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2018 Albums Chart Has Teddy At No. 1...Again!

A paucity of new releases, post-Christmas blues leaving consumers strapped for cash, and a cold snap that tickled few funny bones in the first week of the new year likely contributed to ho-hum activity on the chart. Whatever the case, Teddy's cheering.

2018 Albums Chart Has Teddy At No. 1...Again!

By FYI Staff

Ed Sheeran’s No. 1 album in 2017 is also the No. 1 album this week on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, with 9,300 total consumption units that combined equivalent tracks and on-demand streams. It’s the album’s sixth week in the top spot since its release last March 13.


His current single, “Perfect,” maintains at the top of both the Streaming and Digital Songs charts.

Shania Twain’s Now is in 2nd place, thanks to a ticket bundle campaign. Eminem’s Revival backpedals to 3 after two consecutive weeks at the top of the chart. Imagine Dragons’ Evolve bounces 7-4 and G-Eazy’s Beautiful & Damned climbs 9-5.

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The soundtrack to The Greatest Showman vaults 25-7 with a 77% consumption increase. Two albums return to the top 10–Post Malone’s Stoney, moving 11-8, and Kendrick Lamar’s Damn tripping 13-10.

Facts courtesy of SoundScan with additional detail provided by Nielsen Music Canada Director, Paul Tuch

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From left to right: Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans and Daniel Caesar at Billboard Canada Managers to Watch 2026
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From left to right: Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans and Daniel Caesar at Billboard Canada Managers to Watch 2026

Management

Daniel Caesar's Surprise Tribute to His Managers & More of the Best Moments From Billboard Canada Managers to Watch 2026

Caesar presented the Managers of the Year Award to his longtime managers Matthew Burnett and Jordan Evans as industry luminaries gathered to celebrate at Billboard Canada Managers to Watch x MMF Canada Honour Roll at SOUNDSTAGE at NXNE on June 11. Angine de Poitrine manager Sébastien Collin and Yungblud manager Tommas Arnby also received special awards.

The most influential managers from across the globe gathered at SOUNDSTAGE in Toronto on June 11 at NXNE to celebrate Billboard Canada Managers to Watch. The celebration spotlighted the people who put in the behind-the-scenes work to elevate artists across the country following the release of this year's coveted Managers to Watch list.

“If you want to get something done, call the manager,” said Billboard Canada national editor Richard Trapunski in his opening remarks. "You are the ones who are closest to the artists, the unsung heroes of the music industry. You have the vision and the tools to open doors and build careers, yet you are rarely in the spotlight yourselves."

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