2009 in Canadian music

Events

• March 29 – The Juno Awards of 2009 are held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• June 15 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 40-album longlist is announced.
• July 7 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 10-album shortlist is to be announced.
• September 21 – Fucked Up's album The Chemistry of Common Life is announced as the winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
• September – K'naan's single "Wavin' Flag" is announced as the official theme song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Albums

A

• Apostle of Hustle, Eats Darkness
• Marie-Pierre Arthur, Marie-Pierre Arthur
• Attack in Black, Years (by One Thousand Fingertips)

B

• Jason Bajada, Loveshit
• Alexis Baro, From the Other Side
• Howie Beck, How to Fall Down in Public
• Daniel Bélanger, Nous
• Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through Windows
• Art Bergmann, Lost Art Bergmann
• Justin Bieber, My World
• Billy Talent, Billy Talent III
• Jully Black, The Black Book
• Blue Rodeo, The Things We Left Behind
• Will Bonness, Subtle Fire
• Brian Borcherdt, Torches/The Ward Colorado Demos
• Michael Jerome Browne, This Beautiful Mess
• Bruce Peninsula, A Mountain Is a Mouth
• Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
• By Divine Right, Mutant Message

C

• Patricia Cano, This Is the New World
• Paul Cargnello, Bras coupé
• CFCF, Continent
• DJ Champion, Resistance
• Classified, Self Explanatory
• The Cliks, Dirty King
• Leonard Cohen, Live in London
• Antoine Corriveau, Ni vu ni connu
• Rose Cousins, The Send Off
• Eliana Cuevas, Luna Llena
• Cuff the Duke, Way Down Here
• Amelia Curran, Hunter Hunter

D

• The Dardanelles, The Dardanelles
• Default, Comes and Goes
• Despised Icon, Day of Mourning
• Digawolf, Distant Morning Star
• Julie Doiron, I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day
• Drake, So Far Gone

E

• Emerson Drive, I Believe
• Evening Hymns, Spirit Guides

F

• Julie Fader, Outside In
• Melanie Fiona, The Bridge
• Faber Drive, Can't Keep a Secret

G

• Gentleman Reg, Jet Black
• Hannah Georgas, The Beat Stuff
• The Good Lovelies, The Good Lovelies (March), Under the Mistletoe (December)
• Jenn Grant, Echoes
• Grand Analog, Metropolis Is Burning
• Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels (March), The Legion Sessions (October)
• Emm Gryner, Goddess

H

• Handsome Furs, Face Control
• Ron Hawkins, 10 Kinds of Lonely
• Hayden, The Place Where We Lived
• Hedley, The Show Must Go
• The Hidden Cameras, Origin:Orphan
• Hollerado, Record in a Bag
• Hot Panda, Volcano...Bloody Volcano
• The Hylozoists, L'Île de sept villes

I

• Immaculate Machine, High on Jackson Hill
• In-Flight Safety, We Are an Empire, My Dear
• Islands, Vapours

J

• jacksoul, SOULmate
• Japandroids, Post-Nothing
• Jets Overhead, No Nations
• The Junction, Another Link in the Chain
• Junior Boys, Begone Dull Care

K

• K'naan, Troubadour
• k-os, Yes!
• Kalle Mattson, Whisper Bee

L

• Lhasa, Lhasa
• Lightning Dust, Infinite Light
• Lights, The Listening
• The Lovely Feathers, Fantasy of the Lot

M

• Ryan MacGrath, In My Own Company
• Catherine MacLellan, Water in the Ground
• Magneta Lane, Gambling with God
• Malajube, Labyrinthes
• Dan Mangan, Nice, Nice, Very Nice
• Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle, Let's Just Stay Here
• Melissa McClelland, Victoria Day
• Metric, Fantasies
• Amy Millan, Masters of the Burial
• Misstress Barbara, I'm No Human
• Taylor Mitchell, For Your Consideration
• Moneen, The World I Want to Leave Behind
• Montag, Hibernation
• The Most Serene Republic, ...And the Ever Expanding Universe
• MSTRKRFT, Fist of God

N

• The New Cities, Lost in City Lights

O

• Octoberman, Fortresses
• Ohbijou, Beacons
• Oktoécho, Oktoécho
• Our Lady Peace, Burn Burn

P

• Paper Moon, Only During Thunderstorms
• Peaches, I Feel Cream
• Pilot Speed, Wooden Bones
• Pink Mountaintops, Outside Love
• Joel Plaskett, Three
• Po' Girl, Deer in the Night
• Pony Up!, Stay Gold
• Priestess, Prior to the Fire
• Propagandhi, Supporting Caste

R

• Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time
• Lee Reed, Introductory Offer
• Reverie Sound Revue, Reverie Sound Revue
• Amanda Rheaume, Kiss Me Back
• Alejandra Ribera, Navigator/Navigateher
• Rock Plaza Central, ...at the moment of our most needing
• Royal City, Royal City
• Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees
• Daniel Romano, Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron, Daniel, Fred & Julie
• The Rural Alberta Advantage, Hometowns

S

• John K. Samson, City Route 85
• Crystal Shawanda, I'll Be Home for Christmas
• Shout Out Out Out Out, Reintegration Time
• The Slew, 100%
• Social Code, Rock 'n' Roll
• Souldia, Art kontrol
• John Southworth, Mama Tevatron
• Still Life Still, Girls Come Too
• Sunparlour Players, Wave North
• Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
• Swan Lake, Enemy Mine

T

• Tegan and Sara, Sainthood
• Think About Life, Family
• Thousand Foot Krutch, Welcome to the Masquerade
• Three Days Grace, Life Starts Now
• Thunderheist, Thunderheist
• Thus Owls, Cardiac Malformations
• Tiga, Ciao!
• Timber Timbre, Timber Timbre
• Tire le coyote, EP
• Torngat, La Petite Nicole
• The Tragically Hip, We Are the Same
• Two Hours Traffic, Territory

U

• Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Questamation
• United Steel Workers of Montreal, Three on the Tree

V

• Various Artists, Friends in Bellwoods II
• Various Artists, Great Canadian Song Quest
• Various Artists, Record of the Week Club
• vitaminsforyou, He Closed His Eyes So He Could Dance with You
• Roch Voisine, Americana II

W

• Martha Wainwright, Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
• Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms
• Wax Mannequin, Saxon
• WHOOP-Szo, Where I Dream Is Where I Live
• The Wooden Sky, If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone

Y

• Years, Years
• You Say Party! We Say Die!, XXXX
• Young Galaxy, Invisible Republic

Z

• Zeus, Sounds Like Zeus

Top hits on record

Top 10 albums

These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.

Top 10 American albums

Top 10 British albums

Top International albums

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

Deaths

• January 31 – Dewey Martin, rock drummer
• March 15 – Edmund Hockridge, singer and actor
• March 22 – Archie Green, folklorist and musicologist
• May 3 – Renée Morisset, pianist
• June 27 – Jackie Washington, blues musician
• October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, folk singer-songwriter
• November 22 – Haydain Neale, soul/R&B singer

References

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