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The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan
Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada....
, and published every Thursday by Jam!
Jam!

Jam! is a Canada website, which covers entertainment news. It is part of the CANOE online portal, owned and operated by Quebecor through its Sun Media division....
 Canoe
Canadian Online Explorer

Canadian Online Explorer is a bilingual online news and information site from Canada.A subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Canoe.ca is a leading local and national interactive media provider of news, entertainment and services, helping to inform and connect Canadians....
, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart
Canadian Singles Chart

The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canadian Online Explorer on Thursdays....
 and the Canadian BDS
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections....
 Airplay Chart.

The chart consists of 200 positions, however, Jam! only publishes the top 100 for the public. Unlike the case with its CD single equivalent (the Canadian Singles Chart), album sales are not declining as rapidly in Canada as CD singles are, and the Canadian Albums Chart remains the most reliable source for the most popular albums in Canada.






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The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan
Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada....
, and published every Thursday by Jam!
Jam!

Jam! is a Canada website, which covers entertainment news. It is part of the CANOE online portal, owned and operated by Quebecor through its Sun Media division....
 Canoe
Canadian Online Explorer

Canadian Online Explorer is a bilingual online news and information site from Canada.A subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Canoe.ca is a leading local and national interactive media provider of news, entertainment and services, helping to inform and connect Canadians....
, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart
Canadian Singles Chart

The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canadian Online Explorer on Thursdays....
 and the Canadian BDS
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections....
 Airplay Chart.

The chart consists of 200 positions, however, Jam! only publishes the top 100 for the public. Unlike the case with its CD single equivalent (the Canadian Singles Chart), album sales are not declining as rapidly in Canada as CD singles are, and the Canadian Albums Chart remains the most reliable source for the most popular albums in Canada. The current number one is "Wrath
Wrath (album)

Wrath is the sixth studio album by American Heavy metal music band Lamb of God . It was released on February 24, 2009. It achieved #2 on Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 68,000 in its first week....
" by Lamb of God
Lamb of God (band)

Lamb of God is an American heavy metal music band formed in 1990 in Richmond, Virginia. The band was originally known as Burn the Priest and decided to change their name shortly after the release of a Burn the Priest in 1998....
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