Overview of the events of 2008 in Canadian music
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List of years in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canadian music industry.
Top hits on record
Top 10 albums
These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Peak position
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Sales
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Certification
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1
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Nickelback
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Dark Horse
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1
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480,000
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6× Platinum[3]
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2
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Simple Plan
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Simple Plan
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2
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200,000
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Platinum[4]
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3
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The Canadian Tenors
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The Canadian Tenors
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22
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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4
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Celine Dion
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My Love: Essential Collection
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2
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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5
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City and Colour
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Bring Me Your Love
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3
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80,000
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Platinum
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6
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Cœur de pirate
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Cœur de pirate
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N/A
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80,000
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Platinum
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7
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Sarah McLachlan
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Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
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3
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80,000
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Platinum
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8
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Theory of a Deadman
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Scars & Souvenirs
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2
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80,000
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Platinum
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9
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Sam Roberts
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Love at the End of the World
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1
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50,000
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Gold[5]
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10
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Tara Oram
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Chasing the Sun
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8
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50,000
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Gold
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Top 10 American albums
Rank
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Artist
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Album
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Peak position
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Sales
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Certification
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1
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Lady Gaga
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The Fame
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1
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560,000
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7× Platinum
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2
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Taylor Swift
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Fearless
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1
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480,000
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6× Platinum
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3
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Kings of Leon
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Only by the Night
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2
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320,000
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4× Platinum
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4
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Pink
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Funhouse
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3
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250,000
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2× Platinum
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5
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Beyoncé
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I Am... Sasha Fierce
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6
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240,000
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3× Platinum[6]
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6
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Britney Spears
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Circus
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1
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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7
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Guns N' Roses
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Chinese Democracy
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2
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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8
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Metallica
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Death Magnetic
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1
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240,000
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3× Platinum
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9
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Katy Perry
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One of the Boys
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6
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200,000
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2× Platinum
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10
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Lil Wayne
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Tha Carter III
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1
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160,000
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2× Platinum
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Top 5 British albums
Top International albums
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List