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Overview of the events of 2020 in Canadian music

The following musical events and releases that happened in 2020 in Canada.

Albums released[edit]

#[edit]

A[edit]

  • Allie X, Cape God – February 21
  • Don Amero, The Next Chapter – September 25[2]
  • Ammoye, I Am Love
  • Tafari Anthony, The Way You See Me
  • Arkells, Campfire Chords – August 20[3]
  • Tenille Arts, Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between – January 10[4]
  • Aquakultre, Legacy – May 8[5]
  • Aquakultre and Uncle Fester, Bleeding Gums Murphy – October 9[6]
  • Art of Time Ensemble, Ain’t Got Long
  • Rich Aucoin, United States – September 18
  • Austra, Hirudin – May 1[7]

B[edit]

  • Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It[8]
  • Badge Époque Ensemble, Self-Help[9]
  • Bahamas, Sad Hunk – October 9[10]
  • Jason Bajada, Elizabeth
  • Tim Baker, Survivors – July 10[11]
  • Jill Barber, Entre nous
  • Gary Beals, Bleed My Truth – October 23
  • Daniel Bélanger, Travelling – October 2[12]
  • Belinda (Lisa LeBlanc), It’s Not a Game, It’s a Lifestyle[13]
  • Beòlach, All Hands
  • Beyries, Encounter[14]
  • Laila Biali, Out of Dust
  • Justin Bieber, Changes – February 14[15]
  • Billy Talent, TBA
  • The Birthday Massacre, Diamonds – March 27
  • Forest Blakk, Sideways
  • Bob Moses, Desire (EP) – August 28
  • Will Bonness, Change of Plans
  • Born Ruffians, JUICE – April 3
  • Braids, Shadow Offering – June 19[15]
  • Dean Brody, Boys – November 18[16]
  • Bruce Peninsula, No Earthly Sound – April 17[17]
  • Roxane Bruneau, Acrophobie[18]
  • Basia Bulat, Are You in Love? – March 27[15]

C[edit]

  • Shawna Cain, The Way
  • Lou Canon, Audomatic Body
  • Caribou, Suddenly – February 28[19]
  • Carys, To Anyone Like Me[20]
  • Casey MQ, babycasey[21]
  • Jennifer Castle, Monarch Season – October 16[22]
  • Cindy Lee, What’s Tonight to Eternity
  • Cindy Lee, Cat o’ Nine Tails
  • Clairmont the Second, It’s Not How It Sounds – July 10
  • Classified, Time – September 25
  • Louis-Jean Cormier, Quand la nuit tombe
  • Rose Cousins, Bravado – February 21[23]
  • CRi, Juvenile[24]
  • Crown Lands, Crown Lands
  • Crown Lands, Wayward Flyers Vol. 1

D[edit]

  • The Darcys, Fear & Loneliness – November 13
  • Sophie Day, Clémence
  • The Dears, Lovers Rock – May 15
  • Helena Deland, Someone New – October 16[25]
  • Destroyer, Have We Met – January 31[15]
  • Dizzy, The Sun and Her Scorch
  • Dog Day, Present
  • Gord Downie, Away Is Mine – October 16[26]
  • Alan Doyle, Rough Side Out – February 14
  • Drake, Dark Lane Demo Tapes – May 1
  • Dvsn, A Muse in Her Feelings – April 17

E[edit]

F[edit]

G[edit]

  • The Garrys, Haxan
  • Hannah Georgas, All That Emotion
  • Matthew Good, Moving Walls – February 21
  • Grandson, Death of an Optimist – December 4
  • Great Lake Swimmers, When Last We Shook Hands: Cover Songs, Vol. 1
  • Great Lake Swimmers, Live in Ottawa at the 27 Club, October 3, 2019
  • Grimes, Miss Anthropocene – February 21[15]
  • Matthew Grimson, Prize for Writing

H[edit]

J[edit]

  • Sammy Jackson, With You
  • David James, If I Were You – March 13[35]
  • Ryland James, Ryland James
  • Ryland James, A Little Christmas
  • Japandroids, Massey Fucking Hall – June 19[36]
  • Yves Jarvis, Sundry Rock Song Stock – September 25
  • Carly Rae Jepsen, Dedicated Side B – May 21[37]
  • The Jerry Cans, Echoes – May 15[38]
  • Berk Jodoin, Berk Jodoin
  • July Talk, Pray for It – July 10[39]
  • Junia-T, Studio Monk

K[edit]

L[edit]

M[edit]

