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2014 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2014 in the Canadian music industry.

List of years in Canadian music
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Bands on hiatus

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  • Zeus, Classic Zeus – September 2[5]

Top hits on record

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The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.

Albums

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Top 10 Canadian albums

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Rank Artist Album Peak
position 		Sales Certification
1 Bobby Bazini Where I Belong 1 102,000[39] Gold[40]
2 Serge Fiori Serge Fiori 1 99,000[41] Gold[42]
3 Nickelback No Fixed Address 2 80,000[41][43] Platinum[44]
4 Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 1 68,000[41][45][46] Gold[47]
5 Sarah McLachlan Shine On 1 45,000[48] Gold[49]
6 Bryan Adams Tracks of My Years 1 40,000[46] Gold[50]
7 Isabelle Boulay Merci Serge Reggiani N/A 40,000 Gold[51]
8 Marie-Mai M 2 40,000[52] Gold[53]
9 Various Artists Just the Hits 2014 N/A 40,000 Gold[54]
10 Various Artists La Voix II 2 40,000[55] Gold[56]

Top 10 International albums

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Rank Artist Album Peak
position 		Sales Certification
1 Taylor Swift 1989 1 314,000[39][43][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64] TBA
2 Ed Sheeran x 1 240,000 3× Platinum[65]
3 Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour 2 160,000 2× Platinum[66]
4 Coldplay Ghost Stories 1 117,000[41][55] Platinum[67]
5 One Direction Four 1 98,000[41][43] Platinum[68]
6 Pink Floyd The Endless River 1 89,000[41] Platinum[69]
7 Ariana Grande My Everything 1 80,000 Platinum[70]
8 The Black Keys Turn Blue 1 80,000 Platinum[71]
9 Maroon 5 V 1 80,000 Platinum[72]
10 Pharrell Williams G I R L 2 80,000 Platinum[73]

Singles

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Top 10 Singles

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Rank Artist Song Album Peak
position 		Sales Certification
1 Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk" Uptown Special 1 560,000 7× Platinum[74]
2 Hozier "Take Me to Church" Hozier 2 480,000 6× Platinum[75]
3 Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass" Title 1 480,000[45][46][58][76][77][78][79][80][81] 6× Platinum[82]
4 Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" x 2 400,000 5× Platinum[83]
5 Sam Smith "Stay with Me" In the Lonely Hour 1 320,000 4× Platinum[84]
6 Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea "Problem" My Everything 3 240,000 3× Platinum[85]
7 Calvin Harris "Summer" Motion 3 240,000 3× Platinum[86]
8 Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX "Fancy" The New Classic 1 240,000 3× Platinum[87]
9 Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj "Bang Bang" Sweet Talker 3 240,000 3× Platinum[88]
10 Ariana Grande featuring Zedd "Break Free" My Everything 5 160,000 2× Platinum[89]

Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List

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No. Artist(s) Title
1 Pharrell Williams "Happy"
2 John Legend "All of Me"
3 OneRepublic "Counting Stars"
4 Pitbull featuring Kesha "Timber"
5 Magic! "Rude"
6 Katy Perry featuring Juicy J "Dark Horse"
7 Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass"
8 Sam Smith "Stay with Me"
9 Taylor Swift "Shake It Off"
10 A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera "Say Something (A Great Big World song)"
11 Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX "Fancy"
12 Lorde "Team"
13 Nico & Vinz "Am I Wrong"
14 Bastille "Pompeii"
15 Calvin Harris "Summer"
16 Eminem featuring Rihanna "The Monster"
17 Imagine Dragons "Demons"
18 Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea "Problem"
19 Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz "Talk Dirty"
20 Passenger "Let Her Go"
21 Avicii "Wake Me Up"
22 Hedley "Crazy for You"
23 Maroon 5 "Maps"
24 American Authors "Best Day of My Life"
25 Avicii "Hey Brother"
26 Sia "Chandelier"
27 Kongos "Come with Me Now"
28 OneRepublic "Love Runs Out"
29 Kiesza "Hideaway"
30 Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj "Bang Bang"
31 Ed Sheeran "Sing"
32 One Direction "Story of My Life"
33 Ariana Grande featuring Zedd "Break Free"
34 Glenn Morrison featuring Islove "Goodbye"
35 Lorde "Royals"
36 Milky Chance "Stolen Dance"
37 Charli XCX "Boom Clap"
38 Disclosure featuring Sam Smith "Latch"
39 Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora "Black Widow"
40 Katy Perry "Roar"
41 Tove Lo "Habits (Stay High)"
42 Hedley "Anything"
43 Ellie Goulding "Burn"
44 Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly "Do What U Want"
45 Justin Timberlake "Not a Bad Thing"
46 DJ Snake and Lil Jon "Turn Down for What"
47 Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne "Rather Be"
48 Nicki Minaj "Anaconda"
49 Drake featuring Majid Jordan "Hold On, We're Going Home"
50 Katy Perry "Birthday"
51 Down with Webster "Chills"
52 Hedley "Heaven In Our Headlights"
53 Shawn Mendes "Life of the Party"
54 Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona "Bailando"
55 Chromeo "Jealous (I Ain't with It)"
56 Ed Sheeran "Don't"
57 Virginia to Vegas featuring Alyssa Reid "We Are Stars"
58 Coldplay "A Sky Full of Stars"
59 Capital Cities "Safe and Sound"
60 Maroon 5 "Animals"
61 Katy Perry "This Is How We Do"
62 Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball"
63 Sam Smith "I'm Not the Only One"
64 Mr Probz "Waves"
65 Katy Perry "Unconditionally"
66 deadmau5 featuring Colleen D'Agostino "Seeya"
67 Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg "Wiggle"
68 Rixton "Me and My Broken Heart"
69 Vance Joy "Riptide"
70 Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan "This Is How We Roll"
71 Bruno Mars "Young Girls"
72 Magic! "Don't Kill the Magic"
73 John Newman "Love Me Again"
74 Pitbull featuring John Ryan "Fireball"
75 Luke Bryan "Play It Again"
76 Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell "Blurred Lines"
77 Imagine Dragons "Radioactive"
78 Aloe Blacc "The Man"
79 Idina Menzel "Let It Go"
80 Florida Georgia Line "Dirt"
81 Calvin Harris featuring John Newman "Blame"
82 Lady Antebellum "Bartender"
83 Hozier "Take Me to Church"
84 Kristina Maria "Move Like a Soldier"
85 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Schoolboy Q and Hollis "White Walls"
86 The Chainsmokers "Selfie"
87 Zedd featuring Hayley Williams "Stay the Night"
88 Kenny Chesney "American Kids"
89 Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake "Love Never Felt So Good"
90 Adventure Club featuring The Kite String Tangle "Wonder"
91 Serena Ryder "Fall"
92 Jason Aldean "Burnin' It Down"
93 Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z "Drunk in Love"
94 Eric Church "Give Me Back My Hometown"
95 Paramore "Ain't It Fun"
96 Classified featuring B.o.B "Higher"
97 Dierks Bentley "Drunk on a Plane"
98 Luke Bryan "Drink a Beer"
99 Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd "Really Don't Care"
100 Alyssa Reid "Satisfaction Guaranteed"[90]

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References

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  51. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Isabelle Boulay – Merci Serge Reggiani". Music Canada.
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  93. ^ UPDATE: GWAR founder Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, found dead in Richmond home. WTVR-TV, March 24, 2014.
  94. ^ Children's festival founder 'had a wonderful life'. Winnipeg Free Press, March 26, 2014.
  95. ^ Former D.O.A. guitarist Dave Gregg reportedly dead. The Georgia Straight, March 31, 2014.
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