This is a summary of the year 2013 in the Canadian music industry.
Events
Albums released
A
B
- Jason Bajada, Le résultat de mes bétises
- Alexis Baro, Blue Skin[5]
- Jill Barber, Chansons – January 29
- The Beaches, The Beaches
- Bear Mountain, XO
- Daniel Bélanger, Chic de ville – March 5
- The Besnard Lakes, Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO
- The Bicycles, Stop Thinking So Much
- Justin Bieber, Believe Acoustic – January 29
- Bleu Jeans Bleu, Haute couture
- Born Ruffians, Birthmarks – April 16[6]
- Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow – September 30
- Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass – July 9[7]
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
- The Sadies, Internal Sounds – September 17[26]
- Sarahmée, Sans détour
- Ron Sexsmith, Forever Endeavour
- Shad, Flying Colours – October 15[27]
- Shotgun Jimmie, Everything Everything
- Silverstein, This Is How the Wind Shifts – February 5
- Skinny Puppy, Weapon – May 28
- SNFU, Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You – October 24
- Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home
- The Strumbellas, We Still Move on Dance Floors – October 22[28]
- Suuns, Images du futur
- Swollen Members, Beautiful Death Machine – March 19
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V
W
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Top hits on record
The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.
Top 10 Canadian albums
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak
position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Celine Dion | Loved Me Back to Life | 1 | 320,000 | 4× Platinum[33] |
| 2 | Arcade Fire | Reflektor | 1 | 240,000[34][35] | 3× Platinum[36] |
| 3 | Johnny Reid | A Christmas Gift to You | 1 | 160,000[34] | 2× Platinum[37] |
| 4 | Michael Bublé | To Be Loved | 1 | 160,000[38] | 2× Platinum[39] |
| 5 | Drake | Nothing Was the Same | 1 | 108,000[34] | Platinum[40] |
| 6 | City and Colour | The Hurry and the Harm | 1 | 80,000[34][41] | Platinum[42] |
| 7 | Gord Bamford | Christmas in Canada | TBA | 80,000 | Platinum[43] |
| 8 | Hedley | Wild Life | 4 | 80,000[34] | Platinum[44] |
| 9 | Justin Bieber | Believe Acoustic | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[45] |
| 10 | Various Artists | MuchDance 2014 | N/A | 80,000 | Platinum[46] |
Top 10 International albums
| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak
position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | 1 | 320,000[34][47] | 4× Platinum[48] |
| 2 | Various Artists | Frozen | 1 | 240,000[49][50] | 3× Platinum[51] |
| 3 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[52] |
| 4 | Katy Perry | Prism | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[53] |
| 5 | Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[54] |
| 6 | Luke Bryan | Crash My Party | 1 | 160,000 | 2× Platinum[55] |
| 7 | Avicii | True | 2 | 80,000 | Platinum[56] |
| 8 | The Beatles | On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 | TBA | 80,000 | Platinum[57] |
| 9 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[58] |
| 10 | Black Sabbath | 13 | 1 | 80,000 | Platinum[59] |
Top 10 singles
| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak
position | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" | Blurred Lines | 1 | 720,000[34][60][61] | 9× Platinum[62] |
| 2 | Pitbull featuring Kesha | "Timber" | Meltdown | 1 | 560,000 | 7× Platinum[63] |
| 3 | Avicii | "Wake Me Up" | True | 2 | 523,000[34] | Platinum[64] |
| 4 | A Great Big World | "Say Something (A Great Big World song)" | Is There Anybody Out There? | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[65] |
| 5 | Pink featuring Nate Ruess | "Just Give Me a Reason" | The Truth About Love | 1 | 499,000[34] | 6× Platinum[66] |
| 6 | Lorde | "Royals" | Pure Heroine | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[67] |
| 7 | OneRepublic | "Counting Stars" | Native | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[68] |
| 8 | Passenger | "Let Her Go" | All the Little Lights | 5 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[69] |
| 9 | Pharrell Williams | "Happy" | G I R L | 1 | 480,000 | 6× Platinum[70] |
| 10 | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams | "Get Lucky" | Random Access Memories | 1 | 400,000 | 5× Platinum[71] |
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
Deaths
- January 7 – Kent Abbott, 32, rock musician (Grade)[73]
- January 15 – Yuli Turovsky, 73, Russian-born conductor and cellist (I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra)[74]
- January 25 – Normand Corbeil, 56, composer[75]
- March 6 – Stompin' Tom Connors, 77, country singer-songwriter[76]
- April 16 – Rita MacNeil, 68, country and folk singer-songwriter[77]
- April 17 – George Beverly Shea, 104, gospel musician[78]
- May 5 – Greg Quill, 66, Australian-born musician and music critic for the Toronto Star[79]
- May 8 – Bill Langstroth, 81, country music producer (Singalong Jubilee), inducted into Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2011).[80]
- June 2 – Mario Bernardi, 82, conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra[81]
- June 3 – Chris Levoir, 31, singer and guitarist for The Mark Inside[82]
- August 18 – Wes Dakus, 75, rock and rockabilly musician[83]
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