Overview of the events of 2011 in Canadian music
List of years in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2011 in the Canadian music industry .
Events
February
March
June
July ChartAttack , a music website published by the longtime former Canadian music magazine Chart , suspends publication.[ 4]
August
September
November November 1 – Canadian entertainment news website andPOP acquires ChartAttack, announcing plans to revive it with expanded video content.[ 4]
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Albums released
A
B Jason Bajada , The Sound Your Life Makes Jill Barber , Mischievous Moon – April 5Justin 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 Jerome Browne , The Road Is Dark Michael Bublé , Christmas Bruce Peninsula , Open Flames Buck 65 , 20 Odd Years 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 8City and Colour , Little Hell 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 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 [ 17] The Deep Dark Woods , The Place I Left Behind – August 2Destroyer , Kaputt – January 25[ 18] Dinosaur Bones , My Divider Dog Day , Deformer Drake , Take Care D-Sisive , Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye Duchess Says , In a Fung Day T!
E
F
G
H
I
J
K Kellarissa , Moon of Neptune – March 29Koriass , Petites victoires K-os , Muchmusic Presents: K-os Live – October 4
L
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 24Kate Maki and Frederick Squire , Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide Malajube , La Caverne – April 19[ 27] Dan Mangan , Oh Fortune Jon McKiel , Confidence Lodge (March);[ 28] Tonka War Cloud (October)[ 29] Memphis , Here Comes a City - March 8Patrice Michaud , Le Triangle des Bermudes Millimetrik , Around You ; Influences Miracle Fortress , Was I the Wave? Monogrenade , Tantale Katie Moore , Montebello – February 1[ 30] The Most Serene Republic , Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts Mother Mother , Eureka [ 31] Krista Muir , Between Atoms
N
O
P
R
S Sam Roberts Band , Collider [ 35] Sarahmée , Retox SATE , (S)cream Ron Sexsmith , Long Player Late Bloomer [ 36] Shotgun Jimmie , Transistor Sister Simple Plan , Get Your Heart On! – June 17Sloan , The Double Cross Snailhouse , Sentimental Gentleman – May 24Socalled , Sleepover – May 3Samantha Savage Smith , Tough Cookie Spring Breakup , It's Not You, it's Me Frederick Squire , Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits – May 24Stars , 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 29Sunparlour Players , Us Little Devils – October 18Sweatshop Union , The Bill Murray EP
T
V
W
Y
Top hits on record [ 42]
Top 10 American albums
Rank
Artist
Album
Peak
Sales
Certification
1
Lady Gaga
Born This Way 1
246,800[ 43] [ 44]
3× Platinum[ 45]
2
The Black Keys
El Camino 3
240,000
3× Platinum[ 46]
3
LMFAO
Sorry for Party Rocking 2
176,000[ 47]
2× Platinum[ 48]
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[ 49]
6
Britney Spears
Femme Fatale 1
80,000
Platinum[ 50]
7
Foo Fighters
Wasting Light 1
80,000
Platinum[ 51]
8
Foster the People
Torches 7
80,000
Platinum[ 52]
9
Jay-Z and Kanye West
Watch the Throne 1
80,000
Platinum[ 53]
10
Jennifer Lopez
Love? 2
80,000
Platinum[ 54]
Top 10 British albums
Rank
Artist
Album
Peak
Sales
Certification
1
Adele
21 1
1,270,000[ 55]
Diamond[ 56]
2
Coldplay
Mylo Xyloto 1
240,000
3× Platinum[ 57]
3
Pink Floyd
Discovery TBA 160,000
2× Platinum
4
Adele
Live at the Royal Albert Hall TBA 100,000
Diamond[ 58]
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[ 59]
8
George Harrison
George Harrison: Living in the Material World TBA 20,000
2× Platinum[ 60]
9
Jeff Beck
Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) TBA 10,000
Platinum[ 61]
10
Amy Winehouse
Lioness: Hidden Treasures 5
TBA TBA
Top 10 International albums
Top 10 Singles
Rank
Artist
Song
Album
Peak
Sales
Certification
1
Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
"Moves like Jagger "
Hands All Over 1
640,000
8× Platinum[ 65]
2
Gotye featuring Kimbra
"Somebody That I Used to Know "
Making Mirrors 1
639,000[ 66]
TBA
3
Adele
"Someone like You "
21 2
560,000
7× Platinum[ 67]
4
fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
"We Are Young "
Some Nights 1
560,000
7× Platinum[ 68]
5
Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo , Afrojack and Nayer
"Give Me Everything "
Planet Pit 1
560,000
7× Platinum[ 69]
6
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Can't Hold Us "
The Heist 2
554,000[ 66]
4× Platinum[ 70]
7
Awolnation
"Sail "
Megalithic Symphony 48
480,000
6× Platinum[ 71]
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[ 72]
10
Flo Rida
"Good Feeling "
Wild Ones 2
400,000
5× Platinum[ 73]
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
Deaths 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 )
See also
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