2010 in Canadian music

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

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Events

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Top hits on record

Top 10 albums

These albums consist of Canadian sales only.

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position 		Sales Certification
1 Justin Bieber My World 2.0 1213,000 [46] 3× Platinum [47]
2 Arcade Fire The Suburbs 1160,000 [48] [49] 2× Platinum [50]
3 Johnny Reid A Place Called Love 1160,000 [51] [52] 2× Platinum
4 k.d. lang Recollection 3160,000 [53] 2× Platinum
5 Drake Thank Me Later 1120,500Platinum [54]
6 Celine Dion La Tournee Mondiale Taking Chances: Le Spectacle 1100,000Diamond
7 Bobby Bazini Better in Time480,000Platinum [55]
8 deadmau5 4×4=12 780,000Platinum [56]
9Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic 580,000Platinum
10 Nikki Yanofsky Nikki 580,000Platinum [57]

Top 10 American albums

These albums are Canadian sales only.

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position 		Sales Certification
1 Eminem Recovery 1435,000 [58] Platinum [59]
2 Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans 1240,000 [60] 3× Platinum [61]
3 Katy Perry Teenage Dream 1320,0004× Platinum [62]
4 Lady Antebellum Need You Now 1240,0003× Platinum [63]
5 Taylor Swift Speak Now 1240,000 [64] [65] 3× Platinum
6 Kesha Animal 1160,0002× Platinum [66]
7 Pink Greatest Hits... So Far!!! 4160,0002× Platinum [67]
8 Josh Groban Illuminations 483,100 [68] Platinum
9 Glee Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album 181,000 [69] [70] TBA
10 Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare 280,000Platinum [71]

Top British albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position 		Sales Certification
1 Susan Boyle The Gift 1160,000 [72] [73] 2× Platinum
2 Slash Slash 180,000Platinum
3 Elton John and Leon Russell The Union 740,000Gold
4 Gorillaz Plastic Beach 340,000Gold
5 Iron Maiden The Final Frontier 140,000Gold [74]
6 Ozzy Osbourne Scream 440,000Gold
7 Phil Collins Going Back 340,000Gold
8Phil CollinsGoing Back – Live At Roseland Ballroom, NYCTBA5,000Gold [56]
9 Porcupine Tree Anesthetize TBA5,000Gold

Top International albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position 		Sales Certification
1 Rihanna Loud 1163,500 [75] [76] 3× Platinum (1× in 2010) [77]
2 Enrique Iglesias Euphoria 1240,000Gold [78]
3 Volbeat Beyond Hell/Above Heaven TBA40,000Gold [79]
4 Santana Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time 38,500TBA

Top 10 Singles

RankArtistSongAlbum Peak
position 		Sales Certification
1 Adele "Rolling in the Deep" 21 1720,0009× Platinum [80]
2 Bruno Mars "Grenade" Doo-Wops & Hooligans 1480,0006× Platinum [81]
3Bruno Mars"Just the Way You Are"Doo-Wops & Hooligans1480,0006× Platinum [82]
4 Katy Perry "Firework" Teenage Dream 1480,0006× Platinum [83]
5 Foster the People "Pumped Up Kicks" Torches 3400,0005× Platinum
6 Nikki Yanofsky "I Believe" Nikki 1400,0005× Platinum
7 Taio Cruz "Dynamite" Rokstarr 1400,0005× Platinum [84]
8 Cee Lo Green "Fuck You" The Lady Killer 7320,0004× Platinum
9Katy Perry"Teenage Dream"Teenage Dream1320,0004× Platinum [85]
10Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg "California Gurls"Teenage Dream1320,0004× Platinum

