Canadian Singles Chart

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This article is about the singles chart compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. For the RPM Top 100 Singles chart which existed from 1964–2000, see RPM (magazine).

The Canadian Singles Chart was a chart compiled by the American-based music sales tracking company,

Canoe. The chart also appeared in Billboard until March 2006, when Billboard stopped publishing the Canadian Singles Chart in favor of the Canadian Digital Songs Sales Chart.[2] Billboard later introduced their own singles chart for Canada, the Canadian Hot 100
, on June 7, 2007.

History

In the 1960s, the Canadian music industry was disparate and regionally focused, and English-speaking Canadian artists were often overlooked in favour of American acts. To encourage a more national focus and ensure that domestic artists were promoted across Canada, the Maple Leaf System (MLS) was set up in 1969.[3] The MLS produced its own national singles chart,[4] which Billboard magazine reproduced as Canada's entry in its weekly Hits of the World section.[5] The MLS struggled to achieve widespread support in Canada, however, particularly as participating radio stations failed to give the nominated Canadian records the requisite national airplay.[3]

In November 1996, Nielsen started compiling sales charts in Canada and introduced the Canadian Singles Chart.

Candle in the Wind '97"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" spent 45 weeks at number one despite selling only one million copies in its first two years of release in the country.[8] It stayed in the top twenty for three years.[9]

With of the growing popularity of digital music downloads in the mid-2000s, physical single sales in Canada declined further, and in March 2006, Billboard reported that most of the then-recent number-one singles on the Canadian Singles Chart had sold less than 200 copies.[2] In March 2006, Nielsen Entertainment Canada created the Canadian Digital Songs Chart, which tracked sales of digital music downloads, and Billboard stopped publishing the Canadian Singles Chart in favor of the new chart.[2] However, the chart continued to be published on Jam!.[10]

Billboard introduced their own singles chart for Canada, the

Nielsen BDS.[11]

Other Canadian singles charts

References

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  3. ^ a b Green, Richard (February 2015). "RPM, 1964–2000: The Conscience of Canada's Music Industry". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. ^ Yorke, Ritchie (15 May 1971). "From the Music Capitals of the World" > "Toronto". Billboard. p. 50. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ Tomko, Andy (charts dir.) (5 June 1971). "Billboard Hits of the World". Billboard. p. 52. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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  8. ^ "BBC News | Entertainment | Elton's candle burns in Canada". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
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  10. ^ "SINGLES : Top 20". Nielsen SoundScan. Jam! Canoe. June 3, 2010. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Billboard Launches Canadian Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. June 7, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  12. ^ David Farrell (October 29, 1977). "Diversity is the Key to Maple Leaf Market". Billboard.

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