50 BEST CANADIAN ARTISTS OF ALL TIME (REACTION)

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[@cheryla7480]

Where the heck is BTO and Triumph?..

[@grantschubach5163]

Exactly

[@callmejeffbob]

I get that the focus is rock or pop or hip hop or R&B or country, BUT to not mention the great jazz pianist Oscar Peterson is a big omission.

[@barrymoore4470]

Good catch with Peterson, one of the most esteemed musicians that Canada has produced.

[@quebecforce111]

an the band Harmonium . Big omission

[@catsofsherman1316]

Respectable showing for Sloan who are my number 1. Great band with 13 studio albums at least 8 of which are classics. Great live band. Seen them many times and hung out with them at a show in Seattle. One unfortunate omission is the wonderful singer songwriter Ron Sexsmith. He is a great talent.

[@morrisgautreau6704]

I would put RUSH at #1!!! I love those hosers! That's why I have more physical media of RUSH then any other band. Pure Canadian Gold! ❤🍁🎼

[@AnthonyKiyola]

Joni Mitchell 👍🏽 Good video. It would be interesting to do this with different countries - Ireland, Australia, New Zealand…..

[@piscesempress1978]

Bryan Adams, April Wine and K.D Lang should be way higher!! Shawn Mendes over them?! Once again RS you rag! haha

[@robertjulianagnel1100]

Anne Murray sold over 55 million albums in her 40-year career, won four Grammys including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1979. Like you, most of these artists I never heard of or were one hit wonders. you could add up all the music from 35-40 of the artists on this list and still not do half what Anne accomplished.

[@musicisajourney]

April Wine should be higher for sure. I love The Northern Pikes! I told a funny story about Snow in a recent video.

[@4tuneagent]

Trooper and Moxy, would be in my Top 20, great 70's rock. I expected BTO and Triumph to be in the Top 10, and no Mahogany Rush or Klaatu? Wtf? What about FM? They had a few great albums.

[@ernestcruz6316]

I thought of another Canadian act that should have made this list: doo-wop group The Diamonds, who had 15 Billboard Top 40 hits from the 1950s to the early '60s, including "Little Darlin'" and "The Stroll". One of their founding members, Dave Somerville, co-wrote the theme song to the Lee Majors action series The Fall Guy.

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

Destroyer are utterly fantastic - they have been making music for about 30 years, and they have 3 or 4 albums that I consider 10/10 masterpieces, notably "Kaputt" and "Streethawk" - I guarantee that the sound of their music will not be what you expect based on the band name

[@bernie6663]

Can’t believe that Ian and Sylvia aren’t on the list. They would be on my top 5

[@dennisking7872]

Or at least Ian Tyson

[@bernie6663]

@@dennisking7872 They split up in 1975 and each had successful solo careers. lan Tyson is known as the godfather of Canadian folk and they were an influence to all that came after them. Ps. Of course Rolling Stone rarely considers jazz artists. If they did then Oscar Peterson would be near the top. And in the classical world there was Glenn Gould.

[@quebecforce111]

Ian and Sylvia ? never heard of them.

[@bernie6663]

@@quebecforce111 Canada’s most popular group in the 1960s. Their song Four Strong Winds was voted in a 2005 poll taken by the CBC as the best Canadian song of all time. They also promoted Canadian new talent. In 1965 they recorded Early Morning Rain by a struggling young folksinger Gordon Lightfoot and in 1967 they recorded Circle Game by an almost unknown Joni Mitchell. I was privileged to see them at the 1967 Mariposa Folk Festival in Orangeville Ontario which also had the first major appearance of a young Joni Mitchell.

[@dennisking7872]

@@quebecforce111 Ian and Sylvia Tyson

[@hjs5686]

the late great Gordon Lightfoot at #11? Ridiculous!

[@jesuschambers]

In the late 70's my life revolved around going to live gigs regularly. One of these concerts was Journey, a massive band at the time but I went mainly just to see their support act: PAT TRAVERS(With the great Tommy Aldridge on drums), a fantastic Canadian guitarist blew Journey off stage that night. Why isn't this man getting the respect he deserves? Nobody here in KZbin seems to know that he exists and of course Rolling Stone haven't got a clue as usual omitting him from this list. For me, he is in the top 5 Canadians for sure, a guitar genius!

[@Jeff-gq8sx]

I was going through my CD collection and I found an album by a Canadian artist named Mitchell Hunter called "People Will Believe Anything If You Whisper It" from 2004. It's an excellent heavy pop album with some very serious lyrics. One song I really like is called "alien", but the whole album has a cool and sincere sound to it. The album is on Spotify, but I don't see it on KZbin. I think Mitchell is from Halifax, NS. Good, but I guess obscure. Check it out!

