The Canadian Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of Canada. Published by Billboard magazine, its data are similar to Billboard U.S.-based Hot 100 in that it compiles Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay. Canada's airplay chart is compiled with information collected from monitoring more than 100 stations that represent rock, country, adult contemporary and contemporary hit radio genres. The online version of the chart features the Canadian flag next to tracks that qualify as Canadian content.
In 2009, eight acts achieved their first Canadian Hot 100 number-one single either as a lead artist or a featured guest: Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, the Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Akon and Kesha. The Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga were the only acts to earn two number-one singles in 2009, with the former topping the chart for 25 non-consecutive weeks with their singles "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling".
In 2009, 9 singles topped the chart. Although 10 singles claimed the top spot in the 52 issues of the magazine, Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" began its peak position in late 2008, and is thus excluded. The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" topped the Canadian Hot 100 for sixteen consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running chart-topping single of 2009. Flo Rida's "Right Round" and the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" tied for the second longest-running number-one single of the year, both with nine non-consecutive weeks. Britney Spears's "3" is noted for its jump from eighty six to first place on the Canadian Hot 100, the largest first place leap since the chart's establishment.
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Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-performing single of 2009
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.22 January 3"Poker Face" Lady Gaga January 10 January 17 January 24 January 3123 February 7"My Life Would Suck Without You"Kelly Clarksonre February 14"Poker Face" Lady Gaga24 February 21"Crack a Bottle"Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent25 February 28"Right Round"Flo Rida March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28 April 4 April 1126 April 18"Boom Boom Pow" The Black Eyed Peasre April 25"Right Round" Flo Rida May 2re May 9 "Boom Boom Pow"The Black Eyed Peas May 16 May 23 May 30 June 6 June 13 June 20 June 2727 July 4 "I Gotta Feeling" July 11 July 18 July 25 August 1 August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29 September 5 September 12 September 19 September 26 October 3 October 10 October 1728 October 24 "3" Britney Spears29 October 31 "Sexy Chick" David Guetta featuring Akon November 730 November 14 "Bad Romance"Lady Gaga31 November 21"Tik Tok" Kesha November 28re December 5 "Bad Romance"Lady Gaga December 12 December 19 December 26
See also 2009 in music List of number-one singles in Canada List of number-one albums of 2009 (Canada)
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