2014_in_Canadian_music
2014 in Canadian music
Overview of the events of 2014 in Canadian music
This is a summary of the year 2014 in the Canadian music industry.
- March 23 – Arcade Fire's video for "Afterlife", directed by Emily Kai Bock, wins the 2014 Prism Prize.[1]
- March 30 – Juno Awards of 2014
- April – 2014 East Coast Music Awards
- June 19 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize is announced.[2]
- July 15 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced.[2]
- September 22 – Tanya Tagaq wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism.[3]
- November 29 – 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards
A
- Alvvays, Alvvays – July 22
- Matt Andersen, Weightless – January 28[4]
- Jann Arden, Everything Almost – April 29
- Arkells, High Noon – August 5
- Rich Aucoin, Ephemeral – September 9[5]
- Austra, Habitat (EP) – June 17
- Ayrad, Ayrad – October 28
B
- Philippe B, Ornithologie, la nuit – April[4]
- BadBadNotGood, III – May 6[4]
- Bahamas, Bahamas Is Afie – August 19[6]
- Del Barber, Prairieography – February 4[4]
- Jill Barber, Fool's Gold – June 17
- Matthew Barber, Big Romance – May 27[4]
- The Barr Brothers, Sleeping Operator – October 7[7]
- Barzin, To Live Alone in That Long Summer – February 24
- Bobby Bazini, Where I Belong – May 10
- The Beaches, Heights
- Bend Sinister, Animals – March 11[4]
- Ridley Bent, Wildcard
- Art Bergmann, Songs for the Underclass – August 26[8]
- Bidiniband, The Motherland – May 29[9]
- Big Wreck, Ghosts – June 10
- Billy Talent, Hits – November 4[10]
- The Birthday Massacre, Superstition – November 11
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, South – January 14[4]
- Blue Moon Marquee, Lonesome Hearts and Last Dollar
- Blue Rodeo, A Merrie Christmas to You – November 4[10]
- Isabelle Boulay, Merci Serge Reggiani
- Philippe Brach, La foire et l'ordre
- Buck 65, Neverlove – September 30[5]
- Buck 65 with Jorun Bombay, Laundromat Boogie – September 29
- Spencer Burton, Don't Let the World See Your Love
- Matthew Byrne, Hearts and Heroes
C
- Steph Cameron, Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
- Paul Cargnello, The Hardest Part Is You May Never Know
- Caribou, Our Love – October 7[7]
- Jennifer Castle, Pink City – September 2[11]
- Chic Gamine, Christmas, Vol. 1
- Chromeo, White Women – April[4]
- Cœur de pirate, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 5 – January 14[4]
- Adam Cohen, We Go Home – September 16[5]
- Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems – September 23[5]
- Cold Specks, Neuroplasticity – August 26
- Antoine Corriveau, Les Ombres longues
- Cousins, The Halls of Wickwire – May 13[12]
- Rose Cousins, Stray Birds – September 2[5]
- Amelia Curran, They Promised You Mercy – November 4[10]
D
- Danko Jones, Garage Rock – April 8[4]
- deadmau5, (1<2) – June 17
- Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World – September 9[5]
- Tony Dekker, Sings 10 Years of Zunior – August 5[13]
- Mac DeMarco, Salad Days – April 1[4]
- Devours, 24th & Main
- Digging Roots, For the Light
- Celine Dion, Céline une seule fois / Live 2013 – May 16
- Dirty Beaches, Stateless – November 4[14]
- Down With Webster, Party For Your Life – January 28
- Gordon Downie and The Sadies, And the Conquering Sun – April 15[4]
- Kevin Drew, Darlings – March 18[4]
- Victoria Duffield, Accelerate – June 3
- Durham County Poets, Chikkaboodah Stew
E
- Eccodek, Singing in Tongues
- Elephant Stone, The Three Poisons – August 26
- Elliott Brood, Work and Love – October 21[7]
- Quique Escamilla, 500 Years of Night
F
- Christine Fellows, Burning Daylight – September 23[15]
- Michael Feuerstack, Singer Songer – April 29[16]
- Serge Fiori, Serge Fiori – March 11
- Jeremy Fisher, The Lemon Squeeze – May 13[4]
- Frazey Ford, Indian Ocean – October 14[7]
- Fucked Up, Glass Boys – June 3[4]
G
- Gob, Apt. 13 – August 26
- Jenn Grant, Clairvoyant – May 9[17]
- Jenn Grant, Compostela – October 21[18]
- Emm Gryner, Torrential – April 8[4]
H
- Kevin Hearn, Days in Frames – November 25[10]
- Ryan Hemsworth, Alone for the First Time – November 4[10]
- Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight – October 21[7]
- The Hidden Cameras, Age – January 21[4]
- Matt Holubowski, Ogen, Old Man
I
- In-Flight Safety, Conversationalist – September 9[5]
J
K
- Mo Kenney, In My Dreams
