2012 in Canadian music

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This is a summary of the year 2012 in the Canadian music industry.

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Top hits on record

The lists are updated weekly through Jam! and Nielsen Soundscan. [26]

Top 10 Canadian albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Celine Dion Sans attendre 1209,000 [27] 3× Platinum [28]
2 Justin Bieber Believe 1179,000 [27] [29] [30] 2× Platinum [31]
3Various Artists Star Académie 20121156,000 [27] [32] 2× Platinum [33]
4 Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 1132,000 [27] [34] [35] Platinum [36]
5 Johnny Reid Fire It Up 280,000Platinum [37]
5 Marie-Mai Miroir 280,000Platinum [38]
5 Serena Ryder Harmony 1180,000Platinum [39]
5 The Sheepdogs The Sheepdogs 180,000Platinum [40]
5 The Tenors Lead With Your Heart380,000Platinum [41]
5Various ArtistsStar Académie NoëlTBA80,000Platinum [42]

Top 10 American albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Taylor Swift Red 1320,000 [43] 4× Platinum [44]
2 Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox 2240,0003× Platinum [45]
3 Imagine Dragons Night Visions 4240,000 [46] 3× Platinum [47]
4 Pink The Truth About Love 1240,0003× Platinum [48]
5 Lana Del Rey Born to Die 3160,0002× Platinum [49]
6 The Lumineers The Lumineers 5160,0002× Platinum [50]
7 Carrie Underwood Blown Away 180,000 [51] [52] [53] Platinum{ [54]
8 Florida Georgia Line Here's to the Good Times 880,000Platinum [55]
9 fun. Some Nights 580,000Platinum [56]
10 Jack White Blunderbuss 180,000Platinum [57]

Top 10 British albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Mumford & Sons Babel 1400,000 [27] [58] 5× Platinum [59]
2 One Direction Take Me Home 1240,000 [27] 3× Platinum [60]
3 Rod Stewart Merry Christmas, Baby 1240,000 [27] 3× Platinum [61]
4One Direction Up All Night 1234,000 [27] 3× Platinum [62]
5 Ed Sheeran + 5160,0002× Platinum [63]
6 Led Zeppelin Celebration Day 4160,0002× Platinum [64]
7 Muse The 2nd Law 280,000Platinum [65]
8One Direction Up All Night: The Live Tour 160,0005× Platinum [66]
9 Alt-J An Awesome Wave TBA40,000Gold [67]
9 Calvin Harris 18 Months 840,000Gold [68]

Top 10 International albums

RankArtistAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Of Monsters and Men My Head Is an Animal 5160,0002× Platinum [69]
2 Rihanna Unapologetic 180,000Platinum [70]
2Various Artists 2012 Grammy Nominees TBA80,000Platinum [71]
4 Gotye Making Mirrors 540,000Gold [72]
4Various Artists The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack TBA40,000Gold [73]
4Various Artists Rock of Ages: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack TBA40,000Gold [74]
7 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded 117,300 [75] TBA
8 The Cranberries Roses 63,100 [76] TBA
9Various Artists Now! 20 2TBATBA
10 Sigur Rós Valtari 4TBATBA

Top 10 Singles

RankArtistSongAlbum Peak
position
Sales Certification
1 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" Curiosity & Kiss 1640,0008× Platinum [77]
2 Imagine Dragons "Radioactive" Night Visions 5560,0007× Platinum [78]
3 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Thrift Shop" The Heist 1560,0007× Platinum [79]
4 Maroon 5 "One More Night" Overexposed 2480,0006× Platinum [80]
5 Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven" Unorthodox Jukebox 1400,0005× Platinum [81]
6 Flo Rida "Whistle" Wild Ones 1400,0005× Platinum [82]
7 fun. "Some Nights" Some Nights 4400,0005× Platinum [83]
8 The Lumineers "Ho Hey" The Lumineers 2400,0005× Platinum [84]
9Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa "Payphone"Overexposed1400,0005× Platinum [85]
10 Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait" Babel 9400,0005× Platinum [86]

