List of number-one albums of 2016 (Canada)

These are the Canadian number-one albums of 2016. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam! Canoe, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.

Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 10–11 days in advance.

Key

†	Indicates best-performing album of 2016[1]

Issue date	Album	Artist(s)	Ref.
January 2	25 †	Adele	[2]
January 9			[3]
January 16			[4]
January 23			[5]
January 30	Blackstar	David Bowie	[6]
February 6	25 †	Adele	[7]
February 13			[8]
February 20	Anti	Rihanna	[9]
February 27	25 †	Adele	[10]
March 5			[11]
March 12			[12]
March 19	I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It	The 1975	[13]
March 26	Untitled Unmastered	Kendrick Lamar	[14]
April 2	Purpose	Justin Bieber	[15]
April 9	La Voix: IV	Soundtrack	[16]
April 16	Mind of Mine	Zayn	[17]
April 23	Lukas Graham	Lukas Graham	[18]
April 30	Cleopatra	The Lumineers	[19]
May 7	The Very Best of Prince	Prince	[20]
May 14	Lemonade	Beyoncé	[21]
May 21	Views	Drake	[22]
May 28			[23]
June 4			[24]
June 11			[25]
June 18			[26]
June 25			[27]
July 2			[28]
July 9	Man Machine Poem	The Tragically Hip	[29]
July 16	Views	Drake	[30]
July 23	California	Blink-182	[31]
July 30	Views	Drake	[32]
August 6			[33]
August 13			[34]
August 20	Afraid of Heights	Billy Talent	[35]
August 27	Suicide Squad: The Album	Soundtrack	[36]
September 3			[37]
September 10	Yer Favourites	The Tragically Hip	[38]
September 17	Encore un soir	Celine Dion	[39]
September 24			[40]
October 1			[41]
October 8	Views	Drake	[42]
October 15	Illuminate	Shawn Mendes	[43]
October 22	22, A Million	Bon Iver	[44]
October 29	Revolution Radio	Green Day	[45]
November 5	Walls	Kings of Leon	[46]
November 12	You Want It Darker	Leonard Cohen	[47]
November 19	The Stage	Avenged Sevenfold	[48]
November 26	You Want It Darker	Leonard Cohen	[49]
December 3			[50]
December 10	Hardwired... to Self-Destruct	Metallica	[51]
December 17	Starboy	The Weeknd	[52]
December 24			[53]
December 31	4 Your Eyez Only	J. Cole	[54]

• List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016

• Top 100 albums in Canada on Jam^[usurped]
• Billboard Top Canadian Albums