Top 150 Canadian Songs of All-Time

April 26, 2017
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Canada FlagThere’s nothing better than going to a hockey game and hearing your favorite tune cranked at the rink.  Whether you are a player on the ice or a hockey fan in the stands a good song can pump you up.  There are a lot of great songs that players listen during the warm-ups as they prepare for their games and we included a number of those in our list of the top 50 hockey songs.  Yet there are so many great Canadian songs that we could add to that list.

2017 marks Canada’s 150th birthday and we thought it would be fun to compile a list of the 150 greatest Canadian songs of all-time.  I know, I know you’re thinking there are not enough Rush songs on the list, or where is my favorite Tragically Hip song, or what’s Nickelback doing on the list?  Listen with all of the great Canadian artists that there have been over the years, this was no easy feat.  Tweet us with your picks for some of your favorite Canadian songs.

Top 150 Canadian Songs of All-Time

Here we go.  Hockey fans take note of #7 on the list.

# Song Artist  Album Year
1 American Woman Guess Who Guess Who 1970
2 Summer of ’69 Bryan Adams Reckless 1983
3 Four Strong Winds Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds 1963
4 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Various Positions 1984
5 Closer To The Heart Rush A Farewell to Kings 1977
6 Takin’ Care of Business Bachman Turner Overdrive Bachman Turner Overdrive – Overdrive II 1974
7 The Hockey Song Stompin’ Tom Connors Stompin’ Tom and the Hockey Song 1973
8 Roxy Roller Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd 1975
9 Courage Tragically Hip Fully Completely 1992
10 Snow Bird Anne Murray This Way is My Way 1969
11 Fly At Night Chilliwack Dreams, Dreams, Dreams 1977
12 Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell Ladies of the Canyon 1970
13 When I’m With You Sheriff Crazy Without You 1983
14 No Sugar Tonight Guess Who Guess Who 1970
15 Stand Tall Burton Cummings Burton Cummings 1976
16 The Kid Is Hot Tonite Loverboy Loverboy 1980
17 You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 1995
18 If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot Sit Down Young Stranger 1970
19 You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet Bachman Turner Overdrive Not Fragile 1974
20 How You Remind Me Nickelback Silver Side Up 2000
21 Any Man of Mine Shania Twain The Woman In Me 1995
22 Lost Together Blue Rodeo Lost Together 1992
23 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf The Second 1968
24 Sundown Gordon Lightfoot Sundown 1974
25 These Eyes Guess Who Wheatfield Soul 1969
26 See Forever Eyes Prism See Forever Eyes 1978
27 Lovers In A Dangerous Time Bruce Cockburn Stealing Fire 1984
28 Lay It On the Line Triumph Just a Game 1979
29 Go For a Soda Kim Mitchell Akimbo Alogo 1984
30 Wheat Kings Tragically Hip Fully Completely 1992
31 Follow Your Heart Triumph Thunder Seven 1984
32 Tom Sawyer Rush Moving Pictures 1981
33 Diana Paul Anka Single 1957
34 Heart of Gold Neil Young Harvest 1972
35 Turn Me Loose Loverboy Loverboy 1980
36 Seasons In the Sun Terry Jacks Seasons In the Sun 1974
37 Lonely Boy Paul Anka Single 1959
38 Laughing Guess Who Canned Wheat 1969
39 Fifty Mission Cap Tragically Hip Fully Completely 1993
40 The Unicorn Irish Rovers Single 1968
41 Constant Craving KD Lang Ingenue 1992
42 Big League Tom Cochrane Victory Day 1988
43 Hold On Triumph Just  a Game 1979
44 No Time Guess Who Guess Who 1970
45 (Make Me Do) Anything You Want A Foot In Cold Water A Foot In Cold Water 1972
46 This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ To Glide The Kings The Kings Are Here 1980
47 What Was Going Through My Head The Grapes of Wraith Now and Again 1989
48 Tonight is Wonderful Time to Fall in Love April Wine Standback 1975
49 Just Between You and Me April Wine The Nature of the Beast 1981
50 Night To Remember Prism Armageddon 1979
51 Raise a Little Hell Trooper Thick as Thieves 1978
52 Boy Inside the Mans Tom Cochrane and Red Rider Tom Cochrane and Red Rider 1986
53 Home For a Rest Spirit of the West Save This House 1990
54 Life Is a Highway Tom Cochrane Mad Mad World 1991
55 Tokyo Bruce Cockburn Humans 1980
56 Photograph Nickelback All the Right Reasons 2005
57 Safety Dance Men Without Hats Rhythm of Youth 1983
58 Rise Up Parachute Club Parachute Club 1983
59 Break It To Them Gently Burton Cummings Dream of A Child 1978
60 Straight From the Heart Bryan Adams Cuts Like a Knife 1983
61 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) Chilliwack Wanna Be a Star 1981
62 Last Song Edward Bear Edward Bear 1972
63 Vivante France D’Amour Dechainee 1994
