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Dallas Smith Has This Week's Top Album Debut, But Ariana's No. 1

Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart with a total of 7,000 total consumption units. It is the album’s third week at the top.

Dallas Smith Has This Week's Top Album Debut, But Ariana's No. 1

By FYI Staff

Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart with a total of 7,000 total consumption units. It is the album’s third week at the top. The single “7 Rings” holds at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart.


Juice Wrld’s Death Race for Love drops to 2nd place, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack holds at 3, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s Hoodie SZN bullets 6-4, and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack drops to 5th place.

It was an unusually quiet week for new releases, with the loftiest debut for a first-week album belonging to Dallas Smith with The Fall, at 91-earning it the highest selling Country release of the week.

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-- All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional notes 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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