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– PM, Land of Talk’s 2008 debut album was produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver fame. – MW, “Young Lions” is an anthem dedicated to the wild hurricane of youth—a fight song that barrels forward with its fists raised to the sky. What is not too love? Find someone to slow dance with and throw it on. – PM, Stars’ breakthrough single is a lush, uplifting ride that often feels as cosmic as the moniker of the band it was written by. Drake’s “Toosie Slide” topped the list for the ten fastest songs to reach one billion video views on the platform. The duo of Mike O’Neill and drummer Dave Ullrich spun songs with undeniable hooks and great harmonies. The song takes a break two-thirds in, only to step it up another gear for a big, pounding finale. 1 Garou – Seul (2000) Even though Garou is French Canadian, he has a huge career and following in Europe, especially in France. – SL. – PM, “You said you didn’t give a fuck about hockey, I never saw someone say that before”, could be easily reduced to jock-rock. It melds the personal, political and the spiritual in 13 tracks with some of Whiteley’s best songs and best … Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. (She makes specific mention of a map of Canada, making this song a must on all Canadian romantics’ playlists.) – SL, One of the most celebrated songs of the 1980s, Loverboy released “Working for the Weekend” as the second single off their 1981 record Get Lucky. List of #1 Pop Singles for 1962. Ten artists topped the Canadian chart for the first time this year: Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, soulDecision, Thrust, NSYNC, Third Eye Blind, The Product G&B, Sonique, and The Moffatts. It remains Neil Young’s only U.S. No. “It’s got a big drum beat,” Newman told Pitchfork in a 2001 interview. Its rollicking piano, bright horns, and irresistible vocal melody is the perfect storm for an indie-pop smash, and it still holds up. – SL, Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq has played an integral role in awareness to the consistent mistreatment of the Indigenous population. It’s been covered by the likes of Prince, James Blake, and Sloan. The 10 Best Canadian Songs of the Month: September 2020. – MW, “I’m Like a Bird” was Nelly Furtado’s breakout hit off her debut album Woah, Nelly!. It ranks among the Canadian folk artist’s most popular songs and has been covered too many times to count, not to mention it’s been used in television shows like, was The Grapes of Wrath’s biggest commercial success, and it featured “All the Things I Wasn’t,” which stands as one of their biggest hits. – SL, This seekin’ and yearnin’ song has a low down and beat vibe to it that conjures visions of a drifter goin’ down the road. “A Case Of You” by Joni Mitchell (1971) One of Mitchell’s best-known songs (and for good reason) from her now-classic album Blue, describes new love at its most intoxicating — after the relationship ended. Sainte-Marie has said the song is about accepting responsibility for war and the archaic way of thinking that causes conflict. It climbed as high as No. It’s a poignant ode to an on-again, off-again relationship, as Green sings, “so save your scissors for someone else’s skin, my surface is so tough I don’t think the blade will dig in.” – MW, No one does muscled-up punk like the Constantines. Another cut from The Band’s second album, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” is a classic in the sense that it’s often in the discussion among the greatest rock songs of all-time. The 50 best Canadian songs of the '80s. – PM, With this folksy stomp, Halifax’s Wintersleep had a bona fide hit. This is it.--Sook-Yin Lee, MuchMusic veejay, host of "The Wedge" 26: 26. It’s a weird and charming song with left-of-the-dial heart, as Chris Murphy addresses a crush he seems a bit too lethargic to really go after. A roots music icon delivers 13 new thoughtful & uplifting songs! – SL, Originally a poem and first recorded as a song by Judy Collins, Cohen later released “Suzanne” as the lead single off his 1967 record Songs of Leonard Cohen. – SL, “Hi, my name is Stereo Mike.” Bran Van 3000 are certainly a one-hit wonder, but it’s a hit that continues to hit the airwaves 20 years after its release. – SL, Neil Young’s breezy front-porch tune has maybe one of the most appropriate videos in music history—Neil and the band playing this swaying melody as scores of hippies and hicks and general good-timers dance around an old country bar. – SL, What a jagged, non-stop, gorgeous mess of energy this song is. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The record’s title track, “Some Are Lakes,” helped the Montreal-based outfit gain some traction behind its indie rock stylings and frontwoman Elizabeth Powell’s raw vocals. Do you miss yourself?” The video, which featured billboards saying things like, “think of your future, prepare for the disaster” (sic) was nominated for Best Video at the 1998 JUNO Awards. 1 in Canada and on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. – PM, West vs. East coast doesn’t have the same history in Canada as it does in the USA, but Rascalz “Northern Touch” put the Canada’s west coast on the hip-hop map with this national anthem. