2011 in Canadian music

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This is a summary of the year 2011 in the Canadian music industry.

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Events

February

March

June

July

August

September

November

Bands reformed

Bands on hiatus

Bands disbanded

Albums released

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C

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Top hits on record

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Top 10 American albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Lady Gaga Born This Way 1246,800 [44] [45] 3× Platinum [46]
2 The Black Keys El Camino 3240,0003× Platinum [47]
3 LMFAO Sorry for Party Rocking 2176,000 [48] 2× Platinum [49]
4 Bad Meets Evil Hell: The Sequel 188,950TBA
5 Bob Seger Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets TBA80,000Platinum [50]
6 Britney Spears Femme Fatale 180,000Platinum [51]
7 Foo Fighters Wasting Light 180,000Platinum [52]
8 Foster the People Torches 780,000Platinum [53]
9 Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne 180,000Platinum [54]
10 Jennifer Lopez Love? 280,000Platinum [55]

Top 10 British albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Adele 21 11,270,000 [56] Diamond [57]
2 Coldplay Mylo Xyloto 1240,0003× Platinum [58]
3 Pink Floyd Discovery TBA160,0002× Platinum
4Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall TBA100,000Diamond [59]
5 Florence and the Machine Ceremonials 440,000Gold
6 Radiohead The King of Limbs 540,000Gold
7 Susan Boyle Someone to Watch Over Me 640,000Gold [60]
8 George Harrison George Harrison: Living in the Material World TBA20,0002× Platinum [61]
9 Jeff Beck Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) TBA10,000Platinum [62]
10 Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures 5TBATBA

Top 10 International albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 David Guetta Nothing but the Beat 2160,0002× Platinum [63]
2 Il Divo Wicked Game 1140,000Gold [64]
3 Rihanna Talk That Talk 330,000TBA
4Various Artists Songs for Japan 38,000TBA
5 Seether Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray 35,000 [65] TBA
6 The Script Science & Faith 6TBATBA
7 Tiësto Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas 7TBATBA
8 Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night in Central Park 16TBATBA
9 Chickenfoot Chickenfoot III 19TBATBA
10 Lykke Li Wounded Rhymes 19TBATBA

Top 10 Singles

RankArtistSongAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves like Jagger" Hands All Over 1640,0008× Platinum [66]
2 Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know" Making Mirrors 1639,000 [67] TBA
3 Adele "Someone like You" 21 2560,0007× Platinum [68]
4 fun. featuring Janelle Monáe "We Are Young" Some Nights 1560,0007× Platinum [69]
5 Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer "Give Me Everything" Planet Pit 1560,0007× Platinum [70]
6 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Can't Hold Us" The Heist 2554,000 [67] 4× Platinum [71]
7 Awolnation "Sail" Megalithic Symphony 48480,0006× Platinum [72]
8 LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" Sorry for Party Rocking 1480,0006× Platinum
9Adele"Set Fire to the Rain"212400,0005× Platinum [73]
10 Flo Rida "Good Feeling" Wild Ones 2400,0005× Platinum [74]

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

No.Artist(s)Title
1 Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
2 LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
3 Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull "On the Floor"
4Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer "Give Me Everything"
5 Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves like Jagger"
6 Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
7 Bruno Mars "Grenade"
8 Katy Perry "Firework"
9 Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"
10Katy Perry featuring Kanye West "E.T."
11 Martin Solveig and Dragonette "Hello"
12Katy Perry"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
13 Pink "Fuckin' Perfect"
14Lady Gaga"The Edge of Glory"
15 The Black Eyed Peas "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
16Adele"Someone like You"
17Bruno Mars"The Lazy Song"
18Pink"Raise Your Glass"
19The Black Eyed Peas"Just Can't Get Enough"
20 Rihanna "S&M"
21 Foster the People "Pumped Up Kicks"
22 Jessie J featuring B.o.B "Price Tag"
23 Usher "More"
24 Alyssa Reid "Alone Again"
25 CeeLo Green "Fuck You"
26 Britney Spears "Till the World Ends"
27Rihanna"Only Girl (In the World)"
28Bruno Mars"Just the Way You Are"
29 Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
30LMFAO"Sexy and I Know It"
31 Diddy – Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey "Coming Home"
32Rihanna featuring Drake "What's My Name?"
33Britney Spears"I Wanna Go"
34 Edward Maya and Mia Martina "Stereo Love"
35 Kesha "We R Who We R"
36 OneRepublic "Good Life"
37 Simple Plan featuring Natasha Bedingfield "Jet Lag"
38 David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj"Where Them Girls At"
39 Taio Cruz "Dynamite"
40 Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars"Lighters"
41Pitbull featuring T-Pain "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
42 Cobra Starship featuring Sabi "You Make Me Feel..."
43Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris "We Found Love"
44 Chris Brown "Yeah 3x"
45 Fefe Dobson "Stuttering"
46Usher featuring Pitbull"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
47David Guetta featuring Usher"Without You"
48 Selena Gomez & the Scene "Love You like a Love Song"
49 Nelly "Just a Dream"
50Britney Spears"Hold It Against Me"
51 Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey"I Need a Doctor"
52 Anjulie "Brand New Bitch"
53 Jason Derulo "Don't Wanna Go Home"
54 Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine "Stereo Hearts"
55 Lady Antebellum "Just a Kiss"
56Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony "Rain Over Me"
57Kesha"Blow"
58Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue "Higher"
59 Shawn Desman "Electric"
60 Wiz Khalifa "Black and Yellow"
61Katy Perry"Teenage Dream"
62Enrique Iglesias with Usher featuring Lil Wayne "Dirty Dancer"
63 Avril Lavigne "What the Hell"
64 Kristina Maria "Let's Play"
65Lady Gaga"You and I"
66Rihanna"Cheers (Drink to That)"
67 Karl Wolf featuring Kardinal Offishall "Ghetto Love"
68 Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner "Written in the Stars"
69 Hedley "Invincible"
70Bruno Mars"Marry You"
71David Guetta featuring Rihanna"Who's That Chick?"
72 Hot Chelle Rae "Tonight Tonight"
73Lady Gaga"Judas"
74Mia Martina"Latin Moon"
75Flo Rida"Good Feeling"
76Fefe Dobson"Can't Breathe"
77Flo Rida featuring David Guetta"Club Can't Handle Me"
78 Christina Perri "Jar of Hearts"
79 Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder "Rocketeer"
80 JRDN "Like Magic"
81 Marianas Trench "Haven't Had Enough"
82Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev "Like a G6"
83Lil Wayne"How to Love"
84Chris Brown featuring Benny Benassi "Beautiful People"
85 Alexandra Stan "Mr. Saxobeat"
86Dev"In the Dark"
87 Lupe Fiasco "The Show Goes On"
88 Coldplay "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
89 Neverest "About Us"
90Rihanna"California King Bed"
91Selena Gomez & the Scene"Who Says"
92Nicki Minaj featuring Drake"Moment 4 Life"
93 Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP "We No Speak Americano"
94 Raghav "Fire"
95 These Kids Wear Crowns "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
96Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull"I Like It"
97 Mohombi "Bumpy Ride"
98 Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta"Sweat"
99 Kelly Clarkson "Mr. Know It All"
100 Down with Webster "She's Dope" [75]

Deaths

See also

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