2010 in Canadian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that occurred in 2010 in Canadian music.

Events

January

• January 1 – Folk singer Lhasa de Sela dies in Montreal of breast cancer.
• January 19 – Folk singer Kate McGarrigle dies in Montreal.

April

• April 18
  • Devon Clifford, drummer for the indie rock band You Say Party! We Say Die! dies of complications from a brain hemorrhage he suffered two nights previous while performing onstage in Vancouver.
  • The 2010 Juno Awards^[1]

June

• June 17
  • The 2010 Polaris Music Prize 40-album longlist is announced.
  • The Broken Social Scene concert film This Movie Is Broken, directed by Bruce McDonald, premieres as part of Toronto's NXNE festival.^[2]
• June 29 - Rapper/singer Drake is sued by Playboy Enterprises over the use of the 1974 song "Fallin' In Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds in Drake's 2009 hit "Best I Ever Had." Playboy, which owns the rights to "Fallin' In Love," claims Drake used the song's sample without permission and is seeking to claim any profits made from the Drake single.^[3]

July

• July 6 – The Polaris Music Prize 10-album shortlist is announced.

September

• September 20 – Karkwa's album Les Chemins de verre wins the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.

Albums released

A

• The Acorn, No Ghost
• aKido, Gamechanger
• Annihilator, Annihilator^[4]
• Apollo Ghosts, Mount Benson
• Arcade Fire, The Suburbs^[5]

B

• Baby Eagle, Dog Weather
• Matthew Barber, True Believer
• Barenaked Ladies, All in Good Time^[6]
• The Beauties, The Beauties
• Bedouin Soundclash, Light the Horizon
• Ridley Bent, Rabbit on My Wheel
• The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
• Justin Bieber, My World 2.0^[7]
• Black Mountain, Wilderness Heart
• Born Ruffians, Say It
• Bran Van 3000, The Garden
• Brasstronaut, Mt. Chimaera
• Broken Social Scene, Forgiveness Rock Record^[8]
• Jim Bryson and The Weakerthans, The Falcon Lake Incident^[9]
• Buck 65, 20 Odd Years
• Basia Bulat, Heart of My Own^[10]

C

• Kathryn Calder, Are You My Mother?^[11]
• Paul Cargnello, La Course des loups
• Caribou, Swim
• Chromeo, Business Casual^[12]
• Jason Collett, Rat a Tat Tat^[13]
• Crash Karma, Crash Karma
• Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles^[14]

D

• Tanya Davis, Clocks and Hearts Keep Going
• Delerium, Remixed: The Definitive Collection
• Shawn Desman, Fresh
• Diamond Rings, Special Affections
• Dirty Circus, Alive and Well^[15]
• Fefe Dobson, Joy^[16]
• Luke Doucet, Steel City Trawler^[17]
• Gordon Downie, The Grand Bounce^[18]
• Drake, Thank Me Later^[19]
• D-Sisive, Vaudeville

E

• Elephant Stone, The Glass Box
• Elise Estrada, Here Kitty Kittee

F

• Frazey Ford, Obadiah
• Forest City Lovers, Carriage^[20]
• Frog Eyes, Paul's Tomb: A Triumph

G

• Hannah Georgas, This Is Good^[21]
• Ghostkeeper, Ghostkeeper
• Gigi, Maintenant
• The Golden Dogs, Coat of Arms
• Gonzales, Ivory Tower
• Jenn Grant, Songs for Siigoun
• Emm Gryner, Gem and I^[22]
• Jim Guthrie, Now, More Than Ever (Extended Edition)

H

• Sarah Harmer, Oh Little Fire^[23]
• Holy Fuck, Latin
• Hot Hot Heat, Future Breeds^[24]
• Hot Panda, How Come I'm Dead?
• Huron, Huron

I

• Chin Injeti, D'tach

J

• Japandroids, No Singles

K

• Karkwa, Les Chemins de verre
• Kyrie Kristmanson, Origin of Stars

L

• Land of Talk, Cloak and Cipher
• Richard Laviolette and the Oil Spills, All of Your Raw Materials
• Library Voices, Denim on Denim