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

No.Artist(s)Title
1 Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg "California Gurls"
2 Kesha "Tik Tok"
3 Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
4 Taio Cruz "Dynamite"
5Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris "Break Your Heart"
6 Train "Hey, Soul Sister"
7 Eminem featuring Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie"
8 B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
9 Lady Antebellum "Need You Now"
10 The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling"
11 Adam Lambert "Whataya Want from Me"
12 Jason Derulo "In My Head"
13 Usher featuring will.i.am "OMG"
14Lady Gaga"Alejandro"
15Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé "Telephone"
16Katy Perry"Teenage Dream"
17 Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull "I Like It"
18 Hedley "Perfect"
19 Young Artists for Haiti "Wavin' Flag"
20Usher featuring Pitbull"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
21 K'naan "Wavin' Flag"
22 Flo Rida featuring David Guetta "Club Can't Handle Me"
23Kesha"Your Love Is My Drug"
24 Jay-Z and Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
25 Bruno Mars "Just the Way You Are"
26 Owl City "Fireflies"
27Eminem"Not Afraid"
28David Guetta featuring Akon "Sexy Bitch"
29 Timbaland featuring Katy Perry"If We Ever Meet Again"
30Rihanna"Only Girl (In the World)"
31 Michael Bublé "Haven't Met You Yet"
32 Iyaz "Replay"
33 Nikki Yanofsky "I Believe"
34Adam Lambert"If I Had You"
35 Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev "Like a G6"
36 Mike Posner "Cooler than Me"
37 Down with Webster "Your Man"
38Rihanna"Rude Boy"
39The Black Eyed Peas"Meet Me Halfway"
40Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake "Carry Out"
41 Nelly "Just a Dream"
42 Drake "Find Your Love"
43Kesha featuring 3OH!3 "Blah Blah Blah"
44Jason Derulo"Whatcha Say"
45 Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars"Billionaire"
46B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars"Nothin' on You"
47 Fefe Dobson "Ghost"
48Kesha"Take It Off"
49Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and SoShy "Morning After Dark"
50 Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon"Body Bounce"
51 Taylor Swift "Mine"
52 Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul and Lil Jon "Do You Remember"
53The Black Eyed Peas"Imma Be"
54Hedley"Don't Talk to Strangers"
55 Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina "Stereo Love"
56K'naan"Take a Minute"
57Jason Derulo"Ridin' Solo"
58 Nickelback "This Afternoon"
59 Shakira featuring Freshlyground "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
60Longo & Wainwright featuring Craig Smart "One Life Stand"
61 Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris"Baby"
62 The Script "Breakeven"
63 Young Money featuring Lloyd "BedRock"
64 Marianas Trench "Beside You"
65 Britney Spears "3"
66 OneRepublic "All the Right Moves"
67 Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift"Two Is Better Than One"
68David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi "Memories"
69Marianas Trench"Celebrity Status"
70 Maroon 5 "Misery"
71Jay-Z and Mr Hudson "Young Forever"
72Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy "Hard"
73 Pink "Raise Your Glass"
743OH!3 featuring Kesha"My First Kiss"
75 Miley Cyrus "Party in the U.S.A."
76 Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber"Eenie Meenie"
77 CeeLo Green "Fuck You"
78 Shawn Desman "Shiver"
79 Cascada "Evacuate the Dancefloor"
80 Stereos "Turn It Up"
81David Guetta and Chris Willis featuring Fergie and LMFAO "Gettin' Over You"
82B.o.B featuring Rivers Cuomo "Magic"
83Taylor Swift"You Belong with Me"
84 Faber Drive "Give Him Up"
85Down with Webster"Whoa Is Me"
86Shawn Desman"Night Like This"
87Justin Bieber featuring Usher"Somebody to Love"
88 Kelly Clarkson "Already Gone"
89 Selena Gomez & the Scene "Naturally"
90 Orianthi "According to You"
91Drake"Over"
92Miley Cyrus"Can't Be Tamed"
93Hedley"Cha-Ching"
94 Tiësto featuring Tegan and Sara "Feel It in My Bones"
95 Pearl Jam "Just Breathe"
96Hedley"Hands Up"
97 Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP "We No Speak Americano"
98Adam Lambert"For Your Entertainment"
99 Daughtry "Life After You"
100Pitbull featuring Akon"Shut It Down" [86]

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