[@deansmith6593]

Rush, Triumph and Voivod are my favorite Canadian bands.

[@deansmith6593]

No Triumph on the list. Oh F you Rolling Stone!

[@seagrave7336]

With all due respect to all of the talented Canadian performers on this list, none can hold a candle to Stan Rogers. "Northwest Passage", nuff said.

[@dennisking7872]

Stan should have at least made the list as one of Canada's greatest folk singer-songwriters.

[@timbates6309]

I'm from Michigan and some of my favorite Canadian bands NOT on this list are B.T.O, Triumph, Honeymoon Suite, Coney Hatch & Chilliwack.

[@barrymoore4470]

Quite a few names in this list were new to me, partially explained by the fact that I'm from the United States. Yet others are only names to me, like Hank Snow, a legendary contributor to country and Western, but whose actual music I don't believe I've yet encountered (Wilf Carter could have been another contender in this category). Some others, like The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, are classic bands, but not necessarily personal favorites. Some Canadian artists/ groups I especially enjoy and/or esteem, cited in alphabetical order: --Bryan Adams --April Wine --Leonard Cohen --Nelly Furtado --k.d. lang --Gordon Lightfoot --Sarah McLachlan --Joni Mitchell --Anne Murray --Rush --Strange Advance --Shania Twain --Neil Young I regret that I couldn't find room for a Francophone artist in my list. The closest example with whom I'm sufficiently familiar, Celine Dion, has one song I like a lot, "That's the Way It Is", but nary another that I regard as a favorite, and all of these are in English rather than French. Cohen of course was native to Quebec, but, to the best of my knowledge, composed consistently in English.

[@barrymoore4470]

I realize now after scanning other comments here that Bachman-Turner Overdrive was not included in the 'Rolling Stone' list, but somehow I thought they had been. A classic band, nonetheless, and no doubt unfairly excluded.

[@christianreuter5810]

Gino Vanelli! He was huge in the 70's You gotta move!

[@claytonvyoung]

No Chilliwack?

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Should have been there over many of the one hit or no hit wonders.

[@Amber_xo_133]

Canadian or British Music? Canadian: Like British: Comment

[@fredericlatreille]

I feel that Quebec is so underrepresented in this list ... artists like: Harmonium, Offenbach, les Colocs, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, the Box, Sass Jordan, Too Many Cooks, etc ... Plus, none on the list are French-Canadiens except for Céline Dion and she's only on the list because of her English albums. But from this list, I would go with : 5- Joni Mitchell 4- Tragically Hip 3- Leonard Cohen 2- Rush 1- Neil Young

[@quebecforce111]

ouin mais oublie pas que Bryan Adams a été plus populaire a l'échelle mondial que tout ce beau monde, Alanis Morissette qui a le 3 ieme album le plus vendue de tout les temps dans le monde par une femme ave Jagged Little pill.

[@stpnwlf9]

I really think the people who compile these lists like to go out and find artists that are incredibly obscure so they can demonstrate how much more enlightened and informed they are than the rest of us ignorant sheep. The fact that you've heard of a band I have not doesn't mean they don't suck.

[@mccypr]

I thank Canada for the great musicians that they’ve produced! Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, The Band, Rush and Gordon Lightfoot for sure are at the top of the list of my absolute all time favorites!!! I especially can’t imagine the last 50 years plus (I’m 65) without them. Thanks! 😍🇨🇦👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙂😎

[@johnw706]

Another ludicrous list by that magazine . No Bruce Cockburn , Max Webster , Colin James , Oscar Peterson , Blue Rodeo , Lighthouse , Saga , or Glenn Gould to name a few . And placing April Wine and The Guess Who behind artists that are largely unheard of . Business as usual for that rag .

[@michaellee2460]

Yes the Yanks are clueless when it involves anything Canadian.

[@russellcampbell3274]

I've only discovered your "reaction" videos recently' Larry. Really enjoying them. Don't know many of the artists/ bands on the list. Of the ones I know I really like The Band, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and kd Lang. - Saw her live twice in Glasgow, Scotland in the 1990s. Only Rush album I know is "A Farewell to Kings" which I think is great. Not a Brian Adams fan. Really like the 4/5 Gordon Lightfoot songs which I know. The Guess Who is not all that well known in the UK but my wife was sent a Guess Who compilation at Christmas from a friend who lives in Utah and is a huge fan. Can't fault the songs / playing / singing but I found the production a bit dated. I own a cd by a lesser known Canadian singer-songwriter called Wyckham Porteous. - "Looking for Ground" [1995]. Well worth a listen.

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Thank you for watching and the comment!

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

My favourite Canadian musicians are Bruce Cockburn and Loreena McKennitt.