M

• Ryan MacGrath, Cooper Hatch Paris^[25]
• Emma McKenna, Run With It
• Sarah McLachlan, Laws of Illusion^[26]
• Greg MacPherson, Mr. Invitation
• Kate Maki, Two Song Wedding^[27]
• Martha and the Muffins, Delicate
• Michou, Cardona
• Ruth Minnikin, Depend on This
• Ariane Moffatt, Trauma: Chansons de la série télé
• The Mohawk Lodge, Crimes
• Ruth Moody, The Garden
• The Most Serene Republic, Fantasick Impossibliss
• The Mountains and the Trees, I Made This for You

N

• The New Pornographers, Together^[28]
• No Kids, Judy at the Grove

O

• Old Man Luedecke, My Hands Are on Fire and Other Love Songs
• Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, And Now We Sing
• Jenny Omnichord, All Our Little Bones

P

• The Pack A.D., We Kill Computers
• Steven Page, Page One
• Owen Pallett, Heartland^[29]
• Pigeon Hole, Age Like Astronauts^[15]
• Plants and Animals, La La Land^[30]
• Po' Girl, Follow Your Bliss
• Ghislain Poirier, Running High
• The Provincial Archive, Maybe We Could Be Holy

R

• Radio Radio, Belmundo Regal
• Rah Rah, Breaking Hearts
• Raised by Swans, No Ghostless Place
• Johnny Reid, A Place Called Love
• Daniel Romano, Workin' for the Music Man
• The Russian Futurists, The Weight's on the Wheels
• Justin Rutledge, The Early Widows^[31]

S

• The Sadies, Darker Circles
• The Salteens, Grey Eyes
• Samian, Face à la musique
• John K. Samson, Provincial Road 222^[32]
• Ivana Santilli, Santilli^[33]
• Secret and Whisper, Teenage Fantasy^[34]
• Shad, TSOL^[35]
• Shapes and Sizes, Candle to Your Eyes
• The Sheepdogs, Learn & Burn
• Siskiyou, Siskiyou^[36]
• Small Sins, Pot Calls Kettle Black
• Snailhouse, Monumental Moments
• Jay Sparrow, In Our Time^[37]
• Rae Spoon, Love Is a Hunter
• Frederick Squire, March 12 - November 2^[38]
• Kinnie Starr, A Different Day
• Stars, The Five Ghosts^[39]
• Sum 41, Screamer
• Swollen Members, Greatest Hits: Ten Years of Turmoil

T

• Maylee Todd, Choose Your Own Adventure
• Tokyo Police Club, Champ
• Trillionaire$, By Hook or by Crook^[15]

W

• Rufus Wainwright, All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu
• The Weakerthans, Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre^[40]
• The Wheat Pool, Behind the Stars
• Winter Gloves, All Red
• Wintersleep, New Inheritors^[41]
• Wolf Parade, Expo 86
• Women, Public Strain
• Royal Wood, The Waiting
• Woodhands, Remorsecapade^[42]
• Woodpigeon, Die Stadt Muzikanten^[43]
• Woodpigeon, Balladeer: To All the Guys I've Loved Before
• Donovan Woods, The Widowmaker
• Wool on Wolves, Grey Matter
• Hawksley Workman, Meat^[44]
• Hawksley Workman, Milk^[44]

Y

• Nikki Yanofsky, Nikki
• You Say Party, REMIXXXX
• Neil Young, Le Noise
• Yukon Blonde, Yukon Blonde

Z

• Zeus, Say Us^[45]

Top hits on record

Top 10 albums

These albums consist of Canadian sales only.

