Our weekly recap of veteran artists on the current Canadian music charts. Chart highlights:
Top 100 Canadian Albums
Top 100 Canadian Singles (Airplay)
The R&B, Country and Hard Rock charts are after the cut.
Top 50 Canadian R&B Albums
Top 50 Canadian Country Albums
Top 50 Canadian Hard Rock Albums
- The Beatles have totally dominated the Canadian Album chart, taking six of the top ten, 12 of the top 20 and all 16 new releases in the top 50. Abbey Road debuts the highest at number 3 while a 17th Beatles album, 1, comes in lowest at 78.
- The deluge of the Fab Four pushes Whitney Houston from 1 to 8 while Michael Jackson's highest charting album is Number Ones which comes in at 24 (down from 7).
Top 100 Canadian Albums- #1 (N) - Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z
- #2 (N) - Buoux de Famille (Duos Ferlaland) - Jean-Pierre Ferland
- #3 (N) - Abbey Road - Beatles
- #4 (N) - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
- #5 (2) - The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas
- #6 (N) - The Beatles in Stereo Box - Beatles
- #7 (N) - Rubber Soul - Beatles
- #8 (1) - I Look to You - Whitney Houston
- #9 (N) - Let It Be - Beatles
- #10 (N) - The Beatles (White Album) - Beatles
- #14 (N) - Revolver - Beatles
- #15 (N) - Help! - Beatles
- #16 (N) - Past Masters - Beatles
- #17 (N) - Magical Mystery Tour - Beatles
- #19 (N) - Please Please Me - Beatles
- #20 (N) - A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
- #24 (7) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
- #26 (N) - With the Beatles - Beatles
- #29 (N) - Beatles for Sale - Beatles
- #36 (N) - Yellow Submarine - Beatles
- #37 (24) - Thriller 25 - Michael Jackson
- #42 (12) - The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again - John Fogerty
- #46 (30) - Keep On Loving You - Reba McEntire
- #47 (N) - The Beatles in Mono Box - Beatles
- #58 (37) - American Classic - Willie Nelson
- #67 (44) - Twang - George Strait
- #74 (38) - Essential - Michael Jackson
- #77 (56) - No Line on the Horizon - U2
- #78 (125) - 1 - Beatles
- #79 (49) - Thriller (Remaster) - Michael Jackson
- #93 (N) - La Legende - Platters
Top 100 Canadian Singles (Airplay)
- #1 (1) - You Belong to Me - Taylor Swift
- #2 (2) - I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
- #3 (4) - Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
- #4 (3) - Paparazzi - Lady Gaga
- #5 (5) - Fire Burning - Sean Kingston
- #22 (20) - Celebration - Madonna
- #32 (36) - Living For the Night - George Strait
- #64 (71) - Honky Tonk Stomp - Brooks & Dunn Featuring Billy Gibbons
- #97 (N) - Consider Me Gone - Reba (McEntire)
The R&B, Country and Hard Rock charts are after the cut.
Top 50 Canadian R&B Albums- #1 (N) - Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z
- #2 (2)- The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas
- #3 (1) - I Look to You - Whitney Houston
- #4 (3) - Rebelution - Pitbull
- #5 (4) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
- #6 (6) - Thriller 25 - Michael Jackson
- #11 (8) - Essential - Michael Jackson
- #10 (12) - Thriller (Remaster) - Michael Jackson
- #14 (12) - Greatest Hits, Volume 1 - Michael Jackson
- #16 (14) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
- #19 (17) - Bad (Remaster) - Michael Jackson
- #20 (19) - Dangerous (Remaster) - Michael Jackson
- #21 (15) - The Motown Years - Michael Jackson & the Jackson Five
- #24 (22) - Off the Wall (Remaster) - Michael Jackson
- #34 (34) - Motown 50 - Various Artists
- #37 (29) - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of - Jackson 5
- #40 (35) - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Very Best of - Michael Jackson
Top 50 Canadian Country Albums- #1 (1) - Fearless - Taylor Swift
- #2 (N) - #1s...and Then Some - Brooks & Dunn
- #3 (2) - The Hannah Montana Movie - Original Soundtrack
- #4 (7) - Stars du Country - Various Artists
- #5 (4) - Dance With Me - Johnny Reid
- #6 (5) - Keep On Loving You - Reba McEntire
- #9 (6) - American Classic - Willie Nelson
- #10 (8) - Twang - George Strait
- #28 (26) - Man in Black: His Greatest Hits - Johnny Cash
- #30 (30) - 30 #1 Hits - Elvis Presley
- #39 (32) - Collections - Johnny Cash
- #49 (51) - Absolutely Essential Collection - Hank Williams
- #50 (52) - Legend of - Johnny Cash
Top 50 Canadian Hard Rock Albums- #1 (1) - III - Billy Talent
- #2 (3) - Dark Horse - Nickelback
- #3 (2) - Artwork - The Used
- #4 (N) - Slipknot - Slipknot
- #5 (5) - Appeal to Reason - Rise Against
- #9 (6) - Mothership - Led Zeppelin
- #12 (12) - Greatest Hits - Queen
- #14 (11) - Black Ice - AC/DC
- #18 (17) - Back in Black - AC/DC
- #19 (19) - Metallica - Metallica
- #20 (22) - Death Magnetic - Metallica
- #24 (18) - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of - Kiss
- #25 (29) - Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot (Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith and Joe Satriani)
- #31 (31) - Master of Puppets - Metallica
- #32 (34) - Highway to Hell - AC/DC
- #36 (27) - Very Best of - Kiss
- #38 (32) - Razor's Edge - AC/DC
- #39 (58) - Gold (1974-1982) - AC/DC
- #41 (32) - Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of - Aerosmith
- #42 (42) - Who Made Who - AC/DC
- #43 (38) - Live - AC/DC
- #43 (57) - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Edition: The Best of - Aerosmith
- #42 (42) - Ride the Lightning - Metallica
- #46 (46) - Razor's Edge - AC/DC