The Canadian Music Industry
2006 Economic Profile

Nielsen SoundScan Top 2000--Album Sales in Canada by Artist Nationality--Units

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Canadian Artists	6,790,216	7,706,592	7,650,294	8,506,354	7,632,852
Foreign Artists	26,924,342	20,818,992	19,732,950	21,496,474	22,890,625
Various Artists and Soundtracks	8,678,798	6,133,250	4,481,835	4,011,590	3,264,966
Source: Nielsen SoundScan

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