2008 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canadian music industry.

Events

 * April 6 – Juno Awards of 2008 held
 * June 12 – 2008 Polaris Music Prize longlist announced
 * June 15 – 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held
 * July 7 – 2008 Polaris Music Prize shortlist announced
 * September 29 – Caribou's Andorra wins the Polaris Music Prize.

A

 * Bryan Adams, 11
 * Amylie, Jusqu'aux oreilles
 * The Awkward Stage, Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights

B

 * Jill Barber, Chances
 * Matthew Barber, Ghost Notes
 * Barenaked Ladies, Snacktime!
 * Laura Barrett, Victory Garden
 * Daniel Bélanger, Joli chaos
 * Billy Talent, 666
 * Black Mountain, In the Future
 * Bonjour Brumaire, De la Nature des Foules
 * Born Ruffians, Red, Yellow & Blue
 * Isabelle Boulay, Nos Lendemains
 * The Buttless Chaps, Cartography

C

 * Cadence Weapon, Afterparty Babies
 * Cancer Bats, Hail Destroyer
 * Brendan Canning, Something for All of Us
 * Paul Cargnello, Bragging
 * Castlemusic, You Can't Take Anyone
 * Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
 * Annabelle Chvostek, Resilience
 * City and Colour, Bring Me Your Love
 * Cœur de pirate, Cœur de pirate
 * Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here
 * Constantines, Kensington Heights
 * Antoine Corriveau, Entre quatre murs
 * Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
 * Isabelle Cyr, Isabelle Cyr

D

 * The Dears, Missiles
 * Destroyer, Trouble in Dreams
 * Die Mannequin, Unicorn Steak
 * DL Incognito, A Captured Moment in Time
 * Luke Doucet, Blood's Too Rich
 * The D'Urbervilles, We Are the Hunters

E

 * Fred Eaglesmith, Tinderbox
 * Kathleen Edwards, Asking for Flowers
 * Elliott Brood, Mountain Meadows
 * André Ethier, Born of Blue Fog

F

 * FemBots, Calling Out
 * Forest City Lovers, Haunting Moon Sinking

G

 * Great Big Sea, Fortune's Favour

H

 * Hawk Nelson, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
 * Hayden, In Field & Town
 * Hello, Blue Roses, The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty...
 * Hey Rosetta!, Into Your Lungs
 * Veda Hille, This Riot Life
 * Hilotrons, Happymatic
 * Human Highway, Moody Motorcycle

I

 * Islands, Arm's Way

J

 * Danko Jones, Never Too Loud

K

 * Kardinal Offishall, Not 4 Sale
 * Kalle Mattson, Telescope
 * Karkwa, Le volume du vent
 * Kellarissa, Flamingo
 * Koriass, Les racines dans le béton
 * Keith Kouna, Les Années monsieur

L

 * Land of Talk, Some Are Lakes
 * Éric Lapointe, Ma peau
 * Library Voices, Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts)
 * The Lost Fingers, Lost in the 80s
 * Rob Lutes, Truth & Fiction

M

 * Catherine Major, Rose sang
 * Kate Maki, On High
 * Jon McKiel, The Nature of Things
 * Sarah McLachlan, Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
 * Millimetrik, Northwest Passage's New Era (LP), Keys (EP)
 * Ariane Moffatt, Tous les sens
 * Alanis Morissette, Flavors of Entanglement

N

 * Nickelback, Dark Horse
 * Novillero, A Little Tradition

O

 * One Hundred Dollars, Forest of Tears

P

 * Pas Chic Chic, Au Contraire
 * Philémon Cimon, EP 2008
 * Dany Placard, Raccourci
 * Plants and Animals, Parc Avenue
 * Prism, Big Black Sky
 * Protest the Hero, Fortress
 * The Provincial Archive, Nameless Places

R

 * Sam Roberts, Love at the End of the World
 * Justin Rutledge, Man Descending

S

 * Said The Whale, Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia
 * Ron Sexsmith, Exit Strategy of the Soul
 * Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
 * Crystal Shawanda, Dawn of a New Day
 * Simple Plan, Simple Plan
 * Zal Sissokho, Silaba
 * Sloan, Parallel Play
 * Snailhouse, Lies on the Prize
 * Spirit of the West, Spirituality 1983-2008: The Consummate Compendium
 * Stars, Sad Robots
 * The Stills, Oceans Will Rise
 * Jeffery Straker, Step Right Up
 * Sweatshop Union, Water Street

T

 * Theory of a Deadman, Scars & Souvenirs
 * Tokyo Police Club, Elephant Shell
 * The Trews, No Time for Later

V

 * Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane

W

 * Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
 * Andrée Watters, Minuit
 * Wolf Parade, At Mount Zoomer
 * Woodhands, Heart Attack
 * Hawksley Workman, Between the Beautifuls and Los Manlicious

Top 10 albums
These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.

Deaths

 * January 4 – Mort Garson, composer
 * February 15 – Willie P. Bennett, folk singer-songwriter
 * March 2 – Jeff Healey, blues guitarist
 * May 11 – John Rutsey, former drummer for Rush
 * July 3 – Oliver Schroer, fiddler and composer