These are the Canadian number-one albums of 2019. The chart is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.
† | Indicates best-performing album of 2019 [1] |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 5 | Christmas | Michael Bublé | [2] |
January 12 | A Star Is Born † | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | [3] |
January 19 | [4] | ||
January 26 | Hoodie SZN | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | [5] |
February 2 | The Wizrd | Future | [6] |
February 9 | DNA | Backstreet Boys | [7] |
February 16 | A Star Is Born† | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | [8] |
February 23 | Thank U, Next | Ariana Grande | [9] |
March 2 | [10] | ||
March 9 | A Star Is Born† | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | [11] |
March 16 | Shine a Light | Bryan Adams | [12] |
March 23 | Death Race for Love | Juice Wrld | [13] |
March 30 | Thank U, Next | Ariana Grande | [14] |
April 6 | Bad Habits | Nav | [15] |
April 13 | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | [16] |
April 20 | Free Spirit | Khalid | [17] |
April 27 | Map of the Soul: Persona | BTS | [18] |
May 4 | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | [19] |
May 11 | Hurts 2B Human | Pink | [20] |
May 18 | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | [21] |
May 25 | [22] | ||
June 1 | Father of Asahd | DJ Khaled | [23] |
June 8 | L'étrange pays | Jean Leloup | [24] |
June 15 | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | [25] |
June 22 | Happiness Begins | Jonas Brothers | [26] |
June 29 | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | [27] |
July 6 | 7 | Lil Nas X | [28] |
July 13 | [29] | ||
July 20 | Revenge of the Dreamers III | Various artists | [30] |
July 27 | No.6 Collaborations Project | Ed Sheeran | [31] |
August 3 | [32] | ||
August 10 | [33] | ||
August 17 | Care Package | Drake | [34] |
August 24 | We Are Not Your Kind | Slipknot | [35] |
August 31 | So Much Fun | Young Thug | [36] |
September 7 | Lover | Taylor Swift | [37] |
September 14 | Fear Inoculum | Tool | [38] |
September 21 | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | [39] |
September 28 | [40] | ||
October 5 | [41] | ||
October 12 | [42] | ||
October 19 | A Pill for Loneliness | City and Colour | [43] |
October 26 | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | [44] |
November 2 | [45] | ||
November 9 | Jesus Is King | Kanye West | [46] |
November 16 | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | [47] |
November 23 | What You See Is What You Get | Luke Combs | [48] |
November 30 | Courage | Celine Dion | [49] |
December 7 | Thanks for the Dance | Leonard Cohen | [50] |
December 14 | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | [51] |
December 21 | Romance | Camila Cabello | [52] |
December 28 | Fine Line | Harry Styles | [53] |
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