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Justin Bieber	My World 2.0	1	213,000[46]	3x Platinum[47]
2	Arcade Fire	The Suburbs	1	160,000[48][49]	2x Platinum[50]
3	Johnny Reid	A Place Called Love	1	160,000[51][52]	2x Platinum
4	k.d. lang	Recollection	3	160,000[53]	2x Platinum
5	Drake	Thank Me Later	1	120,500	Platinum[54]
6	Celine Dion	La Tournee Mondiale Taking Chances: Le Spectacle	1	100,000	Diamond
7	Bobby Bazini	Better in Time	4	80,000	Platinum[55]
8	deadmau5	4x4=12	7	80,000	Platinum[56]
9	Justin Bieber	My Worlds Acoustic	5	80,000	Platinum
10	Nikki Yanofsky	Nikki	5	80,000	Platinum[57]

Top 10 American albums

These albums are Canadian sales only.

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Eminem	Recovery	1	435,000[58]	Platinum[59]
2	Bruno Mars	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	1	240,000[60]	3x Platinum[61]
3	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	1	320,000	4x Platinum[62]
4	Lady Antebellum	Need You Now	1	240,000	3x Platinum[63]
5	Taylor Swift	Speak Now	1	240,000[64][65]	3x Platinum
6	Kesha	Animal	1	160,000	2x Platinum[66]
7	Pink	Greatest Hits... So Far!!!	4	160,000	2x Platinum[67]
8	Josh Groban	Illuminations	4	83,100[68]	Platinum
9	Glee	Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album	1	81,000[69][70]	TBA
10	Avenged Sevenfold	Nightmare	2	80,000	Platinum[71]

Top British albums

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Susan Boyle	The Gift	1	160,000[72][73]	2x Platinum
2	Slash	Slash	1	80,000	Platinum
3	Elton John & Leon Russell	The Union	7	40,000	Gold
4	Gorillaz	Plastic Beach	3	40,000	Gold
5	Iron Maiden	The Final Frontier	1	40,000	Gold[74]
6	Ozzy Osbourne	Scream	4	40,000	Gold
7	Phil Collins	Going Back	3	40,000	Gold
8	Phil Collins	Going Back - Live At Roseland Ballroom, NYC	TBA	5,000	Gold[56]
9	Porcupine Tree	Anesthetize	TBA	5,000	Gold

Top International albums

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Rihanna	Loud	1	163,500[75][76]	3× Platinum (1× in 2010)[77]
2	Enrique Iglesias	Euphoria	12	40,000	Gold[78]
3	Volbeat	Beyond Hell/Above Heaven	TBA	40,000	Gold[79]
4	Santana	Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time	3	8,500	TBA

Top 10 Singles

Rank	Artist	Song	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Adele	"Rolling in the Deep"	21	1	720,000	9x Platinum[80]
2	Bruno Mars	"Grenade"	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	1	480,000	6x Platinum[81]
3	Bruno Mars	"Just the Way You Are"	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	1	480,000	6x Platinum[82]
4	Katy Perry	"Firework"	Teenage Dream	1	480,000	6x Platinum[83]
5	Foster the People	"Pumped Up Kicks"	Torches	3	400,000	5x Platinum
6	Nikki Yanofsky	"I Believe"	Nikki	1	400,000	5x Platinum
7	Taio Cruz	"Dynamite"	Rokstarr	1	400,000	5x Platinum[84]
8	Cee Lo Green	"Fuck You"	The Lady Killer	7	320,000	4x Platinum
9	Katy Perry	"Teenage Dream"	Teenage Dream	1	320,000	4x Platinum[85]
10	Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg	"California Gurls"	Teenage Dream	1	320,000	4x Platinum

Deaths

• January 1 - Lhasa de Sela, folk singer-songwriter
• January 18 - Kate McGarrigle, folk singer-songwriter
• January 21 - Paul Quarrington, novelist (Whale Music) and musician
• February 9 - Jacques Hétu, composer
• March 15 - Dan Achen, former guitarist for Junkhouse
• April 18 - Devon Clifford, drummer for You Say Party! We Say Die!
• April 22 - Gene Lees, music critic and songwriter
• June 16 - Maureen Forrester, opera singer
• July 27 - Edward Gamblin, country rock singer-songwriter^[86]

See also

• 2010s in music
• 2010 in Canadian television

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