| 释义 |
- Events
- Bands on hiatus
- Bands disbanded
- Albums released A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y Z
- Top hits on record Top 10 Canadian albums Top 10 American albums Top 10 British albums Top 10 International albums Top 10 Singles Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List
- Deaths
- References
{{YYYY music|2012}}{{Year nav topic5|2012|Canadian music}}This is a summary of the year 2012 in the Canadian music industry. Events- February 13 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation launches CBC Music, a digital music service which offers streaming audio broadcasts of 40 different music genre channels, in addition to the existing CBC Radio 2 and CBC Radio 3 services, on both the Internet and iOS devices.[1]
- April 1 – Juno Awards of 2012
- June 14 – Prelimimary longlist for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize is announced.[2]
- July 17 – Shortlist for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize is announced.[2]
- September 24 – Feist's album Metals is announced as the winner of the Polaris Music Prize.[2]
Bands on hiatusBands disbanded{{Empty section|date=November 2012}}Albums releasedA- Amos the Transparent, Goodnight My Dear, I'm Falling Apart (February 14)
- Apollo Ghosts, Landmark
- Marie-Pierre Arthur, Aux alentours
- Azari & III, Azari & III
B- Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers, Bone Soldier (March 6)
- Bahamas, Barchords (February 7)[6]
- Del Barber, Headwaters
- Bidiniband, In the Rock Hall (January 24)[4]
- Justin Bieber, Believe
- Billy Talent, Dead Silence, September 9, 2012
- Boxer the Horse, French Residency
- Brasstronaut, Mean Sun (May 15)
C- Cadence Weapon, Hope in Dirt City (May 29)
- Cancer Bats, Dead Set on Living[6]
- Caracol, Shiver
- Paul Cargnello, Papa Paul
- Change of Heart, There You Go '82 – '97 (September 18, 2012)[5]
- Tim Chaisson, The Other Side (September 25)
- The City Streets, White Lightning (spring)
- The City Streets, Sawdust & Rum (spring)
- Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas (January 31)[6]
- Cold Specks, I Predict a Graceful Expulsion (May 21)
- Cookie Duster, When Flying Was Easy (June)[6]
- Ève Cournoyer, Le labeur d'une fleur
- Rose Cousins, We Have Made a Spark
- Cuff the Duke, In Our Time (April 12)
- Cuff the Duke, Union (October 2)
- Amelia Curran, Spectators (October 2)
D- Daphni, Jiaolong
- Diamond Rings, Free Dimensional
- Céline Dion, Sans attendre
- Julie Doiron, So Many Days (October 23)[7]
- Dumas, L'Heure et l'endroit
- Dusted, Dusted
E- Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur (January 17)[6]
- The Elwins, And I Thank You (February 21)[6]
- Quique Escamilla, Quique Escamilla
- Esthero, Everything Is Expensive (October 30)[8]
- Evening Hymns, Spectral Dusk
F- Jeremy Fisher, Mint Juleps
- Front Line Assembly, AirMech (November 13)
- Nelly Furtado, The Spirit Indestructible (September 18)
G- Gentleman Reg, Leisure Life
- Hannah Georgas, Hannah Georgas[9]
- Jenn Grant, The Beautiful Wild (September 25)
- Great Lake Swimmers, New Wild Everywhere (April 3)[10]
- Grimes, Visions (February 21)[6]
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (October 1)
H- Hot Panda, Go Outside
- Joshua Hyslop, Where the Mountain Meets the Valley
I- Islands, A Sleep & a Forgetting (February 14)[6]
J- JBM, Stray Ashes
- Japandroids, Celebration Rock[6]
- Carly Rae Jepsen, Curiosity
- Carly Rae Jepsen, Kiss
- July Talk, July Talk
K- Kalle Mattson, Lives in Between
- Karkwa, Karkwa Live[3]
- Peter Katz, Still Mind Still
- Mo Kenney, Mo Kenney
- Kid Koala, 12 Bit Blues, (September 18)[6]
- Keith Kouna, Du plaisir et des bombes
- K'naan, Country, God or the Girl, (October 16) [11]
- K'naan, More Beautiful Than Silence (January 31)[12]
- Kristina Maria, Tell the World
L- Zachary Lucky, Saskatchewan
M- Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye
- Maestro Fresh Wes, Black Tuxedo EP (September 18)
- Carolyn Mark, The Queen of Vancouver Island
- Masia One, Bootleg Culture (June 19)
- Matt Mays, Coyote
- Eamon McGrath, Young Canadians
- Loreena McKennitt, Troubadours on the Rhine
- Memoryhouse, The Slideshow Effect (February 28)[13]
- Metric, Synthetica (June 12)
- METZ, METZ
- Ariane Moffatt, MA
- Mother Mother, The Sticks
NO- Mike O'Neill, Wild Lines
- Octoberman, Waiting in the Well
- Ohbijou, Metal Meets
- Karim Ouellet, Fox
P- Doug Paisley, Golden Embers
- Parlovr, Kook Soul
- Pascale Picard Band, Trauma: Chansons de la série télé Saison 3
- Plants and Animals, The End of That (February 28)[14]
- Joel Plaskett, Scrappy Happiness (March 27)[15]
- PS I Love You, Death Dreams
- Purity Ring, Shrines
R- Radio Radio, Havre de Grace (April 17)
- Rah Rah, The Poet's Dead
- Johnny Reid, Fire It Up
- Rush, Clockwork Angels
S- Said the Whale, Little Mountain (March 6)[16]
