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Christmas Albums Are Hot This Week, But Adele Is No. 1...Again

Adele’s 30 spends a 2nd straight week at No.

Christmas Albums Are Hot This Week, But Adele Is No. 1...Again

By FYI Staff

Adele’s 30 spends a 2nd straight week at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, once again achieving the highest album sales, on-demand streams and digital song sales for the week.


Taylor Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version) holds at No. 2, Michael Bublé ’s Christmas edges 4-3, Ed Sheeran’s = drops one position, to No. 4, and Drake’s Certified Lover Boy holds at No. 5.

With the release of the Get Back documentary, the Beatles’ Let It Be bullets 83-23 while their Beatles 1 collection rockets 100-60.

The soundtrack to the animated series Arcane League of Legends also rockets 145-30 in its second week on the chart.

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In addition to the Michael Bublé album, Christmas albums dominate the major movers this week with six other releases landing in the top 30, including albums by Mariah Carey, the Rat Pack and Bing Crosby in the top 20.

– All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional detail provided by MRC Data's Paul Tuch

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'COVID Ripped Up the Playbook': These Canadian Music Festivals Have Called For Support or Closed Since 2023

Festivals are facing tough post-lockdown circumstances, from rising production costs to fewer corporate sponsorships to hesitant audiences.

It's no secret that Canadian festivals have been facing hard times.

The post-lockdown years have seen high profile festivals filing for creditor protection, like Montreal's comedy behemoth Just for Laughs; scrambling to reorganize or downsize programming, like Toronto Jazz Festival and Calgary's JazzYYC, after TD withdrew sponsorship; or cancelling editions altogether, like Toronto food and culture festival Taste of the Danforth.

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