The Suburbs is the third studio album by the Canadian
indie rock band
Arcade Fire, released in August 2010. Coinciding with the announcement the band released a limited edition
12-inch single containing two tracks from the album, "The Suburbs" and "Month of May". The album debuted at No. 1 on the
Irish Albums Chart, the
UK Albums Chart, the US
Billboard 200 chart, and the
Canadian Albums Chart. It won
Album of the Year at the
2011 Grammy Awards, Best International Album at the
2011 BRIT Awards, Album of the Year at the
2011 Juno Awards, and the 2011
Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album. Two weeks after winning
Grammy's Album of the Year, the album jumped from No. 52 to No. 12 on the
Billboard 200, the album's highest ranking since August 2010.