Canadians put the Aussies on top in 2008, but the Brits came in a close second.

According to Neilsen SoundScan, AC/DC’s “Black Ice” was Canada’s best-selling album last year, with the veteran rockers selling 341,000 copies of their first disc in eight years.

Coldplay followed closely with “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” which sold 334,000 copies.

The British band’s fourth studio album did claim the No. 1 spot in the digital album category, with 46,700 downloads.

The top-ranking Canuck acts were Nickelback, whose “Dark Horse” was No. 4 on the best-selling albums list, and City & Colour, whose “Bring Me Your Love” was No. 8 in digital album sales.

On the whole, Canadians were buying more music in 2008, with overall music sales — including albums, singles, music videos and digital tracks — rising 11.5 per cent from 2007.

However, overall album sales decreased 8.5 per cent from 2007.


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