- John K. Samson, Provincial (January 24)[17]
- Saukrates, Season One (April 24)[13]
- Shout Out Out Out Out, Spanish Moss and Total Loss (June 19)[18]
- Skydiggers, Northern Shore (April 17)[19]
- The Slakadeliqs, The Other Side of Tomorrow
- Rae Spoon, I Can't Keep All of Our Secrets (January 10)[20]
- Stars, The North
- Jeffery Straker, Vagabond – October 2
T- The Tragically Hip, Now for Plan A
- A Tribe Called Red, A Tribe Called Red
V- Chad VanGaalen, The Green Corridor
- Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same – November 13[21]
W- Martha Wainwright, Come Home to Mama
- Rufus Wainwright, Out of the Game
- Patrick Watson, Adventures in Your Own Backyard (April 17)
- Wax Mannequin, No Safe Home
- Whitehorse, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss
- Wintersleep, Hello Hum
- Royal Wood, We Were Born to Glory
- The Wooden Sky, Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun (February 28)[22]
- Woodpigeon, For Paolo
- Wool on Wolves, Measures of Progress
Y- Neil Young, Americana
- Yukon Blonde, Tiger Talk – March 20[13]
Z Top hits on record The lists are updated weekly through Jam! and Nielsen Soundscan.[23] Top 10 Canadian albums| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak
position | Sales | Certification |
|---|
| 1 | Celine Dion | Sans attendre | 1 | 209,000[24] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Sans attendre|artist=Celine Dion}} | | 2 | Justin Bieber | Believe | 1 | 179,000[24][25][26] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Believe|artist=Justin Bieber}} | | 3 | Various Artists | Star Académie 2012 | 1 | 156,000[24][27] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Star Académie 2012|artist=Various Artists}} | | 4 | Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas | 1 | 132,000[24][28][29] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Old Ideas|artist=Leonard Cohen}} | | 5 | Johnny Reid | Fire It Up | 2 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Fire It Up|artist=Johnny Reid}} | | 5 | Marie-Mai | Miroir | 2 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Miroir|artist=Marie-Mai}} | | 5 | Serena Ryder | Harmony | 11 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Harmony|artist=Serena Ryder}} | | 5 | The Sheepdogs | The Sheepdogs | 1 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=The Sheepdogs|artist=The Sheepdogs}} | | 5 | The Tenors | Lead With Your Heart | 3 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Lead With Your Heart|artist=The Canadian Tenors}} | | 5 | Various Artists | Star Académie Noël | TBA | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Star Académie Noel|artist=Various Artists}} |
Top 10 American albums| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak
position | Sales | Certification |
|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | Red | 1 | 320,000[30] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Red|artist=Taylor Swift}} | | 2 | Bruno Mars | Unorthodox Jukebox | 2 | 240,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Unorthodox Jukebox|artist=Bruno Mars}} | | 3 | Imagine Dragons | Night Visions | 4 | 240,000[31] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Night Visions|artist=Imagine Dragons}} | | 4 | Pink | The Truth About Love | 1 | 240,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=The Truth About Love|artist=Pink}} | | 5 | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die | 3 | 160,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Born to Die|artist=Lana Del Rey}} | | 6 | The Lumineers | The Lumineers | 5 | 160,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=The Lumineers|artist=The Lumineers}} | | 7 | Carrie Underwood | Blown Away | 1 | 80,000[32][33][34] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Blown Away|artist=Carrie Underwood}} | | 8 | Florida Georgia Line | Here's to the Good Times | 8 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Here's to the Good Times|artist=Florida Georgia Line}} | | 9 | fun. | Some Nights | 5 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Some Nights|artist=Fun.}} | | 10 | Jack White | Blunderbuss | 1 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Blunderbuss|artist=Jack White}} |
Top 10 British albums| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak
position | Sales | Certification |
|---|
