This is a summary of the year 2013 in the Canadian music industry.
Events January 9 – Adam Gontier, lead singer of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, resigns from the band, citing health concerns. February 5 – Silverstein releases their first album with Paul Marc Rousseau as an official member. March 10 – 2013 East Coast Music Awards April 17 – Steve Jocz, drummer for Sum 41, resigns from the band. April 21 – Juno Awards of 2013 May 25 – Online streaming service CBC Music sponsors the first CBC Music Festival at Ontario Place's new Echo Beach music venue.CBC AT ECHO BEACH 2013 . Toro, May 23, 2013. June 13 – Preliminary longlist for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize is announced. July 10 – Mo Kenney and Keith Kouna are named the English and French winners of the 2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize. July 16 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced. September 23 – Godspeed You! Black Emperor's 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! is announced as the winner of the Polaris Music Prize."Godspeed You! Black Emperor Win Polaris Music Prize". Pitchfork, September 23, 2013.
Bands reformed Despistado
Albums released
A Anciients, Heart of Oak Arcade Fire, Reflektor – October 28 Austra, Olympia – June 18
B Jason Bajada, Le résultat de mes bétises Alexis Baro, Blue SkinErrol Nazareth, "Not just Skin deep; Alexis Baro's latest CD a tribute to Latin, Caribbean roots of jazz". Toronto Sun, January 11, 2013. 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"Born Ruffians Announce 'Birthmarks,' Map Out Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, January 22, 2013. T. Buckley, Northern Country Soul Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow – September 30 Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass – July 9"Louise Burns Unveils 'The Midnight Mass,' Premieres New Song". Exclaim!, April 18, 2013.
C Chic Gamine, Closer City and Colour, The Hurry and the Harm, June 4 Classified, Classified – January 22 The Cliks, Black Tie Elevator"Lucas Silveira Of The Cliks Announces March 2013 Release Of Brand New Album Black Tie Elevator". QMO, December 14, 2012. Ora Cogan, Ribbon Vine Corridor, Un magicien en toi Counterparts, The Difference Between Hell and Home – July 24 The Courtneys, The Courtneys – June 7 Eliana Cuevas, Espejo
D Thomas D'Arcy, What We Want The Deep Dark Woods, Jubilee Devours, Dignity DIANA, Perpetual Surrender Céline Dion, Loved Me Back to Life Marc Dupré, Nous sommes les mêmes
E Fred Eaglesmith, Tambourine Elephant Stone, Elephant Stone
F Stephen Fearing, Between Hurricanes Michael Feuerstack, Tambourine Death Bed – May 7"Michael Feuerstack Leaves His Snailhouse Alias Behind for 'Tambourine Death Bed'". Exclaim!, February 27, 2013. Freedom Writers, Now Fresh Snow, ICarla Gillis, "Fresh Snow: I" . Now, August 15, 2013. Front Line Assembly, Echogenetic – July 9 Fur Trade, Don't Get Heavy
G Ghostkeeper, Horse Chief! War Thief! Grand Analog, Modern Thunder, August 20 The Grapes of Wrath, High Road – March 19"The Grapes of Wrath Return with 'High Road' LP". Exclaim!, February 12, 2013. Jim Guthrie, Takes Time – May 7"Jim Guthrie unveils 'The Rest is Yet to Come' from first LP in 10 years" . CBC Radio 3, March 4, 2013.
H Hayden, Us Alone – February 5"Hayden 'Us Alone': Singer Joins Broken Social Scene's Label, Gets Twitter Account" . Spinner Canada, February 5, 2013. Headstones, Love + Fury – July 23 The Hidden Cameras, Age"The Hidden Cameras Release 7-Inch in Advance of 'Age' LP". Exclaim!, July 4, 2013. Hilotrons, At Least There's Commotion – February 5"Hilotrons Return with New Album: 'At Least There's Commotion'". Exclaim!, October 19, 2012. Hollerado, White Paint Hooded Fang, Gravez
I Imaginary Cities, Fall of Romance – May 28"Imaginary Cities set to release highly anticipated second album". CBC News, May 16, 2013.
K k-os, BLack on BLonde – January 29"K-os Details 'BLack on BLonde' Double Album, Recruits Emily Haines, Sebastien Grainger, Black Thought to Guest". Exclaim!, October 2, 2012. Ian Kelly, All These Lines – November 5 Koriass, Rue des Saules Keith Kouna, Le voyage d’hiver Aidan Knight, Telecommunicate Nicholas Krgovich, Who Cares?Alex Hudson, "Nicholas Krgovich Releases New 'Who Cares?' LP". Exclaim!, November 18, 2013.