- Kiesza, Sound of a Woman – October 21[7]
- Diana Krall, Wallflower – September 9[20]
- Nicholas Krgovich, On Sunset[21]
- Kyprios, Midnight Sun
L
- Lisa LeBlanc, Highways, Heartaches and Time Well Wasted – November 4[10]
- Salomé Leclerc, 27 fois l'aurore
- Library Voices, For John
- Lights, Little Machines – September 23[5]
- Lowell, I Killed Sara V – February
- Lowell, We Loved Her Dearly – September
M
- Madchild, Switched On
- Magic!, Don't Kill the Magic – July 1
- Jay Malinowski & the Deadcoast, Martel – February 11[4]
- Marie-Mai, M – May 12
- John Mann, The Waiting Room
- Kalle Mattson, Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold – February 11[4]
- Eamon McGrath, Exile, Part 2 – March 11[4]
- Sarah McLachlan, Shine On – May 6
- The Meligrove Band, Bones of Things – November 18[22]
- Patrice Michaud, Le Feu de chaque jour
- Millimetrik, Lonely Lights (LP), Remixed Lights (EP)
- Moist, Glory Under Dangerous Skies – October 7
- Monogrenade, Composite – February 4[23]
- Mother Mother, Very Good Bad Thing – November 4[10]
- Mounties, Thrash Rock Legacy – March 4[24]
- Miranda Mulholland, Whipping Boy
N
- The New Mendicants, Into the Lime – January 28[25]
- The New Pornographers, Brill Bruisers – August 26[26]
- Justin Nozuka, Ulysees – April 15
- NQ Arbuckle, The Future Happens Anyway – April 29[27]
O
- The OBGMs, The OBGMs
- Oh Susanna, Namedropper – October 7[7]
- Old Man Luedecke, I Never Sang Before I Met You – February 4[4]
- The Olympic Symphonium, Chance to Fate – March 18[4]
- Orange O'Clock, Crazy Carnival
P
- The Pack A.D., Do Not Engage – January 28[4]
- Owen Pallett, In Conflict – May 13[4]
- Pascale Picard Band, All Things Pass – April 18
- Philémon Cimon, L'Été
- Pink Mountaintops, Get Back – April 29[4]
- Dany Placard, Santa Maria
- The Provincial Archive, It's All Shaken Wonder
- PS I Love You, For Those Who Stay – July 22
R
- Radio Radio, Ej feel zoo – March 18[4]
- Raised By Swans, Öxnadalur – November 1
- Alyssa Reid, Timebomb – February 11
- Reuben and the Dark, Funeral Sky
- Alejandra Ribera, La Boca – February 4[4]
- The Road Hammers, Wheels – June 1
- Sam Roberts Band, Lo-Fantasy – February 11[4]
- Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Wayfarer
- The Rural Alberta Advantage, Mended with Gold – September 30[28]
- Rush, R40 – November 11[10]
- Justin Rutledge, Daredevil – April 22[29]
S
- Julien Sagot, Valse 333
- Sargeant X Comrade, Salvage the Soul[30]
- Saukrates, Amani – September 23[5]
- Crystal Shawanda, The Whole World's Got the Blues
- Skinny Puppy, The Greater Wrong of the Right (reissue) – January 28[4]
- Sloan, Commonwealth – September 9[5]
- Dallas Smith, Lifted - November 25
- Dallas Smith, Tippin' Point (EP) – March 4
- Meaghan Smith, Have a Heart
- Solvent, New Ways: Music from "I Dream of Wires" – February 11[4]
- Souldia, Krime grave
- The Stanfields, For King and Country
- Stars, No One Is Lost – October 14[7]
- Sunparlour Players, The Living Proof – April 8[4]
- Swollen Members, Brand New Day – June 17
T
- Tanya Tagaq, Animism – May 27[31]
- The Tea Party, The Ocean at the End – June 24[32]
- Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything – January 21[4]
- Theory of a Deadman, Savages – July 29
- Thus Owls, Turning Rocks – April 8[4]
- Timber Timbre, Hot Dreams – April 1[4]
- Tokyo Police Club, Forcefield – March 25[4]
- The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely (reissue) – November 17[33]
- The Trews, The Trews – April 22
U
- Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Advanced Basics – February 11
- Un Blonde, Tenet
V
- Rosie Valland, Rosie Valland
- Chad VanGaalen, Shrink Dust – April 29[4]
- Various Artists, Native North America, Vol. 1 – November 25[34]
- Roch Voisine, My Very Best – February 11
W
- Rufus Wainwright, Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright – March 4[4]
- Wake Owl, The Private World of Paradise – March 4[35]
- Weaves, Weaves EP
- Bry Webb, Free Will – May 20[4]
- The Wet Secrets, Free Candy – February 4[4]
- Whitehorse, Éphémère sans repère – April 1[36]
- WHOOP-Szo, Qallunaat/Odemin
- Royal Wood, The Burning Bright – March 4[4]
- The Wooden Sky, Let's Be Ready – September 2[37]
Y
- Nikki Yanofsky, Little Secret – May 6
- You+Me, rose ave. – October 14
- Neil Young, A Letter Home – April 19
Z
The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.