64 Sunglasses at Night Corey Hart First Offense 1983
65 Space Man Bif Naked I Bificus 1998
66 Music Box Dancer Frank Mills Music Box Dancer 1978
67 Feel It Again Honeymoon Suite The Big Prize 1986
68 I Will Remember You Sarah McLachlan Single 1995
69 Sweet Jane Cowboy Junkies The Trinity Sessions
70 My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion Single 1997
71 Whatcha Gonna Do (When I’m Gone) Chilliwack Opus X 1982
72 Magic Power Triumph Allied Forces 1981
73 I’m Movin’ On Hank Snow Single 1950
74 Thinking of You Harlequin Love Crimes 1980
75 Black Velvet Alannah Myles Alannah Myles 1989
76 Whatcha Do To My Body Lee Aaron Bodyrock 1989
77 Angel Eyes Jeff Healy See the Light 1989
78 Rock Me Gently Andy Kim Andy Kim 1974
79 Go To Pieces Paul Janz High Strung 1985
80 Some Sing Some Dance Pagliaro M’Lady 1972
81 Hey You BTO Four Wheel Drive 1975
82 Sweet City Woman The Stampeders Against the Grain 1971
83 Little Darlin’ The Diamonds America’s Favorite Song Stylists 1956
84 The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar Trooper Hot Shots 1979
85 Strange Animal Gowan Strange Animal 1985
86 Which Way You Goin’ Billy Poppy Family Which Way You Goin’ Billy 1969
87 Rock You Helix Walkin’ The Razor’s Edge 1984
88 Sign of the Gypsy Queen April Wine The Nature of the Beast 1981
89 Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) Glass Tiger The Thin Red Line 1986
90 Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot Single 1976
91 Patio Lanterns Kim Mitchell Shakin’ Like a Human Being 1986
92 Spinning Wheel Blood. Sweat & Tears Blood. Sweat & Tears 1969
93 I Would Die For You Jann Arden Time for Mercy 1993
94 Signs Five Man Electrical Band Good-byes and Butterflies 1971
95 On the Loose Saga Worlds Apart 1981
96 Superman’s Dead Our Lady Peace Clumsy 1997
97 Northwest Passages Stan Rogers Northwest Passages 1981
98 Crying Over You Platinum Blonde Alien Shores 1985
99 Black Cars Gino Vannelli Gino Vannelli 1984
100 The Weight The Band Music From Big Pink 1968
101 Hello Time Bomb Matthew Good Band Beautiful Midnight 1999
102 Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jespen Curiousity 2011
103 Something To Live For Barney Bentall Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts 1988
104 Slowly Slipping Away Harem Scarem Harem Scarem 1991
105 Money City Maniacs Sloan Navy Blues 1998
106 Your Daddy Don’t Know Toronto Get It on Credit 1982
107 Heaven Bryan Adams Reckless 1982
108 Let Your Backbone Slide Maestro Fresh Wes Symphony in Effect 1989
109 It Ain’t Enough Corey Hart First Offense 1984
110 Tshinanu Kashtin Kashtin 1989
111 Painted Ladies Ian Thomas Band Ian Thomas 1973
112 Nobody’s Hero Rush Counterparts 1993
113 If I had $1000000 Dollars Bare Naked Ladies Gordon 1992
114 Hands On Lee Aaron Bodyrock 1989
115 Loveland Wild T and The Spirit Givin’ Blood 1993
116 Misguided Angel Cowboy Junkies The Trinity Sessions 1988
117 Burn It To The Ground Nickelback Dark Horse 2009
118 Maybe Tomorrow (Them from Littlest Hobo) Terry Bush 1979
119 All the Things I Wasn’t Grapes of Wraith Now and Again 1989
120 Mon pays Gilles Vigneault Soundtrack: La neige a fondu sur la Manicouagan 1964
121 Needle and the Damage Done Neil Young Harvest 1972
122 Building a Mystery Sarah McLachlan Surfacing 1997
123 Home Michael Buble It’s Time 2005
124 Eyes of a Stranger Payolas No Stranger to Danger 1982
125 Echo Beach Martha and the Muffins Metro Music 1980
126 Lunatic Fringe Red Rider As Far as Siam 1981
127 I Go Blind 54-40 54-40 1986
128 Bounce Danko Jones My Love Is Bold 1999
129 Bobcaygeon The Tragically Hip Phantom Power 1999
130 Teenland Northern Pikes Big Blue Sky 1987
131 High School Confidential Rough Trade Avoid Freud 1980
132 One Thing Finger Eleven Finger Eleven 2003
133 Time That Remains Three Days Grace Transit of Venus 2012
134 The Messenger Daniel Lanois For the Beauty of Wynona 1993
135 Head Over Heels Frozen Ghost Shake Your Spirit 1992
136 So Hard Sass Jordan Tell Somebody 1989
137 Hold Me In your Arms The Trews No Time For Later 2007
138 Up On Cripple Creek The Band The Band 1969
139 Let It Rain Amanda Marshall Amanda Marshall 1995
140 Superman’s Song Crash Test Dummies The Ghosts That Haunt Me 1991
141 Old Emotions Spoons Talkback 1983
142 Maybe The Next Time Sue Medley Sue Medley 1991
143 Wasn’t That a Party The Rovers Wasn’t That a Party 1980
144 Informer Snow 12 Inches of Snow 1992
145 Aphrodisiac Smile Age of Electric The Latest Plague 1991
146 Drinking in LA Bran Van 3000 Glee 1997
147 Wild Eyes The Stampeders Carriyan’ On 1971
148 Spaceship Superstar Prism Prism 1977
149 Can’t Feel My Face The Weeknd The Hills 2015
150 Tomcat Prowl Doug and the Slugs Tomcat Prowl 1988

 

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