Here is this week's Luminate Data Market Watch report, which features Canadian music stats for all of 2024.
Here is this week's Luminate Data Market Watch report which features Canadian music stats for the current week and YTD with comparisons to last year. This chart is published every Tuesday. The abbreviation "TEA" is a term used to describe the sale of music downloads or singles. A track equivalent album is equal to 10 tracks, or 10 songs.
U.K. singer Chrystal and American psych-pop artist Chezile also make their Canadian chart debuts this week.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have plenty to smile about this week.
The superstar duo have landed the first post-holiday No. 1 song of 2025, topping the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 "Die With a Smile." The sentimental ballad has had a slow burn to the top, hitting No. 1 in its 20th week on the chart, though it's been a mainstay on the Global 200.
The song also climbed to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the first time this week, and Lady Gaga shared her reaction. “I can’t believe I’ve had two No. 1s in three different decades that I’ve been releasing my music in this profession,” she said. “I’m so honoured to be an artist and to have had your ears for this long. Thank you for listening and dancing and making your art along with mine.”
Bruno Mars holds both the No. 1 and No. 2 spot this week on the Canadian Hot 100, with his Rosé collab "Apt." at No. 2. Shaboozey's record-breaker "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is also back in the top 3, holding the third spot.
Canadian artists are moving up the chart this week, with Karan Aujla's "Wavy" climbing 67-52 and Devon Cole's "I Got You" seeing a major jump from 97-56. The latter song has done well on radio and could be getting a boost from holiday songs dropping off radio playlists.
Tate McRae's "It's ok I'm ok" rises 91-57 and her recent single "2 Hands" re-enters at No. 71, while Cameron Whitcomb's "Quitter" climbs 98-62.
Four more Canadian songs also re-enter this week: PartyNextDoor's "Make It to the Morning" at No. 83 and his "Dreamin'" at No. 86; Billie du Page's "Fake Friends" at No. 85; and Owen Riegling's "Moonshines" at No. 94.
There's also a pair of first-timers making their chart debuts. U.K. singer Chrystal arrives with "The Days" at No. 95. The minimalist dance track got a boost from a high-energy remix by rising Bristol producer Notion, as well as a feature on the popular TikTok account Jaxon's Journey.
American psych-pop singer Chezile lands on the chart at No. 98 with the melancholic "Beanie," a psych-pop song with hints of Mac DeMarco that has become a popular cover choice on TikTok. Songs like "Beanie" that have an ambient sadness tend to do well as short form video sounds, as seen with Patrick Watson's "Je te laisserai des mots" recently passing the billion stream mark on Spotify. Chezile also had a bump from popular content creator Mr. Beast using the song to soundtrack his proposal announcement.
Claiming the final spot on the chart is Imogen Heap's "Headlock." She's not a first-timer but the acclaimed singer-songwriter is getting some love for her 2005 track, which is also seeing a lot of traction on TikTok.
None of those songs are on the U.S. Hot 100 this week, in keeping with a trend of viral TikTok tracks showing up on the Canadian charts first. Heading into 2025, it looks like the app is still one of the leading career-boosters out there, though it is facing potential shutdowns on both sides of the border.
Check out the full charts here.
