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This is a list of the number-one songs in Canada during the year 2011.
The chart is published in canoe.ca every Thursday.
 | Indicates best-charting digital song of 2011 [1] |
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | "The Time (Dirty Bit)" | The Black Eyed Peas | [2] |
| January 13 | "Grenade" | Bruno Mars | [2] |
| January 20 | "Hold It Against Me" | Britney Spears | [2] |
| January 27 | "More" | Usher | [2] |
| February 3 | |||
| February 10 | "Fuckin' Perfect" | Pink | [2] |
| February 17 | "Born This Way" | Lady Gaga | [2] |
| February 24 | |||
| March 3 | |||
| March 10 | |||
| March 17 | |||
| March 24 | "On the Floor" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | [2] |
| March 31 | |||
| April 7 | |||
| April 14 | |||
| April 21 | "S&M" | Rihanna featuring Britney Spears | [2] |
| April 28 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | [2] |
| May 5 | |||
| May 12 | "Where Them Girls At" | David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj | [2] |
| May 19 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | [2] |
| May 26 | |||
| June 2 | "Give Me Everything" | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer | [2] |
| June 9 | |||
| June 16 | |||
| June 23 | |||
| June 30 | [3] | ||
| July 7 | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | [2] |
| July 14 | |||
| July 21 | |||
| July 28 | |||
| August 4 | "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" | Katy Perry | [4] |
| August 11 | "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | [5] |
| August 18 | |||
| August 25 | |||
| September 1 | [6] | ||
| September 8 | |||
| September 15 | |||
| September 22 | |||
| September 29 | "Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO | [2] |
| October 6 | [7] | ||
| October 13 | [8] | ||
| October 20 | [8] | ||
| October 27 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | [2] |
| November 3 | [8] | ||
| November 10 | [8] | ||
| November 17 | [8] | ||
| November 24 | "Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO | [2] |
| December 1 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | [2] |
| December 8 | |||
| December 15 | |||
| December 22 | "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida | [2] |
| December 29 | "Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO | [2] |
American pop singer Britney Spears has released nine studio albums, eight compilation albums, nine box sets, three extended plays (EPs), 50 singles, 11 promotional singles, two charity singles, and has made three guest appearances. In 1997, Spears signed a recording contract with American record label Jive Records in order to launch her career.
American singer Christina Aguilera has released nine studio albums, two extended plays (EPs), six compilation albums, one soundtrack album, 54 singles, and 17 promotional singles. To date, Aguilera has sold around 90 to 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female music artist of all time. Billboard ranked Aguilera as the 37th Greatest Hot 100 Women of All Time and the 44th Greatest Billboard 200 Women of All Time. In the United States alone, Aguilera has sold 18.3 million albums. Through the RIAA she has 16.5 million certified albums units and 10 million certified digital singles units. Aguilera is recognized as the 20th best-selling artist of the 2000s. She has also achieved 10 number one hits on Billboard's Dance Club Songs. In the United Kingdom, Aguilera has sold over 3.3 million albums and 6.1 million singles.
"Bleeding Love" is a song recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album Spirit (2007). It was written and originally recorded by Jesse McCartney, and was co-written and produced by Ryan Tedder. The song was released as the lead single from Spirit on September 16, 2007, by Syco Music and J Records.
"Apologize" is a song written by Ryan Tedder, which first appeared on Timbaland's second studio album Shock Value. It was then released as the third single from that album, along with the original recording by OneRepublic. It accordingly also served as the lead single for OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud, produced by Greg Wells. Timbaland's version omits the guitar solo after the second verse in the original, and includes an extra line of percussion, new backing vocals, and added sound samples, in addition to sound mixing and a few other minor changes. The song was the biggest radio airplay hit in the history of the Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States, with 10,394 plays in one week, until its record was broken by Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love", which was also co-written by Tedder. The song was a major hit internationally, reaching number one in 16 countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, and the Netherlands, as well as staying at number one for eight consecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, staying in the top-10 for 25 weeks, and spent 13 weeks at number one in Canada.
