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Famous Canadian Rock Bands

By jaanm

  • Rush

    Rush
    Rush Demo This small Toronto band would grow to be one of the largest rock bands in history. They have over 40 million in record sales, and continue to perform today. Rush is ranked third in consecutive gold or platinum albums. The bands constant evolution and risk taking has kept it popular with fans over the years.

  • April Wine

    April Wine
    This band with a unique sound remained in Canada for quite a long time before becoming famous around the globe. They opened for the rolling stones, rush, and nazareth. Although this band was not as internationally famous as others, it is still considered one of the greatest Canadian bands.

  • Bachman-Turner Overdrive

    Bachman-Turner Overdrive
    BTO DemoAlthough this band was only together for 4 years, they have been one of the most succesful Canadian bands of all time. In total they have sold over 30 million records, and earned over 120 silver, gold and platinum discs. They hit #1 in the U.S charts with the hit "Your aint seen nothing yet".

  • Loverboy

    Loverboy
    Loverboy DemoLoverboy was a Canadian grown band that had major success in the U.S and Canada during the 1980's. This band has sold over a million records in Canada, and over 5 million in the U.S. The band also holds the record winning 6 Juno awards in one year.

  • The Tragically Hip

    The Tragically Hip
    M.C.A picked up this small Canadian band, and had almost instant success. With multiple songs hitting number 1 on the Canadian charts this band is a classic for Canadian music. While the band never had major international success, it remained as a very popular domestic band,

  • Barenaked Ladies

    Barenaked Ladies
    BNL DemoA more recent Canadian band, this band gained its initial popularity through word of mouth. This band has had huge success in Canada, and some in the U.S with their hit song "Stunt" staying on the Billboard 100 for one week.

  • Nickelback

    Nickelback
    With what is called a post grunge sound, this band found huge success in Canada and the U.S. Its album "All the right reasons" topped the U.S 200 only a few days after release. This band started out small and owes much of its fame to the CANCON laws.