2009 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2009 in the Canadian music industry.

Events

 * March 29 – The Juno Awards of 2009 are held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
 * June 15 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 40-album longlist is announced.
 * July 7 – The 2009 Polaris Music Prize 10-album shortlist is to be announced.
 * September 21 – Fucked Up's album The Chemistry of Common Life is announced as the winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
 * September – K'naan's single "Wavin' Flag" is announced as the official theme song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

A

 * Apostle of Hustle, Eats Darkness
 * Marie-Pierre Arthur, Marie-Pierre Arthur
 * Attack in Black, Years (by One Thousand Fingertips)

B

 * Jason Bajada, Loveshit
 * Alexis Baro, From the Other Side
 * Howie Beck, How to Fall Down in Public
 * Daniel Bélanger, Nous
 * Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through Windows
 * Art Bergmann, Lost Art Bergmann
 * Justin Bieber, My World
 * Billy Talent, Billy Talent III
 * Jully Black, The Black Book
 * Blue Rodeo, The Things We Left Behind
 * Will Bonness, Subtle Fire
 * Brian Borcherdt, Torches/The Ward Colorado Demos
 * Bruce Peninsula, A Mountain Is a Mouth
 * Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
 * By Divine Right, Mutant Message

C

 * Patricia Cano, This Is the New World
 * Paul Cargnello, Bras coupé
 * CFCF, Continent
 * DJ Champion, Resistance
 * Classified, Self Explanatory
 * The Cliks, Dirty King
 * Leonard Cohen, Live in London
 * Antoine Corriveau, Ni vu ni connu
 * Rose Cousins, The Send Off
 * Eliana Cuevas, Luna Llena
 * Cuff the Duke, Way Down Here
 * Amelia Curran, Hunter Hunter

D

 * The Dardanelles, The Dardanelles
 * Default, Comes and Goes
 * Despised Icon, Day of Mourning
 * Digawolf, Distant Morning Star
 * Julie Doiron, I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day
 * Drake, So Far Gone

E

 * Emerson Drive, I Believe
 * Evening Hymns, Spirit Guides

F

 * Julie Fader, Outside In
 * Melanie Fiona, The Bridge
 * Faber Drive, Can't Keep a Secret

G

 * Gentleman Reg, Jet Black
 * Hannah Georgas, The Beat Stuff
 * The Good Lovelies, The Good Lovelies (March), Under the Mistletoe (December)
 * Jenn Grant, Echoes
 * Grand Analog, Metropolis Is Burning
 * Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels (March), The Legion Sessions (October)
 * Emm Gryner, Goddess

H

 * Handsome Furs, Face Control
 * Ron Hawkins, 10 Kinds of Lonely
 * Hayden, The Place Where We Lived
 * Hedley, The Show Must Go
 * The Hidden Cameras, Origin:Orphan
 * Hollerado, Record in a Bag
 * Hot Panda, Volcano...Bloody Volcano
 * The Hylozoists, L'Île de sept villes

I

 * Immaculate Machine, High on Jackson Hill
 * In-Flight Safety, We Are an Empire, My Dear
 * Islands, Vapours

J

 * jacksoul, SOULmate
 * Jets Overhead, No Nations
 * The Junction, Another Link in the Chain
 * Junior Boys, Begone Dull Care

K

 * K'naan, Troubadour
 * k-os, Yes!
 * Kalle Mattson, Whisper Bee

L

 * Lhasa, Lhasa
 * Lightning Dust, Infinite Light
 * Lights, The Listening
 * The Lovely Feathers, Fantasy of the Lot

M

 * Ryan MacGrath, In My Own Company
 * Catherine MacLellan, Water in the Ground
 * Magneta Lane, Gambling with God
 * Malajube, Labyrinthes
 * Dan Mangan, Nice, Nice, Very Nice
 * Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle, Let's Just Stay Here
 * Melissa McClelland, Victoria Day
 * Metric, Fantasies
 * Amy Millan, Masters of the Burial
 * Misstress Barbara, I'm No Human
 * Taylor Mitchell, For Your Consideration
 * Moneen, The World I Want to Leave Behind
 * Montag, Hibernation
 * The Most Serene Republic, ...And the Ever Expanding Universe
 * MSTRKRFT, Fist of God

N

 * The New Cities, Lost in City Lights

O

 * Octoberman, Fortresses
 * Ohbijou, Beacons
 * Oktoécho, Oktoécho
 * Our Lady Peace, Burn Burn

P

 * Paper Moon, Only During Thunderstorms
 * Peaches, I Feel Cream
 * Pilot Speed, Wooden Bones
 * Pink Mountaintops, Outside Love
 * Joel Plaskett, Three
 * Po' Girl, Deer in the Night
 * Pony Up!, Stay Gold
 * Priestess, Prior to the Fire
 * Propagandhi, Supporting Caste

R

 * Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time
 * Lee Reed, Introductory Offer
 * Reverie Sound Revue, Reverie Sound Revue
 * Amanda Rheaume, Kiss Me Back
 * Alejandra Ribera, Navigator/Navigateher
 * Rock Plaza Central, ...at the moment of our most needing
 * Royal City, Royal City
 * Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees
 * Daniel Romano, Frederick Squire and Julie Doiron, Daniel, Fred & Julie
 * The Rural Alberta Advantage, Hometowns

S

 * John K. Samson, City Route 85
 * Crystal Shawanda, I'll Be Home for Christmas
 * Shout Out Out Out Out, Reintegration Time
 * The Slew, 100%
 * Souldia, Art kontrol
 * Still Life Still, Girls Come Too
 * Sunparlour Players, Wave North
 * Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
 * Swan Lake, Enemy Mine

T

 * Tegan and Sara, Sainthood
 * Think About Life, Family
 * Three Days Grace, Life Starts Now
 * Thunderheist, Thunderheist
 * Thus Owls, Cardiac Malformations
 * Tiga, Ciao!
 * Timber Timbre, Timber Timbre
 * Tire le coyote, EP
 * Torngat, La Petite Nicole
 * The Tragically Hip, We Are the Same
 * Two Hours Traffic, Territory

U

 * Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Questamation
 * United Steel Workers of Montreal, Three on the Tree

V

 * Various Artists, Friends in Bellwoods II
 * Various Artists, Great Canadian Song Quest
 * Various Artists, Record of the Week Club
 * vitaminsforyou, He Closed His Eyes So He Could Dance with You
 * Roch Voisine, Americana II

W

 * Martha Wainwright, Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
 * Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms
 * Wax Mannequin, Saxon
 * WHOOP-Szo, Where I Dream Is Where I Live
 * The Wooden Sky, If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone

Y

 * Years, Years
 * You Say Party! We Say Die!, XXXX
 * Young Galaxy, Invisible Republic

Z

 * Zeus, Sounds Like Zeus

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

Deaths

 * January 31 – Dewey Martin, rock drummer
 * March 15 – Edmund Hockridge, singer and actor
 * March 22 – Archie Green, folklorist and musicologist
 * May 3 – Renée Morisset, pianist
 * June 27 – Jackie Washington, blues musician
 * October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, folk singer-songwriter
 * November 22 – Haydain Neale, soul/R&B singer