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Events
- 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
Bands on hiatus
Bands reformed
Albums released
A
- 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
- Bend Sinister, Animals - March 11[4]
- 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]
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, South - January 14[4]
- Blue Rodeo, A Merrie Christmas to You - November 4[10]
- Isabelle Boulay, Merci Serge Reggiani
- Buck 65, Neverlove - September 30[5]
- Buck 65 with Jorun Bombay, Laundromat Boogie - September 29
C
- Caribou, Our Love - October 7[7]
- Jennifer Castle, Pink City - September 2[11]
- 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
- 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]
- 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
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
- 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]
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]
- Kyprios, Midnight Sun
L
- Lisa LeBlanc, Highways, Heartaches and Time Well Wasted - November 4[10]
- 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
- 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[21]
- Moist, Glory Under Dangerous Skies - October 7
- Monogrenade, Composite - February 4[22]
- Mother Mother, Very Good Bad Thing - November 4[10]
- Mounties, Thrash Rock Legacy - March 4[23]
- Miranda Mulholland, Whipping Boy
N
- The New Mendicants, Into the Lime - January 28[24]
- The New Pornographers, Brill Bruisers - August 26[25]
- Justin Nozuka, Ulysees - April 15
- NQ Arbuckle, The Future Happens Anyway - April 29[26]
O
- 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]
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
- Pink Mountaintops, Get Back - April 29[4]
- 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
- Alejandra Ribera, La Boca - February 4[4]
- The Road Hammers, Wheels - June 1
- Sam Roberts Band, Lo-Fantasy - February 11[4]
- The Rural Alberta Advantage, Mended with Gold - September 30[27]
- Rush, R40 - November 11[10]
- Justin Rutledge, Daredevil - April 22[28]
S
- Saukrates, Amani - September 23[5]
- Skinny Puppy, The Greater Wrong of the Right (reissue) - January 28[4]
- Sloan, Commonwealth - September 9[5]
- Dallas Smith, Tippin' Point (EP) - March 4
- Meaghan Smith, Have a Heart
- Solvent, New Ways: Music from “I Dream of Wires” - February 11[4]
- 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[29]
- The Tea Party, The Ocean at the End - June 24[30]
- 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[31]
- The Trews, The Trews - April 22
U
- Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Advanced Basics - February 11
V
- Chad VanGaalen, Shrink Dust - April 29[4]
- Various Artists, Native North America, Vol. 1 - November 25[32]
- 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[33]
- Bry Webb, Free Will - May 20[4]
- The Wet Secrets, Free Candy - February 4[4]
- Whitehorse, Éphémère sans repère - April 1[34]
- Royal Wood, The Burning Bright - March 4[4]
- The Wooden Sky, Let's Be Ready - September 2[35]
Y
- Nikki Yanofsky, Little Secret - May 6
- You+Me, rose ave. - October 14
- Neil Young, A Letter Home - April 19
Z
Top hits on record
The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.
Albums
Top 10 Canadian albums
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Bazini | Where I Belong | 1 | 102,000[36] | Gold[37] |
| 2 | Serge Fiori | Serge Fiori | 1 | 99,000[38] | Gold[39] |
| 3 | Nickelback | No Fixed Address | 2 | 80,000[40][38] | Platinum[41] |
| 4 | Leonard Cohen | Popular Problems | 1 | 68,000[42][43][38] | Gold[44] |
| 5 | Sarah McLachlan | Shine On | 1 | 45,000[45] | Gold[46] |
| 6 | Bryan Adams | Tracks of My Years | 1 | 40,000[43] | Gold[47] |
| 7 | Isabelle Boulay | Merci Serge Reggiani | N/A | 40,000 | Gold[48] |
| 8 | Marie-Mai | M | 2 | 40,000[49] | Gold[50] |
| 9 | Various Artists | Just the Hits 2014 | N/A | 40,000 | Gold[51] |
| 10 | Various Artists | La Voix II | 2 | 40,000[52] | Gold[53] |
Top 10 International albums
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | 1989 | 1 | 314,000[54][55][56][40][57][58][59][60][61][36] | TBA |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | x | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[62] |
| 3 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[63] |
| 4 | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 1 | 117,000[52][38] | Platinum[64] |
| 5 | One Direction | Four | 1 | 98,000[40][38] | Platinum[65] |
| 6 | Pink Floyd | The Endless River | 1 | 89,000[38] | Platinum[66] |
| 7 | Ariana Grande | My Everything | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[67] |
| 8 | The Black Keys | Turn Blue | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[68] |
| 9 | Maroon 5 | V | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[69] |
| 10 | Pharrell Williams | G I R L | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum[70] |
Singles
Top 10 Singles
| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | "Uptown Funk" | Uptown Special | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum[71] |
| 2 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | 2 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[72] |
| 3 | Meghan Trainor | "All About That Bass" | Title | 1 | 480,000[73][74][75][42][43][76][77][78][55] | 6× Platinum[79] |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud" | x | 2 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum[80] |
| 5 | Sam Smith | "Stay with Me" | In the Lonely Hour | 1 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum[81] |
| 6 | Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea | "Problem" | My Everything | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[82] |
| 7 | Calvin Harris | "Summer" | Motion | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[83] |
| 8 | Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX | "Fancy" | The New Classic | 1 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[84] |
| 9 | Jessie J Feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj | "Bang Bang" | Sweet Talker | 3 | 240,000 | 3× Platinum[85] |
| 10 | Ariana Grande feat. Zedd | "Break Free" | My Everything | 5 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[86] |
Deaths
- February 25 – Angèle Arsenault, singer-songwriter[87]
- February 26 - Georges Hamel, country music singer and songwriter[88]
- March 23 - Dave Brockie, heavy metal singer (Gwar)[89]
- March 25 - Bill Merritt, rock bassist and festival director, director of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, co-founder of the Winnipeg International Children's Festival[90]
- March 29 - Dave Gregg, punk guitarist (D.O.A.)[91]
- May 10 - Nash the Slash (Jeff Plewman), progressive rock musician[92]
References
- ↑ "Emily Kai Bock wins Prism Prize for Arcade Fire video". Global News, March 23, 2014.