| 1 | Mumford & Sons | Babel | 1 | 400,000[24][35] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Babel|artist=Mumford & Sons}} | | 2 | One Direction | Take Me Home | 1 | 240,000[24] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Take Me Home|artist=One Direction}} | | 3 | Rod Stewart | Merry Christmas, Baby | 1 | 240,000[24] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Merry Christmas, Baby|artist=Rod Stewart}} | | 4 | One Direction | Up All Night | 1 | 234,000[24] | region=Canada|type=album|title=Up All Night|artist=One Direction}} | | 5 | Ed Sheeran | + | 5 | 160,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=+|artist=Ed Sheeran}} | | 6 | Led Zeppelin | Celebration Day | 4 | 160,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Celebration Day|artist=Led Zeppelin}} | | 7 | Muse | The 2nd Law | 2 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=The 2nd Law|artist=Muse}} | | 8 | One Direction | The Live Tour | 1 | 60,000 | region=Canada|type=video|title=Up All Night – The Live Tour|artist=One Direction}} | | 9 | Alt-J | An Awesome Wave | TBA | 40,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=An Awesome Wave|artist=Alt-J}} | | 9 | Calvin Harris | 18 Months | 8 | 40,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=18 Months|artist=Calvin Harris}} |
Top 10 International albums| Rank | Artist | Album | Peak
position | Sales | Certification |
|---|
| 1 | Of Monsters and Men | My Head Is an Animal | 5 | 160,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=My Head Is an Animal|artist=Of Monsters and Men}} | | 2 | Rihanna | Unapologetic | 1 | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Unapologetic|artist=Rihanna}} | | 2 | Various Artists | 2012 Grammy Nominees | TBA | 80,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=2012 Grammy Nominees|artist=Various Artists}} | | 4 | Gotye | Making Mirrors | 5 | 40,000 | region=Canada|type=digital|title=Making Mirrors|artist=Gotye}} | | 4 | Various Artists | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | TBA | 40,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|artist=Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}} | | 4 | Various Artists | Rock of Ages: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | TBA | 40,000 | region=Canada|type=album|title=Rock of Ages|artist=Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}} | | 7 | Nicki Minaj | Roman Reloaded | 1 | 17,300[36] | TBA | | 8 | The Cranberries | Roses | 6 | 3,100[37] | TBA | | 9 | Various Artists | Now! 20 | 2 | TBA | TBA | | 10 | Sigur Rós | Valtari | 4 | TBA | TBA |
Top 10 Singles| Rank | Artist | Song | Album | Peak
position | Sales | Certification |
|---|
| 1 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "Call Me Maybe" | Curiosity & Kiss | 1 | 640,000 | region=Canada|type=digital|title=Call Me Maybe|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen}} | | 2 | Imagine Dragons | "Radioactive" | Night Visions | 5 | 560,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=Radioactive|artist=Imagine Dragons}} | | 3 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | "Thrift Shop" | The Heist | 1 | 560,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=Thrift Shop|artist=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis}} | | 4 | Maroon 5 | "One More Night" | Overexposed | 2 | 480,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=One More Night|artist=Maroon 5}} | | 5 | Bruno Mars | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Unorthodox Jukebox | 1 | 400,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=Locked Out of Heaven|artist=Bruno Mars}} | | 6 | Flo Rida | "Whistle" | Wild Ones | 1 | 400,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=Whistle|artist=Flo Rida}} | | 7 | fun. | "Some Nights" | Some Nights | 4 | 400,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=Some Nights|artist=Fun.}} | | 8 | The Lumineers | "Ho Hey" | The Lumineers | 2 | 400,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=Ho Hey|artist=The Lumineers}} | | 9 | Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa | "Payphone" | Overexposed | 1 | 400,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=Payphone|artist=Maroon 5}} | | 10 | Mumford & Sons | "I Will Wait" | Babel | 9 | 400,000 | region=Canada|type=digital download|title=I Will Wait|artist=Mumford & Sons}} |
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List | № | Artist(s) | Title | | 1 | Gotye featuring Kimbra | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | | 2 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "Call Me Maybe" | | 3 | fun. featuring Janelle Monáe | "We Are Young" | | 4 | Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa | "Payphone" | | 5 | The Wanted | "Glad You Came" | | 6 | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | "We Found Love" | | 7 | LMFAO | "Sexy and I Know It" | | 8 | Flo Rida featuring Sia | "Wild Ones" | | 9 | Nicki Minaj | "Starships" | | 10 | Kelly Clarkson | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | | 11 | Flo Rida | "Good Feeling" | | 12 | Adele | "Set Fire to the Rain" | | 13 | One Direction | "What Makes You Beautiful" | | 14 | Flo Rida | "Whistle" | | 15 | Train | "Drive By" | | 16 | Katy Perry | "Wide