These are the Canadian number-one albums of 2009. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam! Canoe, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums. [1]
† | Indicates best-performing album of 2009 [2] |
Issue date | Album | Artist |
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January 3 | Dark Horse † | Nickelback |
January 10 | Circus | Britney Spears |
January 17 | Dark Horse† | Nickelback |
January 24 | The Fame | Lady Gaga |
January 31 | ||
February 7 | Dark Horse† | Nickelback |
February 14 | Working on a Dream | Bruce Springsteen |
February 21 | ||
February 28 | It's Not Me, It's You | Lily Allen |
March 7 | Dark Horse† | Nickelback |
March 14 | Wrath | Lamb of God |
March 21 | No Line on the Horizon | U2 |
March 28 | ||
April 4 | ||
April 11 | Fais-moi la Tendresse | Ginette Reno |
April 18 | Star Académie 2009 | Various Artists |
April 25 | We Are the Same | The Tragically Hip |
May 2 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Soundtrack |
May 9 | ||
May 16 | Mille Excuses Milady | Jean Leloup |
May 23 | Fais-moi la Tendresse | Ginette Reno |
May 30 | 21st Century Breakdown | Green Day |
June 6 | Relapse | Eminem |
June 13 | ||
June 20 | ||
June 27 | The E.N.D. | The Black Eyed Peas |
July 4 | Lines, Vines and Trying Times | Jonas Brothers |
July 11 | The E.N.D. | Black Eyed Peas |
July 18 | ||
July 25 [A] | Number Ones | Michael Jackson |
August 1 | Billy Talent III | Billy Talent |
August 8 | ||
August 15 | The E.N.D. | Black Eyed Peas |
August 22 | ||
August 29 | ||
September 5 | ||
September 12 | ||
September 19 | I Look to You | Whitney Houston |
September 26 | The Blueprint 3 | Jay-Z |
October 3 | The Resistance | Muse |
October 10 | Backspacer | Pearl Jam |
October 17 | Celebration | Madonna |
October 24 | Crazy Love | Michael Bublé |
October 31 | ||
November 7 | ||
November 14 | This Is It | Michael Jackson |
November 21 | ||
November 28 | The Circle | Bon Jovi |
December 5 | My World | Justin Bieber |
December 12 | I Dreamed a Dream | Susan Boyle |
December 19 | ||
December 26 | ||
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