2011 in Canadian music

Events

February

• February 11 – Indie rock band Immaculate Machine formally announce their breakup.^[1]

March

• March 27 – The 2011 Juno Awards, the 40th annual ceremony.^[2]

June

• June 16 – Preliminary 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist is announced.^[3]

July

• ChartAttack, a music website published by the longtime former Canadian music magazine Chart, suspends publication.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[4]

Bands reformed

• Death from Above 1979^[6]

Bands on hiatus

• Secret and Whisper
• Wolf Parade
• You Say Party

Bands disbanded

• Alexisonfire^[7]
• Immaculate Machine
• Mobile
• Quo Vadis
• The Stills

Albums released

A

• Adam and the Amethysts, Flickering Flashlight
• Arkells, Michigan Left – October 18
• Jann Arden, Uncover Me 2
• Armistice, Armistice – February 15^[8]
• Austra, Feel It Break

B

• Jason Bajada, The Sound Your Life Makes
• Jill Barber, Mischievous Moon – April 5
• Matthew Barber, Matthew Barber
• The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers
• The Besnard Lakes, You Lived in the City
• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and Queens
• Braids, Native Speaker – January 18^[9]
• Les Breastfeeders, Dans la gueule des jours
• Michael Bublé, Christmas
• Bruce Peninsula, Open Flames
• Buck 65, 20 Odd Years – February 1
• The Burning Hell, Flux Capacitor
• Louise Burns, Mellow Drama

C

• Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid – October 25^[10]
• Jennifer Castle, Castlemusic
• Lou Canon, Lou Canon - May 10^[11]
• George Canyon, Better Be Home Soon
• Keshia Chante, Night & Day – November 8
• City and Colour, Little Hell – June 7
• Code Pie, Love Meets Rage
• Cœur de pirate, Blonde – November 8^[12]
• Cowboy Junkies, Demons – February 15^[13]
• Jim Cuddy, Skyscraper Soul – September 27^[14]
• Cuff the Duke, Morning Comes – October 4

D

• David Suzuki Foundation, Playlist for the Planet – March 22^[15]
• The Dears, Degeneration Street – February 15^[16]
• The Deep Dark Woods, The Place I Left Behind – August 2
• Destroyer, Kaputt – January 25^[17]
• Dinosaur Bones, My Divider
• Dog Day, Deformer
• Drake, Take Care – October 24
• D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
• Duchess Says, In a Fung Day T!

E

• Elliott Brood, Days Into Years – September 27
• Emerson Drive, Decade of Drive – February 8^[18]
• Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly, At Dawn – April 12

F

• Feist, Metals – October 4
• Christine Fellows, Femmes de chez nous – February 1^[19]

G

• Galaxie, Tigre et diésel
• Gatineau, Karaoke king
• The Golden Seals, Increase the Sweetness
• Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch – January 7^[20][21]
• Great Aunt Ida, Nuclearize Me
• Emm Gryner, Northern Gospel

H

• Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital – June 28
• Ron Hawkins, Straitjacket Love
• Hey Rosetta!, Seeds – February 15^[22]
• Rebekah Higgs, Odd Fellowship
• Hooded Fang, Tosta Mista

I

• Imaginary Cities, Temporary Resident

J

• Jorane, Une Sorcière comme les autres
• Junior Boys, It's All True

K

• Kellarissa, Moon of Neptune – March 29
• K-os, Muchmusic Presents: K-os Live – October 4

L

• Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby – March 8^[23]
• Library Voices, Summer of Lust
• Lights, Siberia – October 4^[24]
• Little Scream, The Golden Record - March 15
• The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work – February 22^[25]

M

• Catherine MacLellan, Silhouette
• Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye
• The Mahones, The Black Irish
• Kate Maki, Moonshine - May 24
• Kate Maki and Frederick Squire, Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide - March 22
• Malajube, La Caverne – April 19^[26]
• Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune – September 27
• Memphis, Here Comes a City
• Miracle Fortress, Was I the Wave?
• Monogrenade, Tantale
• Katie Moore, Montebello – February 1^[27]
• The Most Serene Republic, Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts
• Mother Mother, Eureka – March 15^[28]
• Krista Muir, Between Atoms

N

• New Country Rehab, New Country Rehab – January 11^[29]
• Nickelback, Here and Now

O

• Oh Susanna, Soon the Birds – April 19
• Ohbijou, Metal Meets – September 27
• One Hundred Dollars, Songs of Man
• Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots
• Karim Ouellet, Plume

P

• The Pack A.D., Unpersons^[30]
• Papermaps, Papermaps
• Joel Plaskett, EMERGENCYs, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrations

R

• Robbie Robertson, How to Become Clairvoyant – April 5
• JF Robitaille, Calendar
• Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow – April 5
• The Rural Alberta Advantage, Departing – March 1^[31]

