In Canada: Morgan Wallen & Alex Warren Dominate Year-End Album, Song Charts

In Canada: Morgan Wallen & Alex Warren Dominate Year-End Album, Song Charts In other Canadian music industry news this week, a judge issues an arrest warrant in the FACTOR Canada cybertheft case and more. Trending on Billboard Luminate’s 2025 Year-End Music Report is out, and it includes some key Canadian stats. From Jan. 3 to Jan 1, 2026, the entertainment data tracking firm captured a variety of metrics on the music industry, with insights into the Canadian music market and listener habits. Notably, total album consumption hit 116.6 million, up 4.1% from the previous year’s 112 million. Total Canadian album sales - including physical and digital download albums - hit 5 million, down 2.1% from 5.1 million in 2024. Canadian listeners are not just streaming, but buying records. Physical album sales - vinyl, CD and cassette - increased 3%, from 3.7 million to 3.8 million. Morgan Wallen ’s I’m the Problem was the top album, while Alex Warren ’s “Ordinary” was the most popular song (by on-demand audio streams) across Canada. Top 10 Albums in Canada Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem (481,000) Taylor Swift, The Life Of A Showgirl (408,000) HUNTR/X, Saja Boys, Kpop Demon Hunters cast, Kpop Demon Hunters (255,000) The Weeknd, The Highlights (246,000) Tate McRae, So Close To What (235,000) Alex Warren, You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) (228,000) SZA, SOS (205,000) Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (204,000) Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time (202,000) Noah Kahan, Stick Season (195,000) Top 10 Songs in Canada Alex Warren, “Ordinary” (114.5 million) Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (84.6 million) HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, “Golden” (83.2 million) Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things” (80.0 million) Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile” (75.9 million) ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, “APT.” (70.1 million) Chappell Roan, “Pink Pony Club” (68.7 million) Teddy Swims, “Lose Control” (68.0 million) Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help” (67.8 million) Gracie Abrams, “That’s So True” (66.1 million) Drake takes the top spot on the Global Songwriters Ranking, which rewards artists who are credited most often in the top 10,000 global on-demand audio songs. The Toronto rapper (credited in the report with both his artist and government name, Aubrey Graham) has written over 100 tracks that made the list, as did Puerto Rico hitmaker Bad Bunny , who comes in at No. 2 . The Weeknd comes in at No. 6, between 50 and 75 tracks. Read more here . - Heather Taylor-Singh Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Quebec Cryptocurrency Business Owner in FACTOR Canada Cybertheft Case There has been a major development in the FACTOR Canada cybertheft case. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued an arrest warrant for Quebec man James Campagna, found in contempt of court after nearly $10 million in music grant funds went missing. In July 2024, it was reported that $9.8 million was allegedly stolen from the Canadian music non-profit and granting body’s Scotiabank account. In court last Friday (Jan. 9), where Billboard Canada was...

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