Albums
Top 10 Canadian albums
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Bazini | Where I Belong | 1 | 102,000[38] | Gold[39] |
| 2 | Serge Fiori | Serge Fiori | 1 | 99,000[40] | Gold[41] |
| 3 | Nickelback | No Fixed Address | 2 | 80,000[40][42] | Platinum[43] |
| 4 | Leonard Cohen | Popular Problems | 1 | 68,000[40][44][45] | Gold[46] |
| 5 | Sarah McLachlan | Shine On | 1 | 45,000[47] | Gold[48] |
| 6 | Bryan Adams | Tracks of My Years | 1 | 40,000[45] | Gold[49] |
| 7 | Isabelle Boulay | Merci Serge Reggiani | N/A | 40,000 | Gold[50] |
| 8 | Marie-Mai | M | 2 | 40,000[51] | Gold[52] |
| 9 | Various Artists | Just the Hits 2014 | N/A | 40,000 | Gold[53] |
| 10 | Various Artists | La Voix II | 2 | 40,000[54] | Gold[55] |
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Top 10 International albums
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | 1989 | 1 | 314,000[38][42][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63] | TBA |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | x | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[64] |
| 3 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[65] |
| 4 | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 1 | 117,000[40][54] | Platinum[66] |
| 5 | One Direction | Four | 1 | 98,000[40][42] | Platinum[67] |
| 6 | Pink Floyd | The Endless River | 1 | 89,000[40] | Platinum[68] |
| 7 | Ariana Grande | My Everything | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[69] |
| 8 | The Black Keys | Turn Blue | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[70] |
| 9 | Maroon 5 | V | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[71] |
| 10 | Pharrell Williams | G I R L | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum[72] |
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Singles
Top 10 Singles
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| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | "Uptown Funk" | Uptown Special | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum[73] |
| 2 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | 2 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[74] |
| 3 | Meghan Trainor | "All About That Bass" | Title | 1 | 480,000[44][45][57][75][76][77][78][79][80] | 6× Platinum[81] |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud" | x | 2 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum[82] |
| 5 | Sam Smith | "Stay with Me" | In the Lonely Hour | 1 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum[83] |
| 6 | Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea | "Problem" | My Everything | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[84] |
| 7 | Calvin Harris | "Summer" | Motion | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[85] |
| 8 | Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX | "Fancy" | The New Classic | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[86] |
| 9 | Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj | "Bang Bang" | Sweet Talker | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[87] |
| 10 | Ariana Grande featuring Zedd | "Break Free" | My Everything | 5 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[88] |
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Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
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- February 25 – Angèle Arsenault, singer-songwriter[90]
- February 26 – Georges Hamel, country music singer and songwriter[91]
- March 23 – Dave Brockie, heavy metal singer (Gwar)[92]
- March 25 – Bill Merritt, rock bassist and festival director, director of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, co-founder of the Winnipeg International Children's Festival[93]
- March 29 – Dave Gregg, punk guitarist (D.O.A.)[94]
- May 10 – Nash the Slash (Jeff Plewman), progressive rock musician[95]
- "Emily Kai Bock wins Prism Prize for Arcade Fire video". Global News, March 23, 2014.
- "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list" Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Aux, June 19, 2014.
- "Tanya Tagaq Wins 2014 Polaris Music Prize" Archived 2014-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, September 22, 2014.
- "2014 Canadian album releases: the full list" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, January 6, 2014.
- "Leonard Cohen to Death from Above 1979, 15 albums you need to hear in September" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, September 1, 2014.
- "Stars to Jenn Grant, 10 albums you need to hear in October" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, October 1, 2014.
- "Art Bergmann, 'Songs for the Underclass' (EP stream)". Exclaim!, August 13, 2014.
- "Stream The Motherland, the third album from BidiniBand" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, May 12, 2014.
- "Blue Rodeo to Rush, 10 albums you need to hear in November" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, November 3, 2014.
- "Cousins, 'The Halls of Wickwire'" Archived 2014-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, May 6, 2014.