L Mélissa Laveaux, Dying Is a Wild Night Avril Lavigne, Avril Lavigne Lee Harvey Osmond, The Folk Sinner – January 15"Lee Harvey Osmond 'The Folk Sinner' (album stream)" . Exclaim!, January 7, 2013. Light Fires, Light Fires Murray Lightburn, Mass:Light Lightning Dust, Fantasy Rob Lutes, The Bravest Birds
M Greg MacPherson, Fireball – October 29"Greg MacPherson Announces 'Fireball' LP, Maps Out Canadian Tour Dates" . Exclaim!, September 23, 2013. Maestro Fresh Wes, Orchestrated Noise – June 25 Magneta Lane, Witchrock – February 12"Magneta Lane Return with 'Witchrock' EP". Exclaim!, January 9, 2013. Majical Cloudz, Impersonator – May 21 Dylan Menzie, Heather Avenue Millimetrik, Remix the Rhymes Ruth Moody, These Wilder Things
N Naturally Born Strangers, The LegendsLeague Presents: Naturally Born Strangers New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms – March 5"New Country Rehab Announce 'Ghost of Your Charms,' Schedule Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, January 21, 2013. The New Mendicants, Australia 2013 E.P.
O Odds, the Most Beautiful Place on Earth – February 21. Odds, February 23, 2013.
P Dorothea Paas, A Thirst
R Corin Raymond, Paper Nickels Lee Reed and John P, Written Large Amanda Rheaume, Keep a Fire Daniel Romano, Come Cry With Me – January 22"Daniel Romano Announces 'Come Cry with Me' LP, Shares New Track". Exclaim!, November 21, 2012. Justin Rutledge, Valleyheart – February 12. Exclaim!, November 21, 2012.
S The Sadies, Internal Sounds – September 17"The Sadies Talk the Ins and Outs of 'Internal Sounds,' Stream Album on Exclaim.ca". Exclaim!, September 9, 2013. Sarahmée, Sans détour Ron Sexsmith, Forever Endeavour Shad, Flying Colours – October 15"Shad Sets Release Date for 'Flying Colours,' Releases New Single". Exclaim!, July 30, 2013. 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"The Strumbellas Reveal 'We Still Move on Dance Floors'". Exclaim!, September 12, 2013. Suuns, Images du futur Swollen Members, Beautiful Death Machine – March 19
T Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob – January 29"Tegan and Sara on upcoming album Heartthrob". CBC News, January 16, 2013. Tire le coyote, Mitan Maylee Todd, Escapology, April 2 A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation Two Hours Traffic, Foolish Blood
V Diyet van Lieshout, When You Were King Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: 2003–2013 Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: X – May 28"Arts & Crafts’ Jeffrey Remedios on Label's Tenth Anniversary, the ‘Nostalgia Vortex,' Stars' Pillow Cases". Billboard, May 28, 2013. Leif Vollebekk, North Americana Lindy Vopnfjörð, Young Waverer
W Martha Wainwright, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 4 – February 26 Wake Owl, Wild Country – January 29 Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers, Southland Whitehorse, The Road to Massey Hall – February 15"Whitehorse Cover Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot on 'The Road to Massey Hall' Live EP" . Exclaim!, January 29, 2013. Woodpigeon, Thumbtacks + Glue Donovan Woods, Don't Get Too Grand – March 26"Donovan Woods Gets Set for New Album: 'Don't Get Too Grand'". Exclaim!, March 1, 2013.
Y Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, UZU Ken Yates, twenty-three Young Galaxy, Ultramarine
Top hits on record The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.
Top 10 Canadian albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Celine DionLoved Me Back to Life1320,0004× Platinum2Arcade FireReflektor1240,0003× Platinum3Johnny ReidA Christmas Gift to You1160,0002× Platinum4Michael BubléTo Be Loved1160,0002× Platinum5DrakeNothing Was the Same1108,000Platinum6City and ColourThe Hurry and the Harm180,000https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Jun12_2013.pdfPlatinum7Gord BamfordChristmas in CanadaTBA80,000Platinum8HedleyWild Life480,000Platinum9Justin BieberBelieve Acoustic180,000Platinum10Various ArtistsMuchDance 2014N/A80,000Platinum
Top 10 International albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP 21320,0004× Platinum2Various ArtistsFrozen1240,0003× Platinum3Justin TimberlakeThe 20/20 Experience1160,0002× Platinum4Katy PerryPrism1160,0002× Platinum5LordePure Heroine2160,0002× Platinum6Luke BryanCrash My Party1160,0002× Platinum7AviciiTrue280,000Platinum8The BeatlesOn Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2TBA80,000Platinum9BeyoncéBeyoncé180,000Platinum10Black Sabbath13180,000Platinum
Top 10 singles RankArtistSongAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell"Blurred Lines"Blurred Lines1720,0009× Platinum2Pitbull featuring Kesha"Timber"Meltdown1560,0007× Platinum3Avicii"Wake Me Up"True2523,000Platinum4A Great Big World"Say Something (A Great Big World song)"Is There Anybody Out There?1480,0006× Platinum5Pink featuring Nate Ruess"Just Give Me a Reason"The Truth About Love1499,0006× Platinum6Lorde"Royals"Pure Heroine1480,0006× Platinum7OneRepublic"Counting Stars"Native1480,0006× Platinum8Passenger"Let Her Go"All the Little Lights5480,0006× Platinum9Pharrell Williams"Happy"G I R L1480,0006× Platinum10Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams"Get Lucky"Random Access Memories1400,0005× Platinum
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List