"Take a Bow" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008), the re-release of her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). The song was written and produced by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, and Shaffer Smith under their stage names StarGate and Ne-Yo. "Take a Bow" was released as the first single on April 15, 2008, from the re-release and the fifth single overall from the two releases. It is an R&B song that contains elements of dance-pop. Critical reception of "Take a Bow" was mixed, with some critics praising the song's lyrics and powerful balladry, while others criticized StarGate's production as unoriginal.
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American singer Lady Gaga has released five solo studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, two film soundtracks, three remix albums, two compilation albums, four EPs, two live albums, 39 singles, and 14 promotional singles. Gaga made her debut in August 2008 with the studio album The Fame, which peaked at number two in the United States, where it was subsequently certified triple Platinum, while topping the charts in Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Its first two singles, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face", reached number one in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and for the latter, becoming the world's biggest single of the 2009 calendar year. The album spawned three more singles: "Eh, Eh ", "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi". The latter reached the top ten in many countries worldwide, and number one in Germany.
"I Gotta Feeling" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fifth studio album The E.N.D. (2009). It was written by the group members with the song's producers David Guetta and Frédéric Riesterer. The song was released as the second single from The E.N.D. on June 15, 2009, by Interscope Records.
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Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna is the debut extended play (EP) by the cast of the musical television series Glee. It contains eight songs from the season one Glee episode, "The Power of Madonna", which was a tribute episode dedicated to American recording artist Madonna. She had sold the rights to her entire catalog of music to Glee in 2009, and producers of the show developed the episode called "The Power of Madonna"; the show featured a number of cover versions of Madonna's songs by the cast. The accompanying EP released with the airing of the show was called Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna.
"California Gurls" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry. It served as the lead single for her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The song features verses from rapper Snoop Dogg. The artists co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its co-producers Dr. Luke and Max Martin, with additional production from Benny Blanco. According to Perry, "California Gurls" is an answer song to "Empire State of Mind" (2009), by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Its mid-tempo production incorporates disco-pop and funk-pop with influences of new wave and electropop. Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California, in which both Perry and Snoop Dogg were born and raised.
Hedley was a Canadian pop rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Their discography comprises seven studio albums - Hedley, Famous Last Words, The Show Must Go, Storms, Wild Life, and Hello, Cageless - one live album - Go with the Show - and twenty-seven singles, with twenty-one made into music videos.
"Dynamite" is a song by British singer and songwriter Taio Cruz from the revised version of his second studio album, Rokstarr (2010). Cruz co-wrote the song, along with Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Benny Blanco, and Dr. Luke; the latter two are also the producers. The song features additional instrumentation by Cruz himself. It was released internationally as the fourth single from Rokstarr. In the UK, the song was released as the first single from Cruz's compilation album, The Rokstarr Collection (2010). On 30 May 2010, it was released to US and Canadian radio stations as his second single and across Europe as his fourth single. An official remix was released featuring new label mate, Jennifer Lopez.
"Just the Way You Are" is the debut solo single by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It is the lead single from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton and Needlz and produced by the former three, under their alias, the Smeezingtons along with Needlz. It was released in the United States to contemporary hit radio on August 10, 2010. The track was released in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2010, as "Just the Way You Are (Amazing)". The song's lyrics compliment a woman's beauty.
"Oh Santa!" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album, Merry Christmas II You (2010). Carey wrote and produced the song in collaboration with Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. It was released as the lead single from the album on October 1, 2010 by Island Def Jam Records. It is an up-tempo R&B song about Carey making a plea for Santa Claus to bring back her partner in time for the Christmas holidays. It received a positive response from music critics, with many praising its composition and style.
"Motivation" is a song recorded by American recording artist Kelly Rowland for her third studio album Here I Am (2011). The song was written by Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Daniel Morris and Lil Wayne, with Jonsin producing the song and Lil Wayne having featured vocals. The R&B slow-jam was released as the lead single from Here I Am on March 2, 2011, by Universal Motown Records.
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