- "First Play: Tony Dekker sings 10 years of Zunior" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, July 29, 2014.
- "Dirty Beaches calls it quits" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, October 28, 2014.
- "Michael Feuerstack & Associates, 'Singer Songer' (album stream)" Archived 2014-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, April 21, 2014.
- "Jenn Grant Taps Ron Sexsmith, Rose Cousins, Sarah Harmer for 'Compostela'". Exclaim!, September 9, 2014.
- "Jacksoul Details 'Greatest Hits' Compilation". Exclaim!, September 30, 2014.
- Alex Hudson, "Nicholas Krgovich Explores Los Angeles with 'On Sunset'". Exclaim!, July 17, 2014.
- "L'homme composite de Monogrenade". Le Devoir, February 1, 2014.
- "Mounties, 'Thrash Rock Legacy'". Exclaim!, February 25, 2014.
- "The New Mendicants 'Into the Lime' (album stream)" Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, January 20, 2014.
- "Justin Rutledge Ropes In Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize for Tragically Hip Covers Album" Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, January 30, 2014.
- Thomas Quinlan, "Sargeant & Comrade: Salvage the Soul EP". Exclaim!, May 8, 2014.
- "First Play: Tanya Tagaq, Animism" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, May 20, 2014.
- "The Tragically Hip Treat 'Fully Completely' to Deluxe Reissue, Perform Album in Full on Tour" Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, October 6, 2014.
- "Whitehorse, 'Éphémère sans repère'" Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, March 25, 2014.
- "Album Stream: The Wooden Sky – Let's Be Ready". CIND-FM, August 26, 2014.
- "Year-End Music Market Results for Canada by the Numbers | So where did the Canadian music market finish in 2014? FYI Music News lays it out like this: 1 - The number of Canadian artists that sold more than". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Nielsen: Taylor Swift Ruled Canada Despite Sagging Sales, Streaming Boom in 2014 | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- Cross, Alan (November 26, 2014). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 26 November 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 02 October 2014 | Yes, I'm late, but I spend all day yesterday flying back from London. Sorry about that. Here in Canada, year-to-date sales are now down by 6% over last". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 08 October 2014 | Yep, we're a couple of days late. Blame it on my travel schedule. It's always nice to see five debuts in the top ten (and hey, three from Canadian". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: May 14, 2014 | Last week, I talked to a lot of record guys at Canadian Music Week and most of them had the same lament: "All our bloody records are coming out in Q4! No". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 23 May 2014 | I'm a bit late again, but this time my excuse is that I'm on the other side of the International Date Line this week, which means I have no idea what day". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: May 28, 2014 | Wow! I'm on time this week! It can't last... The first half of the year has been tough when it comes to music sales, but considering that there's been a". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Yeah, Taylor Swift is Having a Good Day | I'll have more to say about this week's chart action in a separate post later today, but since I know you're concerned about the fortunes of Ms Taylor and". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- Cross, Alan (December 3, 2014). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: December 3, 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 17 December 2014 | There's no way around it: 2014 will be a down year for the music industry. But we already knew that, right? Yes, there's an upward holiday blip, be". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales and Analysis: 25 December 2014 | To the surprise of absolutely no one, this year will go into the books as a down year for the music industry. Canadian sales will be down around 6%". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 31 December 2014 | That's it for 2014. And it's another down year for music sales on both sides of the border, although it was less worse in Canada than it was in the US". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 17 Sept 2014 | How bad was it this week? Let's take a look. Actually, it's not terrible--at least in Canada. There were six new entries in the Top 10 this past week". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 25 September 2014 | First of all, let's establish once and for all why we're not going to see U2's Songs of Innocence on any charts until it gets a physical release on". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- Cross, Alan (October 15, 2014). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 15 October 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 29 October 2014 | I actually had this information last night, but I was too wrapped up in watching game seven of the World Series. Sorry about that. There are five debuts". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Weekly Music Sales and Analysis: 05 November 2014 | What a difference one superstar album release can make. Taylor Swift, the music industry thanks you. Overall album sales are 18% over last week, which is". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- Angèle Arsenault dies in Quebec Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Journal Pioneer, February 26, 2014.
- Georges Hamel s'éteint à 66 ans[usurped] . canoe.ca, February 27, 2014. (in French)
- Children's festival founder 'had a wonderful life'. Winnipeg Free Press, March 26, 2014.
- Former D.O.A. guitarist Dave Gregg reportedly dead. The Georgia Straight, March 31, 2014.
- "Bandaged rock violinist Nash the Slash, a.k.a. Jeff Plewman, dead at 66" Archived 2019-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. canada.com, May 12, 2014.
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