Year-end music stats from Twitter
Twitter is the latest online platform to provide us with a roundup of data from 2018. Here are some highlights:
- The most-mentioned Twitter account by Canadians in 2018 is owned by BTS, the K-pop band (@BTS_twt). They actually had more mentions in Canada than Donald Trump or Justin Trudeau.
- Drake (@Drake) is the most-mentioned Canadian musician, pushing Justin Bieber (@JustinBieber) out of the top spot. Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes) was in second place.
Here’s the Top 25 when it comes to popular musicians’ Twitter accounts in Canada.
- Drake (@drake)
- Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes)
- Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)
- The Weeknd (@theweeknd)
- Sebastian Olzanski (@sebtsb)
- Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne)
- Grimes (@Grimezsz)
- Daniel Caesar (@DanielCaesar)
- Tory Lanez (@ToryLanez)
- Celine Dion (@CelineDion)
- Alessia Cara (@alessiacara)
- Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain)
- PartyNextDoor (@partynextdoor)
- Nickelback (@Nickelback)
- Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen)
- Nav (@beatsbynav)
- Deadmau5 (@deadmau5)
- Belly (@reBELLYus)
- Neil Young (@Neilyoung)
- The Arcade Fire (@arcadefire)
- Zeds Dead (@zedsdead)
- Majid Jordan (@majidjordan)
- DVBBS (@DVBBS)
- Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara)
- Arkells (@Arkells)
The most-used hashtags involved a few musical subjects.
1. #iHeartAwards
2. #BestFanArmy
3. #BellLetsTalk
4. #GoHabsGo
5. #BTS
Canada’s most mentioned Twitter accounts of 2018
1. @BTS_twt
2. @realDonaldTrump
3. @YouTube
4. @JustinTrudeau
5. @weareoneEXO
Moving away from music, we have these stats when it comes to local news across the county.
Toronto
1. April 23, 2018: North York van attack
2. July 18, 2018: Toronto Raptors trade DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio Spurs for Kawhi
Leonard
3. July 22, 2018: Danforth shooting
Most Liked Tweet mentioning Toronto in 2018 – Bam Bam, GOT7 (concert Tweet)
Toronto🇨🇦 Are You Ready!?
I miss all my moose❤️ pic.twitter.com/XK9OCikUyW— BamBam (@BamBam1A) July 3, 2018
Montreal
1. January 21, 2018: Team Vitality wins a spot to Six Invitational esports tournament in
Montreal
2. March 28, 2018: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a walk-off home run during Toronto Blue Jays
pre-season game in Montreal
3. April 28, 2018: Camila Cabello plays a concert in Montreal
Most Liked Tweet mentioning Montreal in 2018 – Russ (concert Tweet)
My god 😩😩😩😩 SO BLESSED
I’m on tour currently…no openers…
MONTREAL ARENA
I HAVE THE BEST FANS THANK YOU pic.twitter.com/vmSaezSHls
— RUSS (@russdiemon) June 1, 2018
Vancouver
1. July 7, 2018: Harry Styles plays Vancouver (reactions to the July 6 concert + this Tweet )
2. April 10, 2018: Camila Cabello plays a concert in Vancouver (reactions to the April 9
concert + this Tweet )
3. October 21, 2018: Vancouver municipal election with Kennedy Stewart elected as its
new mayor
Most Liked Tweet mentioning Vancouver in 2018 – Harry Styles (concert Tweet)
Vancouver, Live On Tour. pic.twitter.com/Khk95DfmDh
— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) July 7, 2018
Ottawa
1. September 21, 2018: Tornado hits Ottawa region
2. July 7, 2018 Shawn Mendes plays RBC Bluesfest
3. September 13, 2018: Ottawa Senators trade Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks
Most Liked Tweet mentioning Ottawa in 2018 – Shawn Mendes
Thank you SO much Ottawa! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iAlmXQrJFm
— Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes) July 8, 2018
Calgary
1. July 26, 2018: Brett Wilson’s Twitter campaign for the Boys & Girls Club of Calgary
2. November 14, 2018: #Calgary2026 plebiscite vote
3. November 25, 2018: Calgary Stampeders win the Grey Cup
Most Liked Tweet mentioning Calgary in 2018 – Halsey
On the 3 yr anniversary of BADLANDS I played 2 tiny shows in Calgary & Edmonton to close out the North American HFK shows! the last NA headline shows I’ll play for a long time. a quick run in Europe im back to the lab to make Album #3! ❤️ love u always. pic.twitter.com/3O1TovHG21
— h (@halsey) August 30, 2018
Edmonton
1. June 12, 2016: Edmonton announced as a host city for 2026 World Cup
2. June 16, 2018: Shawn Mendes plays Rogers Arena in Edmonton
3. Aug 30, 2018: Harassment at Clairview Superstore – viral video
○ This Halsey Tweet also contributed to Edmonton mentions on that date
4. February 2, 2018: Justin Trudeau town hall at MacEwan
Most Liked Tweet mentioning Edmonton in 2018 – World Cup 2026
From Edmonton to Mexico City and everywhere in between, we are united.
🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸 | #United2026 pic.twitter.com/1aJu4VknSU
— United 2026 (@united2026) June 12, 2018
Winnipeg
1. May 11, 2018: Winnipeg Jets eliminated the Nashville Predators from the Stanley Cup
Playoffs, advance to the Western Conference finals
2. April 20, 2018: Winnipeg Jets eliminated the Minnesota Wild from the Stanley Cup
Playoffs, advance to the Western Conference semifinals
3. May 1, 2018: Winnipeg Jets defeat Nashville Predators Game 3 of the Western
Conference semifinals
Most Liked Tweet mentioning Winnipeg in 2018 – curling humour
Rioting begins this morning in Winnipeg after last night's Jennifer Jones curling win. pic.twitter.com/AxxynS1ELP
— Colin Lougheed (@Colin_Lougheed) February 5, 2018
Halifax
1. Jan 4 – Snowstorm
2. Nov 7 – Cargo plane skids off runway at Halifax airport
3. Jan 30 – Snowstorm
Most Liked Tweet mentioning Halifax in 2018 – CNN article about child hero
Cerebral palsy didn't stop this 9-year-old girl from saving her baby brother from drowning. Her actions have earned her hero status in her hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia. https://t.co/ch8Sv7j1Hw pic.twitter.com/cX6GBwvufY
— CNN (@CNN) July 5, 2018
