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Another Blasé Chart Week Keeps A Star Is Born At No. 1

In another quiet week for new releases, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack holds firm at No.

Another Blasé Chart Week Keeps A Star Is Born At No. 1

By FYI Staff

In another quiet week for new releases, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack holds firm at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the eighth non-consecutive week, chalking up 7,000 total consumption units. The single “Shallow” spends its 14th week at the top of the Digital Songs chart.


A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s Hoodie SZN remains at 2 for the second straight week with an 11% consumption increase.

The soundtrack for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse jumps 5-3 with a 5% consumption increase. The first single from the album, Post Malone’s “Sunflower,” rockets to No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart.

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Returning to the top ten this week are Meek Mill’s Championships, which moves 11-8, and Kodak Black’s Dying to Live, which skips 13-10.

– All data courtesy of SoundScan with colour detail provided by Nielsen Music Canada Director, Paul Tuch.

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Geneviève Côté of SOCAN, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Jaune collaborator Michel Robidoux and Polaris Events Manager Claire Dagenais
Polaris Music Prize

Jean-Pierre Ferland receiving the Polaris Heritage Prize in 2018 alongside Geneviève Côté of SOCAN (left), Jaune collaborator Michel Robidoux and Polaris Events Manager Claire Dagenais.

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Obituaries: Songwriter Jean-Paul Ferland Was a Giant of Francophone Music

This week we also acknowledge the passing of Moody Blues Keyboardist Mike Pinder, rapper and former Justin Bieber roommate Chris King, reggae singer Tony Tuff, and bassist Nick Daniels.

Jean-Pierre Ferland, a celebrated Quebec lyricist, composer and singer, died on April 27, of natural causes. He was 89.

A CBC obituary notes that his vast musical legacy included 450 songs and 30 albums.

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