerson Drive, Decade of Drive – February 8[19]
- Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly, At Dawn – April 12
F
- Feist, Metals – October 4
- Christine Fellows, Femmes de chez nous – February 1[20]
G
- Galaxie, Tigre et diésel
- Gatineau, Karaoke king
- The Golden Seals, Increase the Sweetness
- Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch – January 7[21][22]
- Great Aunt Ida, Nuclearize Me
- Grey Kingdom, Eulogy of Her and Her and Her
- Emm Gryner, Northern Gospel
H
- Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital – June 28
- Ron Hawkins, Straitjacket Love
- Hey Rosetta!, Seeds – February 15[23]
- Rebekah Higgs, Odd Fellowship
- Hooded Fang, Tosta Mista
I
- Imaginary Cities, Temporary Resident
J
- Jorane, Une Sorcière comme les autres
- Junior Boys, It's All True
K
- Kellarissa, Moon of Neptune – March 29
- Koriass, Petites victoires
- K-os, Muchmusic Presents: K-os Live – October 4
L
- Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby – March 8[24]
- Salomé Leclerc, Sous les arbres
- Library Voices, Summer of Lust
- Lights, Siberia – October 4[25]
- Little Scream, The Golden Record – March 15
- Rob Lutes and Rob MacDonald, Live
- The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work – February 22[26]
M
- Catherine MacLellan, Silhouette
- Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye
- The Mahones, The Black Irish
- Catherine Major, Le désert des solitudes
- Kate Maki, Moonshine – May 24
- Kate Maki and Frederick Squire, Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide – March 22
- Malajube, La Caverne – April 19[27]
- Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune – September 27
- Memphis, Here Comes a City - March 8
- Patrice Michaud, Le Triangle des Bermudes
- Millimetrik, Around You; Influences
- Miracle Fortress, Was I the Wave?
- Monogrenade, Tantale
- Katie Moore, Montebello – February 1[28]
- The Most Serene Republic, Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts
- Mother Mother, Eureka – March 15[29]
- Krista Muir, Between Atoms
N
- New Country Rehab, New Country Rehab – January 11[30]
- Nickelback, Here and Now
O
- Oh Susanna, Soon the Birds – April 19
- Ohbijou, Metal Meets – September 27
- One Hundred Dollars, Songs of Man
- Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots
- Karim Ouellet, Plume
P
- The Pack A.D., Unpersons[31]
- Papermaps, Papermaps
- Joel Plaskett, EMERGENCYs, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrations
R
- Lee Reed, Emergency Broadcast
- Amanda Rheaume, Light of Another Day
- Robbie Robertson, How to Become Clairvoyant – April 5
- JF Robitaille, Calendar
- Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow – April 5
- The Rural Alberta Advantage, Departing – March 1[32]
S
- Sam Roberts Band, Collider – May 10[33]
- Sarahmée, Retox
- SATE, (S)cream
- Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer – March 1[34]
- Shotgun Jimmie, Transistor Sister
- Simple Plan, Get Your Heart On! – June 17
- Sloan, The Double Cross
- Snailhouse, Sentimental Gentleman – May 24
- Socalled, Sleepover – May 3
- Samantha Savage Smith, Tough Cookie
- Spring Breakup, It's Not You, it's Me
- Frederick Squire, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits – May 24
- Stars, The Bedroom Demos
- Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
- Jeffery Straker, under the soles of my shoes
- Sum 41, Screaming Bloody Murder – March 29
- Sunparlour Players, Us Little Devils – October 18
- Sweatshop Union, The Bill Murray EP – March 1
T
- Tasseomancy, Ulalume – August 30
- Theory of a Deadman, The Truth Is... - July 12
- Thus Owls, Harbours
- Timber Timbre, Creep on Creepin' On – April 5[35]
- Tire le coyote, Le Fleuve en huile
- The Trews, Hope & Ruin – April 12[36]
- Al Tuck, Under Your Shadow
- Kreesha Turner, Tropic Electric – November 15
V
- Chad VanGaalen, Diaper Island – May 17[37]
- Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same – Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die – November 15[38]
W
- The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning Stars
- Bry Webb, Provider – November 15[12]
- Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland), Whitehorse – August 30
- Graham Wright, Shirts vs. Skins
Y
- Ken Yates, The Backseat EP
- Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting – February 8[39]
Top 10 American albums
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way | 1 | 246,800[41][42] | 3× Platinum[43] |
| 2 | The Black Keys | El Camino | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[44] |
| 3 | LMFAO | Sorry for Party Rocking | 2 | 176,000[45] | 2× Platinum[46] |
| 4 | Bad Meets Evil | Hell: The Sequel | 1 | 88,950 | TBA |
| 5 | Bob Seger | Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets | TBA | 80,000 | Platinum[47] |
| 6 | Britney Spears | Femme Fatale | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[48] |
| 7 | Foo Fighters | Wasting Light | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[49] |