  • Catherine Major, Carte mère
  • Dan Mangan, Thief – November 20[41]
  • Cory Marks, Who I Am – August 7[42]
  • Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty, Visions – March 20
  • Matt Mays, Dog City – August 28[43]
  • Shawn Mendes, Wonder – December 4
  • Tyler Joe Miller, Sometimes I Don’t, But Sometimes I Do – November 6[44]
  • Ryland Moranz, XO, 1945[45]
  • Alanis Morissette, Such Pretty Forks in the Road – July 31[15]
  • MSTRKRFT, Black Gloves – October 30
  • David Myles, Leave Tonight – May 8

O[edit]

P[edit]

  • The Pack A.D., It Was Fun While It Lasted
  • Partner, Never Give Up – November 20[49]
  • PartyNextDoor, Partymobile – March 27
  • PartyNextDoor, Partypack – October 16
  • Orville Peck, Show Pony EP
  • Klô Pelgag, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
  • Philémon Cimon, Philédouche
  • Lido Pimienta, Miss Colombia
  • Dany Placard, J’connais rien à l’astronomie
  • Plants and Animals, The Jungle
  • Joel Plaskett, 44 – April 17
  • MacKenzie Porter, Drinkin’ Songs: The Collection – November 6[50]
  • William Prince, Reliever – February 7[15]
  • William Prince, Gospel First Nation – October 23
  • Protest the Hero, Palimpsest – June 18[30]
  • P’tit Belliveau, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
  • Purity Ring, Womb – April 3

Q[edit]

R[edit]

  • Billy Raffoul, International Hotel
  • Allan Rayman, Christian – April 3
  • Savannah Ré, Opia
  • Regina Gently, Don’t Wait to Love Me – September 18[51]
  • Noah Reid, Gemini – May 28
  • The Reklaws, Sophomore Slump – October 16[52]
  • Jessie Reyez, Before Love Came to Kill Us – March 27
  • Daniel Romano, Content to Point the Way
  • Daniel Romano, Dandelion
  • Daniel Romano, Forever Love’s Fool
  • Daniel Romano, Okay Wow
  • Daniel Romano, Spider Bite
  • Daniel Romano, Super Pollen
  • Daniel Romano, Visions of the Higher Dream – March 17[53]
  • Daniel Romano, Daniel Romano’s Outfit Do (What Could Have Been) Infidels By Bob Dylan & the Plugz
  • Daniel Romano, White Flag
  • Rum Ragged, The Thing About Fish

S[edit]

  • Sam Roberts Band, All Of Us – October 16
  • Sargeant X Comrade, Magic Radio – June 20[54]
  • Seaway, Big Vibe – October 16[55]
  • Shabason, Krgovich and Harris, Philadelphia[56]
  • Andy Shauf, The Neon Skyline – January 24[57]
  • Crystal Shawanda, Church House Blues – April 17
  • Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown – March 6
  • Dylan Sinclair, Proverb
  • Gord Sinclair, Taxi Dancers – February 28[58]
  • Zal Sissokho, Kora Flamenca
  • Dallas Smith, Timeless – August 28[59]
  • Storry, CH III: The Come Up
  • Storry, Interlude-19
  • Summersets, Small Town Saturday[60]

T[edit]

U[edit]

V[edit]

W[edit]

  • Rufus Wainwright, Unfollow the Rules – July 10[30]
  • Colter Wall, Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs – August 28[62]
  • We Are the City, RIP – January 24[30]
  • Ruby Waters, If It Comes Down to It
  • Weaves, TBA[30]
  • The Weeknd, After Hours – March 20[15]
  • WHOOP-Szo, Warrior Remixes
  • Wild Rivers, Songs to Break Up To
  • JJ Wilde, Ruthless
  • Witch Prophet, DNA Activation – March 24
  • Wolf Parade, Thin Mind – January 24[63]
  • Donovan Woods, Without People – November 6[64]
  • Roy Woods, Dem Times – May 15
  • Hawksley Workman, Less Rage More Tears – October 23

Y[edit]

Z[edit]

  • January 7 – Neil Peart, 67, drummer for Rush[66]
  • February 1 – George Blondheim, 63, pianist and composer[67]
  • March 7 – Laura Smith, 67, folk singer-songwriter[68]
  • April 4 – Barry Allen, rock singer
  • May 12 – Renée Claude, 80, pop singer (“Tu trouveras la paix”, “C’est toi, c’est moi, c’est lui, c’est nous autres”)
  • June 26 – Graeme Williamson, rock singer (Pukka Orchestra).[69]
  • August 10 – Salome Bey, 86, blues singer[70]

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  24. ^ “CRi lance Juvenile, un premier album 100 % québécois”. Ici Radio-Canada, October 17, 2020.
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  39. ^ Allie Gregory, “July Talk Announce New Record ‘Pray for It'”. Exclaim!, April 2, 2020.
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