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George Returns But Billie's Album Remains No. 1

Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever remains No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the second week and again earning the highest album sales total for the week.

George Returns But Billie's Album Remains No. 1

By FYI Staff

Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever remains No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the second week and again earning the highest album sales total for the week.


The remainder of the top five repeats static, with The Kid Laroi’s F*ck Love at No. 2 (picking up the highest on-demand stream total of the week), Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour at No. 3, Doja Cat’s Planet Her at No. 4 and Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia at No. 5.

The top new entry of the week belongs to Nas’ King’s Disease II at 9. It is his sixth top ten album and surpasses the No. 12 peak of his last release, 2020’s King’s Disease.

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BTS’ Japanese language compilation album, BTS–The Best, debuts at 44, ringing up the second-highest album sales total in the week.

American hat star Chris Young’s Famous Friends enters at 45; it’s his first release since 2017’s Losing Sleep peaked at 22.

The deluxe 50th anniversary edition of George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass enters at 49.

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

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Bloc Québécois Wants Streaming Services to Pay to Fund Canadian Content

The Canadian political party will use its Opposition Day today (Oct. 22) to file a motion calling for streaming services to contribute to funding the cultural sector. It is also asking the Liberal government to disburse the $600 million it promised to invest in June, as the debate surrounding the polarizing Online Streaming Act continues.

The Bloc Québécois is getting into the Online Streaming Act debate.

The Quebec political party is demanding immediate funding of the Canadian cultural sector and accountability on behalf of major streaming services.

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