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Canadian Top 20 Vinyl sellers in 2015

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Vinyl LP sales in Canada in 2015 posted the biggest overall sales total in the SoundScan era since 1991, with a sales increase of 30% over 2014. As you can see below, the numbers aren’t huge compared to digital albums, but it’s a great format building lifelong fans.

Title/Artist Vinyl Sales
1 25 / Adele 6,200
2 1989 / Taylor Swift 6,000
3 X / Ed Sheeran 4,800
4 AM / Arctic Monkeys 3,800
5 In The Lonely Hour / Sam Smith 3,700
6 Abbey Road / Beatles 3,300
7 Hozier / Hozier 3,200
8 Dark Side Of The Moon / Pink Floyd 3,200
9 Wilder Mind / Mumford & Sons 3,000
10 Led Zeppelin IV / Led Zeppelin 2,600
11 Legend / Bob Marley & The Wailers 2,400
12 Kind Of Blue / Miles Davis 2,400
13 Nevermind / Nirvana 2,300
14 Ultraviolence / Lana Del Rey 2,200
15 If I Should Go Before You / City And Colour 2,200
16 Dream Your Life Away / Vance Joy 2,100
17 Guardians Of The Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1 / Soundtrack 2,100
18 Honeymoon / Lana Del Rey 2,100
19 Chronicles / Creedence Clearwater Revival 2,000
20 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band / Beatles 2,000

Watch This Percussion Group Transform A Sheet Of Ice Into A Massive Drum Set

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Although this clip is from 2012, it’s going viral now. Percussion group ЭТНОБИТ (Ethnobeat) transformed the sheets of ice on Siberia’s frozen Lake Baikal into a pretty cool musical instrument.

“Now You See Me” Head Magic Consultant Will Blow Your Mind With This Crossword Puzzle Trick

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David Kwong is both a magician and a professional crossword maker. He’s also Head Magic Consultant on “Now You See Me”, and one of his staple tricks is based on the popular puzzle. Just watch along to be amazed.

Alzheimer Society reminds Canadians that those living with dementia are “#StillHere”

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Life doesn’t end when Alzheimer’s begins. People living with dementia can continue to participate in life and contribute to their communities – in their own way, even as the disease progresses. “#StillHere,” created by Toronto-based Brees Communications, includes a 30-second video spot showing a woman revealing herself to the viewer and reminding them that despite living with Alzheimer’s disease, she’s “still here.”

Watch Jimmy Fallon & Billy Joel Sing “Beast of Burden”

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Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel sing the Rolling Stones classic “Beast of Burden.”

Frank Sinatra and The Fifth Dimension Is Two Minutes Of Sheer Bliss

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Check out this short, but amazing clip of The Fifth Dimension performing with Frank Sinatra on his 1968 TV special ‘Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing’. Even though The Voice is looking a little awkward at times, he soon feels a bit relaxed singing a drinking song written by Laura Nyro.

Elvis & Nixon, An Amazon Studios Film About The 1970 White House Visit Is Here

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On a December morning in 1970, the King of Rock ’n Roll showed up on the lawn of the White House to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Nixon. Starring Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon, comes the untold true story behind this revealing, yet humorous moment in the Oval Office forever immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.

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These 1968 Panini Trading Cards Featuring Musicians Are Pop Art Classics

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The Panini Group was established more than 50 years ago in Modena, Italy, and with its subsidiaries throughout Europe and Latin America, is the world leader in the published collectibles sector. Panini is also the leading multi-national publisher of comics, children’s magazines and manga in Europe and Latin America.

Panini released their Cantanti collection in 1968 called the Panini Singers, highlighting the very best of Italian and world-famous singers. Here are some of the best.

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Billy Joel, Jimmy Fallon and J.K. Simmons Perform Unrehearsed “The Longest Time” During Commercial Break

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Billy Joel, J.K. Simmons, and Jimmy Fallon give an unrehearsed and spontaneous doo-wop performance of “The Longest Time” with Billy’s band while filming local promos.

https://youtu.be/5WSb0IxTEkM

“Smack My Bitch Up” performed by The Beatles

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Very few people know this, but The Prodigy’s hit Smack My Bitch Up, was an original song by The Beatles. See the footage of their concert for the proof.

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