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. In addition to referencing the statue of its namesake, the song also contains nods to Toronto’s Kensington Market, the now defunct Silver Dollar Room, and Nathan Phillips Square. It was originally written for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. View Charts Legend. Top40-Charts.com provides music charts with hot hits from all over the world, like US / UK Albums and Singles, Bilboard Chart, Dance charts and more. – SL, Another song from Blue, “Carey” is often cited as an autobiographical account of a fling with James Taylor. There basically isn’t a single facet of the music industry that hasn’t been completely disrupted, thwarted, or upended this year. 10 in Canada and No. – SL, First released Lightfoot’s 1970 album Sit Down Young Stranger, “If You Could Read My Mind” was such a success that it led to the record adopting its name shortly after the initial release. You’ll be humming it long into next week. By John R. Kennedy Global News Posted December 19, 2013 1:50 pm . Unfortunately, the Downtown Eastside still has problems, many of them brand new. This is a Greg Keelor song, and when his opening vocals float on top of Bob Wiseman’s organ, you are compelled to listen. The song was famously covered by the Barenaked Ladies on a 1991 Cockburn tribute album. The melodic six-string lines sparkle all the way throughout, diving in and out of left-of-the-dial pop that bounces along with jangly tambourine. Black Emperor are hardly a conventional outfit. Several Canadian artists, including Drake and Avril Lavigne, have made TikTok’s most popular songs of 2020 lists. Downie’s vocals are powerful and the rest of the band provide is revving engine that propels the music. – MW, Look no further than this ‘60s-indebted pop gem for the clearest endorsement of the Great White North on this list: “One thing I know about the rest of my life,” Chris Murphy sings, “I know that I’ll be livin’ it in Canada.” – MW, Written about the person who informed on Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (a.k.a Snow), the song details the story of the attempted murder charges placed on O’Brien. – PM, A moderate hit on both sides of the border, Kim Mitchell struck gold with “Patio Lanterns,” which was initially a single and later released on his 1986 album Shakin’ Like a Human Being. You’ll be humming it long into next week. The list on this page is for all #1 hit Pop singles for 1962 using proprietary methods. With great hooks, sing-along chorus’, and of course the celtic folk influences the Vancouver band was known for, “Political” is timeless. – MW, Moe Berg was tackling the problems of adulting well before it was a meme in this Canadian classic. “Female vocals. – SL, “Down By The Henry Moore,” the fourth single from Murray McLauchlan’s 1984 album, , hit No. It speeds along through frenetic noise, the entire time threatening to either explode or disintegrate or fall apart, and it does all those things in a way that somehow makes total sense. 1 in Canada in 1972 with their best-known cut “Last Song” from their self-titled third record. – MW, Released as the second single off their 1983 record Rhythm of Youth, once “The Safety Dance” gained some momentum domestically it went on to climb the charts all over the world. It even earned them a slot on tour with Duran Duran. 1 on Canadian country charts. Comedian Will Ferrell even performed the song on Conan in 2013. Regardless, there’s no denying the beauty of “Storm,” which is effectively a movement comprised of four individual songs off their sprawling 2000 masterpiece, Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, “Cotton Jenny” was originally recorded by Gordon Lightfoot on his 1971 album. “Call Me Maybe” stands as the fourth best-selling digital single of all-time, and its place in the pop culture lexicon is undisputed. The song peaked at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart in 2001, won a  Juno Award for Single of the Year, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Remember, it’s about having fun. You probably fell in love, and it was probably really beautiful, as long as it lasted. Black Emperor are hardly a conventional outfit. – PM, A classic Canadian alternative track from the nineties by a band gone but never forgotten. Even more than the amped-up distortion, it’s Dallas Green’s crystal clear clean vocals against George Pettit’s wild, guttural yells that provides the tune’s heavy tension. (But it slayed way before it was a staple in every arena). Frontman John K. Samson wrote “A Plea For a Cat Named Virtue” in the voice of a depressed cat, which is rather awesome. Levon Helm once again took lead vocals on this Robbie Robertson-written song. The dichotomy inherent in July Talk’s music – whether it’s the stark contrast between vocal leads, the loud-quiet dynamic, or their black and white visual aesthetic – is all present in Push and Pull. It’s simultaneously introspective and impossible not to nod your head to, as Roberts attacks the broken promises of capitalism, singing, “rich man’s crying ‘cause money’s time/poor man’s smiling ‘cause he knows he ain’t blind.” – MW, On “Hard Road,” Sam Roberts gets that life is tough, but it’s tough for everyone. Her song “A Case of You” is believed to be one of many songs about her breakup with English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. It climbed as high as No. – SL, “The Spirit of Radio” from Rush`s 1980 album, is one of their best-performing songs in terms of popularity in the U.K. It’s also one of five songs the band had inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and it was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Steve Bays’ youthful, ‘tude-heavy vocals recall a less slurry Julian Casablancas as he sings over punchy guitar hooks about a breakup. The song was an anthem of