S

• Sam Roberts Band, Collider – May 10^[32]
• Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer – March 1^[33]
• Shotgun Jimmie, Transistor Sister
• Simple Plan, Get Your Heart On! - June 17
• Sloan, The Double Cross
• Snailhouse, Sentimental Gentleman – May 24
• Socalled, Sleepover – May 3
• Samantha Savage Smith, Tough Cookie
• Spring Breakup, It's Not You, it's Me
• Frederick Squire, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits - May 24
• Stars, The Bedroom Demos
• Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
• Jeffery 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
• Thus Owls, Harbours
• Timber Timbre, Creep On Creepin' On – April 5^[34]
• The Trews, Hope & Ruin – April 12^[35]
• Al Tuck, Under Your Shadow
• Kreesha Turner, Tropic Electric – November 15

V

• Chad VanGaalen, Diaper Island – May 17^[36]
• Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same - Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die - November 15^[37]

W

• The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning Stars
• Bry Webb, Provider – November 15^[12]
• Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland), Whitehorse – August 30
• Graham Wright, Shirts vs. Skins

Y

• Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting – February 8^[38]

Top hits on record

^[39]

Top 10 American albums

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Lady Gaga	Born This Way	1	246,800[40][41]	3x Platinum[42]
2	The Black Keys	El Camino	3	240,000	3x Platinum[43]
3	LMFAO	Sorry for Party Rocking	2	176,000[44]	2x Platinum[45]
4	Bad Meets Evil	Hell: The Sequel	1	88,950	TBA
5	Bob Seger	Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets	TBA	80,000	Platinum[46]
6	Britney Spears	Femme Fatale	1	80,000	Platinum[47]
7	Foo Fighters	Wasting Light	1	80,000	Platinum[48]
8	Foster the People	Torches	7	80,000	Platinum[49]
9	Jay-Z and Kanye West	Watch the Throne	1	80,000	Platinum[50]
10	Jennifer Lopez	Love?	2	80,000	Platinum[51]

Top 10 British albums

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Adele	21	1	1,270,000[52]	Diamond[53]
2	Coldplay	Mylo Xyloto	1	240,000	3x Platinum[54]
3	Pink Floyd	Discovery	TBA	160,000	2x Platinum
4	Adele	Live at the Royal Albert Hall	TBA	100,000	Diamond[55]
5	Florence and the Machine	Ceremonials	4	40,000	Gold
6	Radiohead	The King of Limbs	5	40,000	Gold
7	Susan Boyle	Someone to Watch Over Me	6	40,000	Gold[56]
8	George Harrison	George Harrison: Living in the Material World	TBA	20,000	2x Platinum[57]
9	Jeff Beck	Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul)	TBA	10,000	Platinum[58]
10	Amy Winehouse	Lioness: Hidden Treasures	5	TBA	TBA

Top 10 International albums

Rank	Artist	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	David Guetta	Nothing but the Beat	2	160,000	2x Platinum[59]
2	Il Divo	Wicked Game	11	40,000	Gold[60]
3	Rihanna	Talk That Talk	3	30,000	TBA
4	Various Artists	Songs for Japan	3	8,000	TBA
5	Seether	Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray	3	5,000[61]	TBA
6	The Script	Science & Faith	6	TBA	TBA
7	Tiësto	Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas	7	TBA	TBA
8	Andrea Bocelli	Concerto, One Night in Central Park	16	TBA	TBA
9	Chickenfoot	Chickenfoot III	19	TBA	TBA
10	Lykke Li	Wounded Rhymes	19	TBA	TBA

Top 10 Singles

Rank	Artist	Song	Album	Peak position	Sales	Certification
1	Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera	"Moves Like Jagger"	Hands All Over	1	640,000	8x Platinum[62]
2	Gotye feat. Kimbra	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Making Mirrors	1	639,000[63]	TBA
3	Adele	"Someone Like You"	21	2	560,000	7x Platinum[64]
4	Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe	"We Are Young"	Some Nights	1	560,000	7x Platinum[65]
5	Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer	"Give Me Everything"	Planet Pit	1	560,000	7x Platinum[66]
6	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	"Can't Hold Us"	The Heist	2	554,000[63]	4x Platinum[67]
7	Awolnation	"Sail"	Megalithic Symphony	48	480,000	6x Platinum[68]
8	LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock	"Party Rock Anthem"	Sorry for Party Rocking	1	480,000	6x Platinum
9	Adele	"Set Fire to the Rain"	21	2	400,000	5x Platinum[69]
10	Flo Rida	"Good Feeling"	Only One Rida (Part 2)	2	400,000	5x Platinum[70]

Deaths

• January 18 – Antonín Kubálek, classical pianist
• February 11 – Bad News Brown, 33, rapper and harmonica player
• March 22 – Victor Bouchard, pianist and composer
• April 6 – John Bottomley, singer-songwriter
• May 13 – Jack Richardson, record producer
• May 28 – Alys Robi, jazz singer
• June 9 – Claude Léveillée, 78, composer and chansonnier
• June 23 – Gaye Delorme, guitarist
• July 10 – Pierrette Alarie, opera singer
• August 7 – Jiří Traxler, jazz pianist
• December 22 – David Gold, heavy metal singer (Woods of Ypres)

See also

• 2010s in music
• 2011 in Canadian television

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