2012 in Canadian music

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The lists are updated weekly through Jam! and Nielsen Soundscan.[23]

Top 10 Canadian albums

Rank Artist Album Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Celine Dion Sans attendre 1 209,000[24] 3x Platinum[25]
2 Justin Bieber Believe 1 179,000[24][26][27] 2x Platinum[28]
3 Various Artists Star Académie 2012 1 156,000[24][29] 2x Platinum[30]
4 Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 1 132,000[24][31][32] Platinum[33]
5 Johnny Reid Fire It Up 2 80,000 Platinum[34]
5 Marie-Mai Miroir 2 80,000 Platinum[35]
5 Serena Ryder Harmony 11 80,000 Platinum[36]
5 The Sheepdogs The Sheepdogs 1 80,000 Platinum[37]
5 The Tenors Lead With Your Heart 3 80,000 Platinum[38]
5 Various Artists Star Académie Noel TBA 80,000 Platinum[39]

Top 10 American albums

Rank Artist Album Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Taylor Swift Red 1 320,000[40] 4x Platinum[41]
2 Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox 2 240,000 3x Platinum[42]
3 Imagine Dragons Night Visions 4 240,000[43] 3x Platinum[44]
4 Pink The Truth About Love 1 240,000 3x Platinum[45]
5 Lana Del Rey Born to Die 3 160,000 2x Platinum[46]
6 The Lumineers The Lumineers 5 160,000 2x Platinum[47]
7 Carrie Underwood Blown Away 1 80,000[48][49][50] Platinum[51]
8 Florida Georgia Line Here's to the Good Times 8 80,000 Platinum[52]
9 Fun. Some Nights 5 80,000 Platinum[53]
10 Jack White Blunderbuss 1 80,000 Platinum[54]

Top 10 British albums

Rank Artist Album Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Mumford & Sons Babel 1 400,000[24][55] 5x Platinum[56]
2 One Direction Take Me Home 1 240,000[24] 3x Platinum[57]
3 Rod Stewart Merry Christmas, Baby 1 240,000[24] 3x Platinum[58]
4 One Direction Up All Night 1 234,000[24] 3x Platinum[59]
5 Ed Sheeran + 5 160,000 2x Platinum[60]
6 Led Zeppelin Celebration Day 4 160,000 2x Platinum[61]
7 Muse The 2nd Law 2 80,000 Platinum[62]
8 One Direction Up All Night: The Live Tour 1 60,000 5x Platinum[63]
9 Alt-J An Awesome Wave TBA 40,000 Gold[64]
9 Calvin Harris 18 Months 8 40,000 Gold[65]

Top 10 International albums

Rank Artist Album Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Of Monsters and Men My Head Is an Animal 5 160,000 2x Platinum[66]
2 Rihanna Unapologetic 1 80,000 Platinum[67]
2 Various Artists 2012 Grammy Nominees TBA 80,000 Platinum[68]
4 Gotye Making Mirrors 5 40,000 Gold[69]
4 Various Artists The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack TBA 40,000 Gold[70]
4 Various Artists Rock of Ages: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack TBA 40,000 Gold[71]
7 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded 1 17,300[72] TBA
8 The Cranberries Roses 6 3,100[73] TBA
9 Various Artists Now! 20 2 TBA TBA
10 Sigur Rós Valtari 4 TBA TBA

Top 10 Singles

Rank Artist Song Album Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" Curiosity & Kiss 1 640,000 8x Platinum[74]
2 Imagine Dragons "Radioactive" Night Visions 5 560,000 7x Platinum[75]
3 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Thrift Shop" The Heist 1 560,000 7x Platinum[76]
4 Maroon 5 "One More Night" Overexposed 2 480,000 6x Platinum[77]
5 Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven" Unorthodox Jukebox 1 400,000 5x Platinum[78]
6 Flo Rida "Whistle" Wild Ones 1 400,000 5x Platinum[79]
7 Fun. "Some Nights" Some Nights 4 400,000 5x Platinum[80]
8 The Lumineers "Ho Hey" The Lumineers 2 400,000 5x Platinum[81]
9 Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa "Payphone" Overexposed 1 400,000 5x Platinum[82]
10 Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait" Babel 9 400,000 5x Platinum[83]

