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It Was All Christmas Bells On Billboard's Holiday Week Chart

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It Was All Christmas Bells On Billboard's Holiday Week Chart

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Michael Bublé’s Christmas popped 2-1 on Billboard’s final Canadian Albums chart of 2021, earning the highest on-demand streams for the week. It is the album’s 9th week at No. 1 since the album was originally released in 2011.


Adele’s 30, the No. 1 album for the last five weeks, fell to. 2nd place, but still earning the highest album sales total for the week. Ed Sheeran’s = edged 4-3.

With the final chart week of the year encompassing Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, six more holiday albums in addition to Bublé placed in the top ten. Bing Crosby’s White Christmas posted at 4, followed by Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas at 5, Nat King Cole’s Christmas Song at 6, Vince Guaraldi Trio’s Charlie Brown Christmas at 7, Phil Spector’s Christmas Gift For You at 8, and Frank Sinatra’s Ultimate Christmas at 10.

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The top new release for the week went to the soundtrack for the new Disney movie Encanto at No. 24, while Nas’ Magic entered at 58.

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

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Les Cowboys Fringants Debut ‘Merci ben!’ on the Billboard Canada AC Airplay Chart

The track from the Quebec band enters at No. 30 over a year after its release, picking up steam on the radio airwaves. Ariane Moffatt's “Jouer” also reaches a new peak, marking the second consecutive week with two charting French songs.

French-language music makes its mark on the Canadian charts this week.

Les Cowboys Fringants have made their latest Billboard debut with their song “Merci ben!” which arrives at No. 30 on the Canada AC chart for May 10. The country-folk track finds the band thanking its fans while reminiscing on its beginnings and milestones, from playing small bars to sold-out arenas. The track’s title is Quebec jargon for “Thank you very much!”

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