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

No.Artist(s)Title
1 Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know"
2 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe"
3 fun. featuring Janelle Monáe "We Are Young"
4 Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa "Payphone"
5 The Wanted "Glad You Came"
6 Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris "We Found Love"
7 LMFAO "Sexy and I Know It"
8 Flo Rida featuring Sia "Wild Ones"
9 Nicki Minaj "Starships"
10 Kelly Clarkson "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
11Flo Rida"Good Feeling"
12 Adele "Set Fire to the Rain"
13 One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful"
14Flo Rida"Whistle"
15 Train "Drive By"
16 Katy Perry "Wide Awake"
17Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves like Jagger"
18Katy Perry"Part of Me"
19 Hedley "Kiss You Inside Out"
20Katy Perry"The One That Got Away"
21 David Guetta featuring Usher "Without You"
22 Simple Plan "Summer Paradise"
23David Guetta featuring Sia"Titanium"
24Calvin Harris"Feel So Close"
25Maroon 5"One More Night"
26Rihanna"Where Have You Been"
27fun."Some Nights"
28 Bruno Mars "It Will Rain"
29David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj"Turn Me On"
30 Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen"Good Time"
31 Jessie J "Domino"
32 Pitbull "Back in Time"
33 Pink "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"
34 Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull"Dance Again"
35 Justin Bieber "Boyfriend"
36 Drake featuring Rihanna"Take Care"
37 Psy "Gangnam Style"
38Usher"Scream"
39 Taylor Swift "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
40Pitbull featuring Chris Brown "International Love"
41 Ellie Goulding "Lights"
42Adele"Someone like You"
43 Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars"Young, Wild & Free"
44 Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine "Stereo Hearts"
45LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
46 Selena Gomez & the Scene "Love You like a Love Song"
47 Karmin "Brokenhearted"
48Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean "As Long as You Love Me"
49 Victoria Duffield "Shut Up and Dance"
50 Foster the People "Pumped Up Kicks"
51One Direction"One Thing"
52 K'naan featuring Nelly Furtado "Is Anybody Out There?"
53 Marianas Trench "Fallout"
54 Jay-Z and Kanye West "Niggas in Paris"
55Carly Rae Jepsen"Curiosity"
56 Jason Mraz "I Won't Give Up"
57Hedley"One Life"
58Nicki Minaj"Pound the Alarm"
59Adele"Rumour Has It"
60Rihanna"You da One"
61Adele"Rolling in the Deep"
62Marianas Trench"Desperate Measures"
63 Cher Lloyd "Want U Back"
64 Mia Martina "Burning"
65 Danny Fernandes featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly "Hit Me Up"
66Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo "Let's Go"
67 Demi Lovato "Give Your Heart a Break"
68Chris Brown"Turn Up the Music"
69Rihanna"Diamonds"
70K'naan"Hurt Me Tomorrow"
71The Wanted"Chasing the Sun"
72Drake featuring Lil Wayne "The Motto"
73 Dragonette "Let It Go"
74 Skrillex featuring Sirah "Bangarang"
75 deadmau5 featuring Chris James"The Veldt"
76 Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
77 Taio Cruz featuring Flo Rida"Hangover"
78 will.i.am featuring Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez"T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)"
79 Gavin DeGraw "Not Over You"
80 Coldplay "Paradise"
81 Nickelback "When We Stand Together"
82Kelly Clarkson"Mr. Know It All"
83Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch "Ass Back Home"
84 Lady Gaga "Marry the Night"
85 Far East Movement featuring Justin Bieber"Live My Life"
86Train"50 Ways to Say Goodbye"
87 T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen "5 O'Clock"
88 Eric Church "Springsteen"
89 Toby Keith "Red Solo Cup"
90 Carrie Underwood "Good Girl"
91LMFAO"Sorry for Party Rocking"
92 Michel Teló "Ai Se Eu Te Pego"
93 Kesha "Die Young"
94 Karl Wolf "Mash It Up"
95 Cobra Starship featuring Sabi "You Make Me Feel..."
96 Walk off the Earth "Somebody That I Used to Know"
97Hedley"Invincible"
98 Luke Bryan "Drunk on You"
99Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer "Give Me Everything
100 Kristina Maria "Our Song Comes On" [87]

Deaths

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Preceded by Canadian music
2012
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