2013 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2013 in the Canadian music industry.

Events

 * January 9 – Adam Gontier, lead singer of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, resigns from the band, citing health concerns.
 * February 5 – Silverstein releases their first album with Paul Marc Rousseau as an official member.
 * March 10 – 2013 East Coast Music Awards
 * April 17 – Steve Jocz, drummer for Sum 41, resigns from the band.
 * April 21 – Juno Awards of 2013
 * May 25 – Online streaming service CBC Music sponsors the first CBC Music Festival at Ontario Place's new Echo Beach music venue.
 * June 13 – Preliminary longlist for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize is announced.
 * July 10 – Mo Kenney and Keith Kouna are named the English and French winners of the 2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.
 * July 16 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced.
 * September 23 – Godspeed You! Black Emperor's 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! is announced as the winner of the Polaris Music Prize.

Bands reformed

 * Despistado

A

 * Anciients, Heart of Oak
 * Arcade Fire, Reflektor – October 28
 * Austra, Olympia – June 18

B

 * Jason Bajada, Le résultat de mes bétises
 * Alexis Baro, Blue Skin
 * Jill Barber, Chansons – January 29
 * The Beaches, The Beaches
 * Bear Mountain, XO
 * Daniel Bélanger, Chic de ville – March 5
 * The Besnard Lakes, Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO
 * The Bicycles, Stop Thinking So Much
 * Justin Bieber, Believe Acoustic – January 29
 * Bleu Jeans Bleu, Haute couture
 * Born Ruffians, Birthmarks – April 16
 * Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow – September 30
 * Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass – July 9

C

 * Chic Gamine, Closer
 * City and Colour, The Hurry and the Harm, June 4
 * Classified, Classified – January 22
 * The Cliks, Black Tie Elevator
 * Corridor, Un magicien en toi
 * Counterparts, The Difference Between Hell and Home – July 24
 * The Courtneys, The Courtneys – June 7
 * Eliana Cuevas, Espejo

D

 * Thomas D'Arcy, What We Want
 * The Deep Dark Woods, Jubilee
 * Devours, Dignity
 * DIANA, Perpetual Surrender
 * Céline Dion, Loved Me Back to Life

E

 * Fred Eaglesmith, Tambourine
 * Elephant Stone, Elephant Stone

F

 * Stephen Fearing, Between Hurricanes
 * Michael Feuerstack, Tambourine Death Bed – May 7
 * Freedom Writers, Now
 * Fresh Snow, I
 * Front Line Assembly, Echogenetic – July 9
 * Fur Trade, Don't Get Heavy

G

 * Ghostkeeper, Horse Chief! War Thief!
 * Grand Analog, Modern Thunder, August 20
 * The Grapes of Wrath, High Road – March 19
 * Jim Guthrie, Takes Time – May 7

H

 * Hayden, Us Alone – February 5
 * Headstones, Love + Fury – July 23
 * The Hidden Cameras, Age
 * Hilotrons, At Least There's Commotion – February 5
 * Hollerado, White Paint
 * Hooded Fang, Gravez

I

 * Imaginary Cities, Fall of Romance – May 28

K

 * k-os, BLack on BLonde – January 29
 * Ian Kelly, All These Lines – November 5
 * Koriass, Rue des Saules
 * Keith Kouna, Le voyage d’hiver
 * Aidan Knight, Telecommunicate
 * Nicholas Krgovich, Who Cares?

L

 * Mélissa Laveaux, Dying Is a Wild Night
 * Avril Lavigne, Avril Lavigne
 * Lee Harvey Osmond, The Folk Sinner – January 15
 * Light Fires, Light Fires
 * Murray Lightburn, Mass:Light
 * Lightning Dust, Fantasy
 * Rob Lutes, The Bravest Birds

M

 * Greg MacPherson, Fireball – October 29
 * Maestro Fresh Wes, Orchestrated Noise – June 25
 * Magneta Lane, Witchrock – February 12
 * Majical Cloudz, Impersonator – May 21
 * Dylan Menzie, Heather Avenue
 * Millimetrik, Remix the Rhymes
 * Ruth Moody, These Wilder Things

N

 * Naturally Born Strangers, The LegendsLeague Presents: Naturally Born Strangers
 * New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms – March 5
 * The New Mendicants, Australia 2013 E.P.

O

 * Odds, the Most Beautiful Place on Earth – February 21

P

 * Dorothea Paas, A Thirst

R

 * Corin Raymond, Paper Nickels
 * Lee Reed and John P, Written Large
 * Amanda Rheaume, Keep a Fire
 * Daniel Romano, Come Cry With Me – January 22
 * Justin Rutledge, Valleyheart – February 12

S

 * The Sadies, Internal Sounds – September 17
 * Sarahmée, Sans détour
 * Ron Sexsmith, Forever Endeavour
 * Shad, Flying Colours – October 15
 * Shotgun Jimmie, Everything Everything
 * Silverstein, This Is How the Wind Shifts – February 5
 * Skinny Puppy, Weapon – May 28
 * SNFU, Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You – October 24
 * Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home
 * The Strumbellas, We Still Move on Dance Floors – October 22
 * Suuns, Images du futur
 * Swollen Members, Beautiful Death Machine – March 19

T

 * Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob – January 29
 * Tire le coyote, Mitan
 * Maylee Todd, Escapology, April 2
 * A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation
 * Two Hours Traffic, Foolish Blood

V

 * Diyet van Lieshout, When You Were King
 * Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: 2003–2013
 * Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: X – May 28
 * Leif Vollebekk, North Americana
 * Lindy Vopnfjörð, Young Waverer

W

 * Martha Wainwright, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 4 – February 26
 * Wake Owl, Wild Country – January 29
 * Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers, Southland
 * Whitehorse, The Road to Massey Hall – February 15
 * Woodpigeon, Thumbtacks + Glue
 * Donovan Woods, Don't Get Too Grand – March 26

Y

 * Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, UZU
 * Ken Yates, twenty-three
 * Young Galaxy, Ultramarine

Top hits on record
The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.

Deaths

 * January 7 – Kent Abbott, 32, rock musician (Grade)
 * January 15 – Yuli Turovsky, 73, Russian-born conductor and cellist (I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra)
 * January 25 – Normand Corbeil, 56, composer
 * March 6 – Stompin' Tom Connors, 77, country singer-songwriter
 * April 16 – Rita MacNeil, 68, country and folk singer-songwriter
 * April 17 – George Beverly Shea, 104, gospel musician
 * May 5 – Greg Quill, 66, Australian-born musician and music critic for the Toronto Star
 * May 8 – Bill Langstroth, 81, country music producer (Singalong Jubilee), inducted into Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2011).
 * June 2 – Mario Bernardi, 82, conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra
 * June 3 – Chris Levoir, 31, singer and guitarist for The Mark Inside
 * August 18 – Wes Dakus, 75, rock and rockabilly musician