| 8 | Foster the People | Torches | 7 | 80,000 | Platinum[50] |
| 9 | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Watch the Throne | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[51] |
| 10 | Jennifer Lopez | Love? | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum[52] |
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Top 10 British albums
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adele | 21 | 1 | 1,270,000[53] | Diamond[54] |
| 2 | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[55] |
| 3 | Pink Floyd | Discovery | TBA | 160,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 4 | Adele | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | TBA | 100,000 | Diamond[56] |
| 5 | Florence and the Machine | Ceremonials | 4 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 6 | Radiohead | The King of Limbs | 5 | 40,000 | Gold |
| 7 | Susan Boyle | Someone to Watch Over Me | 6 | 40,000 | Gold[57] |
| 8 | George Harrison | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | TBA | 20,000 | 2× Platinum[58] |
| 9 | Jeff Beck | Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) | TBA | 10,000 | Platinum[59] |
| 10 | Amy Winehouse | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | 5 | TBA | TBA |
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Top 10 International albums
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Guetta | Nothing but the Beat | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[60] |
| 2 | Il Divo | Wicked Game | 11 | 40,000 | Gold[61] |
| 3 | Rihanna | Talk That Talk | 3 | 30,000 | TBA |
| 4 | Various Artists | Songs for Japan | 3 | 8,000 | TBA |
| 5 | Seether | Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray | 3 | 5,000[62] | TBA |
| 6 | The Script | Science & Faith | 6 | TBA | TBA |
| 7 | Tiësto | Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas | 7 | TBA | TBA |
| 8 | Andrea Bocelli | Concerto: One Night in Central Park | 16 | TBA | TBA |
| 9 | Chickenfoot | Chickenfoot III | 19 | TBA | TBA |
| 10 | Lykke Li | Wounded Rhymes | 19 | TBA | TBA |
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Top 10 Singles
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| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | "Moves like Jagger" | Hands All Over | 1 | 640,000 | 8× Platinum[63] |
| 2 | Gotye featuring Kimbra | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Making Mirrors | 1 | 639,000[64] | TBA |
| 3 | Adele | "Someone like You" | 21 | 2 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum[65] |
| 4 | fun. featuring Janelle Monáe | "We Are Young" | Some Nights | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum[66] |
| 5 | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer | "Give Me Everything" | Planet Pit | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum[67] |
| 6 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | "Can't Hold Us" | The Heist | 2 | 554,000[64] | 4× Platinum[68] |
| 7 | Awolnation | "Sail" | Megalithic Symphony | 48 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[69] |
| 8 | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | "Party Rock Anthem" | Sorry for Party Rocking | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 9 | Adele | "Set Fire to the Rain" | 21 | 2 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum[70] |
| 10 | Flo Rida | "Good Feeling" | Wild Ones | 2 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum[71] |
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Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
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- January 18 – Antonín Kubálek, classical pianist
- February 11 – Bad News Brown, 33, rapper and harmonica player
- March 22 – Victor Bouchard, pianist and composer
- April 6 – John Bottomley, singer-songwriter
- May 13 – Jack Richardson, record producer
- May 28 – Alys Robi, jazz singer
- June 9 – Claude Léveillée, 78, composer and chansonnier
- June 23 – Gaye Delorme, guitarist
- July 10 – Pierrette Alarie, opera singer
- August 7 – Jiří Traxler, jazz pianist
- December 22 – David Gold, heavy metal singer (Woods of Ypres)
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- "Video Saves the Radio Star – Online Video Poised to Revive Indie Music Site" Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. MediaCaster, November 1, 2011.
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- "Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy Announces New Solo LP". Exclaim!, August 4, 2011.
- Marie-Josée Montminy, "Isabelle Cyr et Yves Marchand proposent Pays d'abondance". Le Nouvelliste, January 13, 2012.
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- "Country Stars Emerson Drive Announce 33-City Canadian Tour And Hits Package". Emerson Drive official website. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
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- "New Country Rehab not your grandaddy’s bluegrass". Guelph Mercury, January 12, 2011.
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