This is a summary of the year 2011 in the Canadian music industry.
Events
February February 11 – Indie rock band Immaculate Machine formally announce their breakup.
March March 27 – The 2011 Juno Awards, the 40th annual ceremony.
June June 16 – Preliminary 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist is announced.
July ChartAttack, a music website published by the longtime former Canadian music magazine Chart, suspends publication.
August August 1 – Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs are announced as the winners of Rolling Stone'''s "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" competition for unsigned rock bands.
September September 19 – Arcade Fire are announced as the winners of the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for their album The Suburbs.
November November 1 – Canadian entertainment news website andPOP acquires ChartAttack, announcing plans to revive it with expanded video content.
Bands reformed Death from Above 1979
Bands on hiatus Secret and Whisper Wolf Parade You Say Party
Bands disbanded Alexisonfire Immaculate Machine Mobile Quo Vadis The Stills
Albums released
A Adam and the Amethysts, Flickering FlashlightArkells, Michigan Left – October 18 Jann Arden, Uncover Me 2Armistice, Armistice – February 15 Austra, Feel It BreakB Jason Bajada, The Sound Your Life MakesJill Barber, Mischievous Moon – April 5 Justin Bieber, Under The MistletoeMatthew Barber, Matthew BarberThe Barr Brothers, The Barr BrothersBernice, What Was ThatThe Besnard Lakes, You Lived in the CityBlackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and QueensBraids, Native Speaker – January 18 Les Breastfeeders, Dans la gueule des joursMichael Jerome Browne, The Road Is DarkMichael Bublé, ChristmasBruce Peninsula, Open FlamesBuck 65, 20 Odd Years – February 1 T. Buckley, Roll OnThe Burning Hell, Flux CapacitorLouise Burns, Mellow DramaC Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid – October 25 Jennifer Castle, CastlemusicCannon Bros., Firecracker/CloudglowLou Canon, Lou Canon – May 10 George Canyon, Better Be Home SoonKeshia Chanté, Night & Day – November 8 City and Colour, Little Hell – June 7 Code Pie, Love Meets RageCœur de pirate, Blonde – November 8CBC Radio 3, September 12, 2011. Antoine Corriveau, Saint-Maurice/LoganCowboy Junkies, Demons – February 15 Jim Cuddy, Skyscraper Soul – September 27 Cuff the Duke, Morning Comes – October 4 Isabelle Cyr and Yves Marchand, Pays d'abondanceMarie-Josée Montminy,
D The Dardanelles, The Eastern LightDavid Suzuki Foundation, Playlist for the Planet – March 22 Mark Davis, Eliminate the ToxinsThe Dears, Degeneration Street – February 15 The Deep Dark Woods, The Place I Left Behind – August 2 Destroyer, Kaputt – January 25 Dinosaur Bones, My DividerDog Day, DeformerDrake, Take Care – November 15 D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye ByeDuchess Says, In a Fung Day T!E Fred Eaglesmith, 6 VoltsElliott Brood, Days Into Years – September 27 Emerson Drive, Decade of Drive – February 8 Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly, At Dawn – April 12
F Feist, Metals – October 4 Christine Fellows, Femmes de chez nous – February 1
G Galaxie, Tigre et diéselGatineau, Karaoke kingThe Golden Seals, Increase the SweetnessJenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch – January 7 Great Aunt Ida, Nuclearize MeGrey Kingdom, Eulogy of Her and Her and HerEmm Gryner, Northern GospelH Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital – June 28 Ron Hawkins, Straitjacket LoveHey Rosetta!, Seeds – February 15 Rebekah Higgs, Odd FellowshipHooded Fang, Tosta MistaI Imaginary Cities, Temporary ResidentBrandon Isaak, Bluesman's PleaJ Jorane, Une Sorcière comme les autresJunior Boys, It's All TrueK Kellarissa, Moon of Neptune – March 29 Koriass, Petites victoiresK-os, Muchmusic Presents: K-os Live – October 4
L Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby – March 8 Salomé Leclerc, Sous les arbresLibrary Voices, Summer of LustLights, Siberia – October 4 Little Scream, The Golden Record – March 15 Rob Lutes and Rob MacDonald, LiveThe Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work – February 22