the nineties and international hit. 1 single, and features backing vocals from folk royalty James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt. – Scott Lewis, To sum up this song in one word: Iconic. Her debut record Let Go was a mashup of highly polished pop stylings and Lavigne’s cultivated skater girl aesthetic. We celebrated our amazing way of life than with 100 of the best Canadian songs on Canada Day as chosen by YOU! “American Woman” inspired cover versions by Krokus, Butthole Surfers, and Lenny Kravitz. “Sundown,” the title track from Lightfoot’s tenth album, hit No. – MW, One of the tunes most cherished by Plaskett’s fans, this is certainly a love song—but it’s not necessarily about a country. The Guess Who had the most successful Canadian hit, “American Woman” (5th of the year). – SL, The second single from The Weeknd’s 2015 record Beauty Behind the Madness, “Can’t Feel My Face” earned the Toronto artist a pair of Grammy nominations, not to mention a spot in Best of 2015 lists across the universe and even comparisons to Michael Jackson. Decade-End Top Artists ... Radio Airplay + Sales Data + Streaming Data = BILLBOARD CANADIAN HOT 100. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and No. “Drinking in L.A.” was a massive hit in this country, as well as in the U.K. and in pockets across Europe and Scandinavia. 1 in Canada, Australia, and in the U.K. – SL, Written as a nod to the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975, Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been heralded as the folk singer’s greatest work by none other than the man himself. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. This dreamy folk tune, elevated by a serene piano, is a melancholy trip that sounds a little happier than it actually is. We the staff at Indie88 pored over hundreds of the best Canadian songs of all-time and came up with 150 from across all genres. Renditions by John Cale, Jeff Buckley, K.D. : “I played a show in Kelowna last year/said, ‘pick it up Joel, we’re dyin’ in here”/picture one hand clapping, then picture half that sound/there’s a reason why I hate that town.” Plaskett and Kelowna have since made up. Big drum beat, female vocals, people just dig it.” – SL, The New Pornographers’ third record arrived in August of 2005 and would later be shortlisted for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize in 2006. There is a dangerous amount of crunch on the guitars here, as Young invokes the name of legendary Sex Pistols mouthpiece Johnny Rotten. “Use It” sees Newman treading in familiar pop territory and stands as one of his catchiest tunes. – SL, “Coax Me” happens to be the first single from what is considered one of the greatest Canadian albums of all time, Twice Removed. That certainly doesn’t stop the song from rocking, though, and it’s one of Roberts’ most memorable melodies, laid atop some very CanRock guitar riffs and bluesy solos. Most musicians spent the year like the rest of us, staying cooped up inside their houses or apartments—some even recorded new music there. – SL, Dallas Green’s debut single as City and Colour is a heartbreaker of a tune that showcases his powerful voice over lush acoustic guitar. That was the theory behind that song. – SL, Steven Page takes on mental health issues in this dark, beautiful number that ranks high in BNL’s impressive discography. – SL, Push and Pull can be seen as the thesis statement for one of the most interesting alternative bands in the last 5 years, Canada or otherwise. It`s been playing in hockey rinks across North America ever since. – SL, Montreal-based collective Godspeed You! – PM, 1995 saw Morissette breakthrough on the international scene with her widely celebrated and critically acclaimed record Jagged Little Pill. “It’s got a big drum beat,” Newman told Pitchfork in a 2001 interview. – SL, Come On Over was a big album for Shania Twain. – PM, At their storytelling best, “Nautical Disaster” is suspenseful and exciting with a tense musical buildup that complements the The Tragically Hip’s lyrical genius. It’s a nuanced rock tune, employing some heavy pop sensibilities inside a dark, guitar-driven sound that features the band’s signature harmonies. – SL, April Wine have released upwards of 20 albums since bursting onto the scene in the early 1970s. Experimental folk singer/songwriter Alexia Avina doesn’t just make music for the ears, … – SL, After leaving The Guess Who, Randy Bachman formed Brave Belt with former The Guess Who bandmate Chad Allan and others. Anka even recorded an Italian version of the song a year after its initial release, with lyrics written by Mario Panzeri. – MW, Nothing quite gets at what it’s like to get trashed in high school with your pals than the Duke of Dartmouth’s “Drunk Teenagers.” From his concept record, Ashtray Rock, the song lays out a night of pre-adult debauchery on the weekend in the Halifax suburbs, nailing the feeling of being young and dumb and raising hell with lines like, “you can pick your poison—the city or the country, we just wanna make some noise.” – MW, “Love This Town” is almost certainly the sweetest song ever written about Halifax, capturing the gorgeous, vibrant port city’s friendly nature and laid back attitude as Plaskett sings, “there’ll be drinks on the house, if your house burns down—there’s a reason why I love this town.” This tune is a bit infamous for taking a shot at a certain hippie bro haven in B.C. Many songs were released throughout the year, covering a wide range of genres. 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