I was trying to find great songs and albums for Canada day in Galway, and remembered a few years ago I heard on CBC radio 1 counting some of the best ones down. I don't know the number 1 hit, but the rest seem pretty representative!
1. ‘Four Strong Winds' by Ian and Sylvia (1963)
(3850) 4%
2. ‘If I had $1000000” by the Barenaked Ladies (1992)
(3814) 4%
3. ‘Heart of Gold' by Neil Young (1971)
(3761) 4%
4. ‘Northwest Passage' by Stan Rogers (1981)
(3598) 4%
5. ‘American Woman' by The Guess Who (1970)
(3531) 4%
6. ‘Canadian Railroad Trilogy' by Gordon Lightfoot (1967)
(3397) 3%
7. ‘Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell (1969)
(3105) 3%
8. ‘Suzanne' by Leonard Cohen (1967)
(3067) 3%
9. ‘Big Yellow Taxi' by Joni Mitchell (1970)
(2998) 3%
10. ‘Early Morning Rain' by Gordon Lightfoot (1966)
(2798) 3%
11. ‘Lovers in a Dangerous Time' by Bruce Cockburn (1984)
(2782) 3%
12. ‘The Hockey Song' by Stompin' Tom Connors (1973)
(2701) 3%
13. ‘Life is a Highway' by Tom Cochrane (1991)
(2586) 3%
14. ‘Try' by Blue Rodeo (1987)
(2581) 3%
15. ‘The Weight' by The Band (1968)
(2553) 3%
16. ‘New Orleans is Sinking” by The Tragically Hip (1989)
(2534) 3%
17. ‘Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams (1984)
(2509) 3%
18. ‘Takin' Care of Business' by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974)
(2251) 2%
19. ‘Snowbird' Anne Murray (1970)
(2234) 2%
20. ‘Angel' by Sarah McLachlan (1997)
(2207) 2%
21. ‘Constant Craving' by k.d. lang (1992)
(2113) 2%
22. ‘Home for a Rest' by Spirit of the West (1990)
(2062) 2%
23. ‘These Eyes' by The Guess Who (1969)
(2054) 2%
24. ‘Rockin' in the Free World' by Neil Young (1989)
(2006) 2%
25. ‘Sundown' by Gordon Lightfoot (1973)
(1929) 2%
26. ‘The Universal Soldier' by Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964)
(1910) 2%
27. ‘Courage' by the Tragically Hip (1992)
(1859) 2%
28. ‘You Oughta Know' by Alanis Morissette (1995)
(1846) 2%
29. ‘Wondering Where The Lions Are” by Bruce Cockburn (1979)
(1659) 2%
30. ‘Mon Pays' by Gilles Vigneault (1965)
(1648) 2%
31. ‘Raise a Little Hell' by Trooper (1978)
(1616) 2%
32. ‘Hasn't Hit Me Yet” Blue Rodeo (1993)
(1569) 2%
33. 'Tom Sawyer' by Rush (1981)
(1424) 1%
34. ‘I'm Movin' On” by Hank Snow (1950)
(1258) 1%
35. ‘Echo Beach' by Martha and the Muffins (1980)
(1166) 1%
36. ‘The Safety Dance' by Men Without Hats (1982)
(1118) 1%
37. ‘Crabbuckit' K-OS (2004)
(1043) 1%
38. ‘High School Confidential' by Rough Trade (1980)
(1055) 1%
39. ‘Brother Down' Sam Roberts (2001)
(1003) 1%
40. ‘Diana' by Paul Anka (1957)
(994) 1%
41. ‘Sonny's Dream' by The Wonderful Grand Band (1981)
(941) 1%
42. ‘Tower of Song' by Leonard Cohen (1988)
(924) 1%
43. ‘Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)' by the Crew Cuts (1954)
(890) 1%
44. ‘Rise Up' by The Parachute Club (1983)
(874) 1%
45. ‘Coax Me” by Sloan (1994)
(832) 1%
46. ‘Let Your Backbone Slide' Maestro Fresh-Wes (1990)
(809) 1%
47. ‘I'll Never Smile Again' by Ruth Lowe, performed by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (1940)
(619) 1%
48. “Fly By Night” by Rush (1975)
(552) 1%
49. ‘Disco Sucks ' by D.O.A. (1978)
(366) 0%
50. ‘My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby' by Wilf Carter (1933)
(250) 0%