M Catherine MacLellan, SilhouetteMadison Violet, The Good in GoodbyeThe Mahones, The Black IrishCatherine Major, Le désert des solitudesKate Maki, Moonshine – May 24 Kate Maki and Frederick Squire, Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide – March 22 Malajube, La Caverne – April 19 Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune – September 27 Jon McKiel, Confidence Lodge (March); Tonka War Cloud (October) Memphis, Here Comes a City - March 8 Patrice Michaud, Le Triangle des BermudesMillimetrik, Around You; InfluencesMiracle Fortress, Was I the Wave?Monogrenade, TantaleKatie Moore, Montebello – February 1 The Most Serene Republic, Pre Serene: Thee OneironautsMother Mother, Eureka – March 15 Krista Muir, Between AtomsN New Country Rehab, New Country Rehab – January 11 Nickelback, Here and NowO Oh Susanna, Soon the Birds – April 19 Ohbijou, Metal Meets – September 27 Sea Oleena, SleeplessnessOne Hundred Dollars, Songs of ManLindi Ortega, Little Red BootsKarim Ouellet, PlumeP The Pack A.D., UnpersonsPapermaps, PapermapsJoel Plaskett, EMERGENCYs, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrationsR Rattlesnake Choir, Walkin' the WireLee Reed, Emergency BroadcastAmanda Rheaume, Light of Another DayRobbie Robertson, How to Become Clairvoyant – April 5 JF Robitaille, CalendarDaniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow – April 5 The Rural Alberta Advantage, Departing – March 1
S Sam Roberts Band, Collider – May 10 Sarahmée, RetoxSATE, (S)creamRon Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer – March 1 Shotgun Jimmie, Transistor SisterSilverstein, Rescue – April 26 Simple Plan, Get Your Heart On! – June 17 Sloan, The Double CrossSnailhouse, Sentimental Gentleman – May 24 Socalled, Sleepover – May 3 Samantha Savage Smith, Tough CookieJohn Southworth, Spiritual War Cassette TapeSpring Breakup, It's Not You, it's MeFrederick Squire, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits – May 24 Stars, The Bedroom DemosColin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: JudgesJeffery Straker, under the soles of my shoes Sum 41, Screaming Bloody Murder – March 29 Sunparlour Players, Us Little Devils – October 18 Sweatshop Union, The Bill Murray EP – March 1
T Tasseomancy, Ulalume – August 30 Theory of a Deadman, The Truth Is... - July 12 Thus Owls, Harbours Timber Timbre, Creep on Creepin' On – April 5 Tire le coyote, Le Fleuve en huileThe Trews, Hope & Ruin – April 12 Al Tuck, Under Your ShadowKreesha Turner, Tropic Electric – November 15
V Chad VanGaalen, Diaper Island – May 17 Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same – Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die – November 15
W The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning StarsBry Webb, Provider – November 15 Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland), Whitehorse – August 30 Graham Wright, Shirts vs. SkinsY Ken Yates, The Backseat EPYoung Galaxy, Shapeshifting – February 8
Top hits on record
Top 10 American albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Lady GagaBorn This Way1246,8003× Platinum2The Black KeysEl Camino3240,0003× Platinum3LMFAOSorry for Party Rocking2176,0002× Platinum4Bad Meets EvilHell: The Sequel188,950TBA5Bob SegerUltimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never ForgetsTBA80,000Platinum6Britney SpearsFemme Fatale180,000Platinum7Foo FightersWasting Light180,000Platinum8Foster the PeopleTorches780,000Platinum9Jay-Z and Kanye WestWatch the Throne180,000Platinum10Jennifer LopezLove?280,000Platinum
Top 10 British albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Adele2111,270,000Diamond2ColdplayMylo Xyloto1240,0003× Platinum3Pink FloydDiscoveryTBA160,0002× Platinum4AdeleLive at the Royal Albert HallTBA100,000Diamond5Florence and the MachineCeremonials440,000Gold6RadioheadThe King of Limbs540,000Gold7Susan BoyleSomeone to Watch Over Me640,000Gold8George HarrisonGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material WorldTBA20,0002× Platinum9Jeff BeckRock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul)TBA10,000Platinum10Amy WinehouseLioness: Hidden Treasures5TBATBA
Top 10 International albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1David GuettaNothing but the Beat2160,0002× Platinum2Il DivoWicked Game1140,000Gold3RihannaTalk That Talk330,000TBA4Various ArtistsSongs for Japan38,000TBA5SeetherHolding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray35,000TBA6The ScriptScience & Faith6TBATBA7TiëstoClub Life: Volume One Las Vegas7TBATBA8Andrea BocelliConcerto: One Night in Central Park16TBATBA9ChickenfootChickenfoot III19TBATBA10Lykke LiWounded Rhymes19TBATBA
Top 10 Singles RankArtistSongAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera"Moves like Jagger"Hands All Over1640,0008× Platinum2Gotye featuring Kimbra"Somebody That I Used to Know"Making Mirrors1639,000TBA3Adele"Someone like You"212560,0007× Platinum4fun. featuring Janelle Monáe"We Are Young"Some Nights1560,0007× Platinum5Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer"Give Me Everything"Planet Pit1560,0007× Platinum6Macklemore & Ryan Lewis"Can't Hold Us"The Heist2554,0004× Platinum7Awolnation"Sail"Megalithic Symphony48480,0006× Platinum8LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock"Party Rock Anthem"Sorry for Party Rocking1480,0006× Platinum9Adele"Set Fire to the Rain"212400,0005× Platinum10Flo Rida"Good Feeling"Wild Ones2400,0005× Platinum
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List