- 1 2 "Polaris Music Prize announces 2014 long list". Aux, June 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Tanya Tagaq Wins 2014 Polaris Music Prize". Exclaim!, September 22, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 "2014 Canadian album releases: the full list". CBC Music, January 6, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Leonard Cohen to Death from Above 1979, 15 albums you need to hear in September". CBC Music, September 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Hear Bahamas Rip Soulful Harmonies on Falsetto-Filled 'All the Time'". Spin, May 29, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Stars to Jenn Grant, 10 albums you need to hear in October". 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". CBC Music, May 12, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Blue Rodeo to Rush, 10 albums you need to hear in November". CBC Music, November 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Jennifer Castle Returns with 'Pink City' LP, Shares New Track". Exclaim!, June 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Cousins, 'The Halls of Wickwire'". Exclaim!, May 6, 2014.
- ↑ "First Play: Tony Dekker sings 10 years of Zunior". CBC Music, July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Dirty Beaches calls it quits". CBC Music, October 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Christine Fellows' latest work evolved from album to multimedia art project". Winnipeg Free Press, September 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Feuerstack & Associates, 'Singer Songer' (album stream)". Exclaim!, April 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Jenn Grant Collaborates with Buck 65, Covers Leonard Cohen on 'Clairvoyant' EP". Exclaim!, April 25, 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.
- ↑ "Diana Krall's New Album Will Hit Store Shelves This September". ET Canada, June 18, 2014.
- ↑ "The Meligrove Band Unveil 'Bones of Things' LP, Share New Track". Exclaim!, July 30, 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)". Exclaim!, January 20, 2014.
- ↑ "The New Pornographers Announce New Album Brill Bruisers, Share Title Track, Tour". Pitchfork, June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "NQ Arbuckle’s latest release reflects on mortality, dreams, loathing and life’s gravity". The Globe and Mail, April 25, 2014.
- ↑ "The Rural Alberta Advantage Announce 'Mended with Gold,' Premiere New Track". Exclaim!, July 8, 2014
- ↑ "Justin Rutledge Ropes In Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize for Tragically Hip Covers Album". Exclaim!, January 30, 2014.
- ↑ "First Play: Tanya Tagaq, Animism". CBC Music, May 20, 2014.
- ↑ "The Tea Party Are Ready To Release Their First New Album In A Decade". ET Canada, June 19, 2014.
- ↑ "The Tragically Hip Treat 'Fully Completely' to Deluxe Reissue, Perform Album in Full on Tour". Exclaim!, October 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Light in the Attic Unearths the Forgotten History of First Nations Music with 'Native North America' Compilation". Exclaim!, October 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Wake Owl Explore 'The Private World of Paradise' on Debut Album, Premiere New Single". Exclaim!, December 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Whitehorse, 'Éphémère sans repère'". Exclaim!, March 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Album Stream: The Wooden Sky – Let’s Be Ready". CIND-FM, August 26, 2014.
- 1 2 http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/year-end-music-market-results-canada-numbers/
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Bobby Bazini – Where I Belong". Music Canada.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6451045/nielsen-music-canada-report-2014-sales-streaming-data
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Serge Fiori – Serge Fiori". Music Canada.
- 1 2 3 Cross, Alan (November 26, 2014). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 26 November 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Nickelback – No Fixed Address". Music Canada.
- 1 2 http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-02-october-2014/
- 1 2 3 http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-08-october-2014/
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Leonard Cohen – Popular Problems". Music Canada.
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-may-14-2014/
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sarah McLachlan – Shine On". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Bryan Adams – Tracks of My Years". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Isabelle Boulay – Merci Serge Reggiani". Music Canada.
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-23-may-2014/
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Marie-Mai – M". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Just the Hits 2014 – Various Artists". Music Canada.
- 1 2 http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-may-28-2014/
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – La Voix II – Various Artists". Music Canada.
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/yeah-taylor-swift-good-day/
- 1 2 http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-12-november-2014/
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-19-november-2014/
- ↑ Cross, Alan (December 3, 2014). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: December 3, 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-17-december-2014/
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-analysis-25-december-2014/
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-31-december-2014/
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-08-january-2015/
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Ed Sheeran – X". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Coldplay – Ghost Stories". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – One Direction – Four". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Pink Floyd – The Endless River". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Ariana Grande – My Everything". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – The Black Keys – Turn Blue". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Maroon 5 – V". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Pharrell Williams – GIRL". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Hozier – Take Me to Church". Music Canada.
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-10-september-2014/
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-17-sept-2014/
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-25-september-2014/
- ↑ Cross, Alan (October 15, 2014). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 15 October 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-29-october-2014/
- ↑ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-analysis-05-november-2014/
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Sam Smith – Stay With Me". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Ariana Grande – Problem (Ft. Iggy Azalea)". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Calvin Harris – Summer". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Iggy Azalea – Fancy (Ft. Charli XCX)". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Jessie J – Bang Bang (Ft. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Ariana Grande – Break Free (Ft. Zedd)". Music Canada.
- ↑ Angèle Arsenault dies in Quebec. Journal Pioneer, February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Georges Hamel s'éteint à 66 ans. canoe.ca, February 27, 2014. (French)
- ↑ UPDATE: GWAR founder Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, found dead in Richmond home. WTVR-TV, March 24, 2014.
- ↑ 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". canada.com, May 12, 2014.
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