Awake" | | 17 | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | "Moves like Jagger" | | 18 | Katy Perry | "Part of Me" | | 19 | Hedley | "Kiss You Inside Out" | | 20 | Katy Perry | "The One That Got Away" | | 21 | David Guetta featuring Usher | "Without You" | | 22 | Simple Plan | "Summer Paradise" | | 23 | David Guetta featuring Sia | "Titanium" | | 24 | Calvin Harris | "Feel So Close" | | 25 | Maroon 5 | "One More Night" | | 26 | Rihanna | "Where Have You Been" | | 27 | fun. | "Some Nights" | | 28 | Bruno Mars | "It Will Rain" | | 29 | David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj | "Turn Me On" | | 30 | Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen | "Good Time" | | 31 | Jessie J | "Domino" | | 32 | Pitbull | "Back in Time" | | 33 | Pink | "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" | | 34 | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | "Dance Again" | | 35 | Justin Bieber | "Boyfriend" | | 36 | Drake featuring Rihanna | "Take Care" | | 37 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" | | 38 | Usher | "Scream" | | 39 | Taylor Swift | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | | 40 | Pitbull featuring Chris Brown | "International Love" | | 41 | Ellie Goulding | "Lights" | | 42 | Adele | "Someone like You" | | 43 | Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars | "Young, Wild & Free" | | 44 | Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine | "Stereo Hearts" | | 45 | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | "Party Rock Anthem" | | 46 | Selena Gomez & the Scene | "Love You like a Love Song" | | 47 | Karmin | "Brokenhearted" | | 48 | Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean | "As Long as You Love Me" | | 49 | Victoria Duffield | "Shut Up and Dance" | | 50 | Foster the People | "Pumped Up Kicks" | | 51 | One Direction | "One Thing" | | 52 | K'naan featuring Nelly Furtado | "Is Anybody Out There?" | | 53 | Marianas Trench | "Fallout" | | 54 | Jay-Z and Kanye West | "Niggas in Paris" | | 55 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "Curiosity" | | 56 | Jason Mraz | "I Won't Give Up" | | 57 | Hedley | "One Life" | | 58 | Nicki Minaj | "Pound the Alarm" | | 59 | Adele | "Rumour Has It" | | 60 | Rihanna | "You da One" | | 61 | Adele | "Rolling in the Deep" | | 62 | Marianas Trench | "Desperate Measures" | | 63 | Cher Lloyd | "Want U Back" | | 64 | Mia Martina | "Burning" | | 65 | Danny Fernandes featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly | "Hit Me Up" | | 66 | Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo | "Let's Go" | | 67 | Demi Lovato | "Give Your Heart a Break" | | 68 | Chris Brown | "Turn Up the Music" | | 69 | Rihanna | "Diamonds" | | 70 | K'naan | "Hurt Me Tomorrow" | | 71 | The Wanted | "Chasing the Sun" | | 72 | Drake featuring Lil Wayne | "The Motto" | | 73 | Dragonette | "Let It Go" | | 74 | Skrillex featuring Sirah | "Bangarang" | | 75 | deadmau5 featuring Chris James | "The Veldt" | | 76 | Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. | "Give Me All Your Luvin'" | | 77 | Taio Cruz featuring Flo Rida | "Hangover" | | 78 | will.i.am featuring Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez | "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" | | 79 | Gavin DeGraw | "Not Over You" | | 80 | Coldplay | "Paradise" | | 81 | Nickelback | "When We Stand Together" | | 82 | Kelly Clarkson | "Mr. Know It All" | | 83 | Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch | "Ass Back Home" | | 84 | Lady Gaga | "Marry the Night" | | 85 | Far East Movement featuring Justin Bieber | "Live My Life" | | 86 | Train | "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" | | 87 | T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen | "5 O'Clock" | | 88 | Eric Church | "Springsteen" | | 89 | Toby Keith | "Red Solo Cup" | | 90 | Carrie Underwood | "Good Girl" | | 91 | LMFAO | "Sorry for Party Rocking" | | 92 | Michel Teló | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" | | 93 | Kesha | "Die Young" | | 94 | Karl Wolf | "Mash It Up" | | 95 | Cobra Starship featuring Sabi | "You Make Me Feel..." | | 96 | Walk off the Earth | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | | 97 | Hedley | "Invincible" | | 98 | Luke Bryan | "Drunk on You" | | 99 | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer | "Give Me Everything | | 100 | Kristina Maria | "Our Song Comes On"[38] |
Deaths- January 2 – Ian Bargh, jazz pianist
- January 25 – Andrew MacNaughtan, photographer and music video director
- February 21 – Christopher Reimer, rock guitarist (Women)
- April 23 – Billy Bryans, percussionist and record producer (Parachute Club)[39]
- September 23 – Sam Sniderman, founder of the Sam the Record Man chain[40]
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