2013’s Biggest Canadian Hits, Both English and French

CMB medThe number one song of 2013 in Canada was Robin Thicke’s ”Blurred Lines”. Robin has dual Canadian and United States citizenship. The most successful Anglo CanCon song of 2013 was Serena Ryder’s “Stompa” which peaked at #8 on the weekly Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and was the 14th biggest song of the year overall. On CKOI’s year-end Top 50, Les Trois Accords had the year’s biggest Canadian Franco hit with “J’aime ta grand-mère” (#9). On the weekly Billboard Canadian Hot 100, Marc Dupré had the highest charting song with “Nous sommes les mêmes” (#47).

Below is a list of all singles by Canadian artists that made the Billboard Canadian year-end Top 100 or that peaked within the Top 40 of the weekly Hot 100. We have included tunes from international artists (names in grey) which “feature” a Canadian. As well, below is a list of all Canadian Franco songs that made the CKOI year-end Top 50 or that appeared in the weekly Billboard Canadian Hot 100.

HY = Hot 100 year-end chart position

HW = Hot 100 weekly charts, peak position

CY = CKOI year-end Top 50 chart position

2013 FRANCO HITS

TITLE ARTIST CY HW
J’aime ta grand-mere Les Trois Accords 9 97*
Nous sommes les memes Marc Dupre 11 47
L’amour Karim Ouellet 15 64
Comme on attend le printemps Jerome Couture 21 68
Breathing (Respire) Jonas & The Massive Attraction 30 100
Si tel est ton desir Jean-Marc Couture 32 75
Heureux infideles Sally Folk 35  
Fais-toi s’en pas Jonathan Painchaud 38  
On leur a fait croire Alex Nevsky 43 78
Jamais ailleurs Marie-Mai 47  
Bruises Train ft. Marilou   59
La Difference Mes Aieux   89
Un coup sur mon coeur Marc Dupre   90
J’sais pu comment t’aimer Kain   92
Ca me manque Eric Lapointe   98
Stone Vincent Vallieres   99

2013 ANGLO HITS

TITLE ARTIST HY HW
Blurred Lines Robin Thicke 1† 1
Stompa Serena Ryder 14 8
Inner Ninja Classified ft. David Myles 17 5
This Is What It Feels Like A. Van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie 19 6
Red Hands Walk Off the Earth 24 9
What I Wouldn’t Do Serena Ryder 30 8
Beauty and a Beat Justin Bieber 37 4*
Hold On, We’re Going Home Drake ft. Majid Jordan 42† 5
Closer Tegan and Sara 46 13
Kiss Goodnight Tyler Shaw 57 24
I Was a Fool Tegan and Sara 62 19
#thatPower will.i.am ft. Justin Bieber 67 6
Anything Hedley 68† 5
True Colours Artists Against Bullying 71 10*
Crazy All My Life Daniel Powter 75 23
Breathing Underwater Metric 77 22
Here’s to Never Growing Up Avril Lavigne 79 17
Stutter Marianas Trench 82 28
Kiss You Inside Out Hedley 83 2*
One in a Million Down with Webster 84 27
It’s a Beautiful Day Michael Buble 86 20
Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen 91 1*
Started from the Bottom Drake 98 36
Goodbye Glenn Morrison ft. Islove   12
Let Me Go Avril Lavigne ft. Chad Kroeger   12
All That Matters Justin Bieber   14
Heartbreaker Justin Bieber   15
Reflektor Arcade Fire   20
Hold Tight Justin Bieber   23
Roller Coaster Justin Bieber   24
Satisfaction Guaranteed Alyssa Reid   25
Loved Me Back to Life Celine Dion   26
Bad Day Justin Bieber   26
All Bad Justin Bieber   26
Give It 2 U Robin Thicke   27
Lolly Maejor Ali ft. Justin Bieber   27
Out For a Rip Shark Tank   27
The Hockey Song Stompin’ Tom Connors   29
Confident Justin Bieber   29
Goodbye, Goodbye Tegan and Sara   30
Recovery Justin Bieber   30
The World Is Ours Eleven Past One   32
PYD Justin Bieber   32
Karma Kristina Maria   34
3 Foot Tall Classified   34
By My Side Tyler Shaw   34
Change Me Justin Bieber   34
Tippin’ Point Dallas Smith   36
Shisha Massari   37
Rock N Roll Avril Lavigne   37
Fix You Vita Chambers   40

* This peak position was attained in 2012.

† Also made the year-end chart of 2014.

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