Deaths

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Karkwa Plot Live Album, Announce Hiatus". Exclaim!, December 14, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Exclaim!'s 20 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2012". Exclaim!, January 3, 2012.
  5. "Dave Bidini's Bidiniband Reveal 'In the Rock Hall'". Exclaim!, December 12, 2011.
  6. "Change of Heart Reveal 'There You Go '82-'97' Retrospective". Exclaim!, August 8, 2012.
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  14. "Plants and Animals to release The End of That on February 28, 2012; first single Lightshow". Hour Community, November 30, 2011.
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  18. "Shout Out Out Out Out Announce 'Spanish Moss and Total Loss' Album, Share New Single". Exclaim!, March 7, 2012.
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  21. "'Have Not Been the Same' Gathers Rare and Unreleased Material from Sloan, Skydiggers, the Pursuit of Happiness for Charity Comp". Exclaim!, October 10, 2012.
  22. "The Wooden Sky Unveil New LP, North American Tour". Exclaim!, December 13, 2011.
  23. http://nielsen.com/content/dam/nielsen/en_ca/documents/pdf/newsletters/billboard_canadian-update/nielsen%20music%20canadian%20update.pdf
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  36. "Canadian album certifications – Serena Ryder – Harmony". Music Canada.
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  38. "Canadian album certifications – The Canadian Tenors – Lead With Your Heart". Music Canada.
  39. "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Star Académie Noel". Music Canada.
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  52. "Canadian album certifications – Florida Georgia Line – Here's to the Good Times". Music Canada.
  53. "Canadian album certifications – Fun. – Some Nights". Music Canada.
  54. "Canadian album certifications – Jack White – Blunderbuss". Music Canada.
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  57. "Canadian album certifications – One Direction – Take Me Home". Music Canada.
  58. "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Merry Christmas, Baby". Music Canada.
  59. "Canadian album certifications – One Direction – Up All Night". Music Canada.
  60. "Canadian album certifications – Ed Sheeran – +". Music Canada.
  61. "Canadian album certifications – Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day". Music Canada.
  62. "Canadian album certifications – Muse – The 2nd Law". Music Canada.
  63. "Canadian video certifications – One Direction – Up All Night - The Live Tour". Music Canada.
  64. "Canadian album certifications – Alt-J – An Awesome Wave". Music Canada.
  65. "Canadian album certifications – Calvin Harris – 18 Months". Music Canada.
  66. "Canadian album certifications – Of Monsters and Men – My Head Is an Animal". Music Canada.
  67. "Canadian album certifications – Rihanna – Unapologetic". Music Canada.
  68. "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – 2012 Grammy Nominees". Music Canada.
  69. "Canadian digital certifications – Gotye – Making Mirrors". Music Canada.
  70. "Canadian album certifications – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". Music Canada.
  71. "Canadian album certifications – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Rock of Ages". Music Canada.
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  75. "Canadian digital download certifications – Imagine Dragons – Radioactive". Music Canada.
  76. "Canadian digital download certifications – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop". Music Canada.
  77. "Canadian digital download certifications – Maroon 5 – One More Night". Music Canada.
  78. "Canadian digital download certifications – Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven". Music Canada.
  79. "Canadian digital download certifications – Flo Rida – Whistle". Music Canada.
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  81. "Canadian digital download certifications – The Lumineers – Ho Hey". Music Canada.
  82. "Canadian digital download certifications – Maroon 5 – Payphone". Music Canada.
  83. "Canadian digital download certifications – Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait". Music Canada.
  84. "Parachute Club's Billy Bryans dies at 62". CBC News (Toronto). 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  85. "Sam the Record Man funeral today". CBC News, September 25, 2012.
Preceded by
2011 in Canadian music
Canadian music
2012
Succeeded by
2013 in Canadian music
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