[@meldonbrindley7093]

How are the Guess Who not in the top ten? Much better than all those in between them and the top ten.

[@christianreuter5810]

Paul Anka! He only wrote My Way among hundreds of others!

[@sudsfour4553]

If Rolling Stone is going to compile a list of greatest Canadian artists of all time, they should have it done by someone who has at least listened to Canadian music.

[@jbucktheman]

April wine should be higher

[@biffstrong1079]

Rolling Stone Thinks Beiber is #17? Guess Who, Rush, Blue Rodeo, Neil Young, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Joni Mitchell, Shania Twain , Tom Cochrane, The Tragically Hip, Great Big Sea, Bare Naked Ladies, Steppenwolf, Arcade Fire, Leonard Coburn, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Stompin Tom, the Band, Jeff Healey,

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Dumb rankings

[@davidschecter5247]

Anne Murray should be much higher. The Guess Who should be in the Top Five with Neil Young, Rush, Joni, and Gordon Lightfoot. Putting Gordon at 11 is a joke. One of the greatest songwriters of all-time.

[@julianirving9868]

interesting list - I'm from the UK and am staggered that Oscar Peterson was not on the list and surprised some others were missing such as Triumph and Saga. regards

[@barrymoore4470]

All good calls by you. I didn't remember Triumph or Saga when compiling my own list for my reply to Larry's upload.

[@jameswilson7084]

The Guess Who should be in the Top 5 at least. My Top 5 Canadian Artists would be: (5) Joni Mitchell (4) The Band (3) Neil Young (2) The Guess Who (1) Rush

[@oldguynewmusic6632]

That's a much better ranking than this one.

[@patbrennan6572]

What a shit list, Imagine, Drake over The Guess Who , or anyone for that matter.

[@ImmutableUniverse]

You should do best british artists too.

[@scottisenor4655]

Where's BTO?

[@musicisajourney]

Sloan!!! My favourite if I have to pick one. I don’t know a lot of these either. I agree The Tragically Hip should be in the top five along with The Guess Who.

[@alk61695]

Rush would be #1 on my list. Also I'd put Barenaked Ladies higher on the list. Outside of their well known hits, they have some pretty good deep tracks. And their live shows are really fun to attend. Yes the band did lose a lot when Steven Page left.

[@dukeemzworth3005]

No BTO, Triumph, Voivod? April Wine & Guess Who too low down the list

[@michaelbenz8092]

What do you think of Chilliwack? My Girl (Gone Gone Gone), Fly at Night, Whatcha Gonna Do?

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Just liked their hit songs back in the day. Prefer The Northern Pikes and Sloan though.

[@davidellis5141]

🇨🇦 🍁 - Individuals Joni , Neil & Leonard & Bands Rush , Payolas & Martha & The Muffins. Echo Beach ⛱️ Far Away Inside ..

[@rickde40]

no bto or triumph, i would think out of 100 you could fit them in considering alot of the no name bands on the list

[@deansmith6593]

Yet again, Rolling Stone shows how clueless they are.

[@saulschlapik6818]

My favorite Canadian band: Teenage Head, punk band with a Chuck Berry twang. Unfortunately, never saw them live. I saw a Vancouver band called the Smugglers opening for the Donnas & liked them so much I bought their latest CD at the gig, which was great. Haven't heard from them since. Travesty that BTO didn't make it. You don't wanna know my opinion on a few of the sacred cows on the list.

[@olavirannisto3552]

1. Neil Young 2. Rush 3. Joni Mitchell 4. Leonard Cohen 5. Angela Hewitt (pianist, Bach interpreter).

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

5. April Wine 6.The Tragically Hip 7. Gordon Lightfoot If you haven't heard of an artist, they weren't popular nor did they influence anyone so I would get rid of your number 5. Think of what bands will be remembered down the road. 5440, from out west, had many hits yet no mention of them but, at best, within the 40-50 segment.

[@olavirannisto3552]

@@ScubaSteveCanada So we are talking about the best Canadian musicians. Of course, Angela Hewitt is famous in classical music circles around the world. If you don't know him, that doesn't say anything about Hewitt, it just tells what genre of music you don't listen to.

[@jayneptune2568]

Larry, you should check out 'The Trans-Canada Highwaymen' for what Steven Page is up to these days, along with Chris Murphy of Sloan, Craig Northey of Odds and Moe Berg of The Pursuit of Happiness. They do great covers of some of the best Canadian music from the 60's and 70's along with some of their own hits when they do concerts!

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

I've heard the album and it is great!

[@RobertBischoff-oi7fp]

Hi Larry. Of all the questionable choices (for those who made the list), The Guess Who at 26th sticks out for me. I think the compilers of this list must have been ingesting magic mushrooms when they decided to rank them in that spot.

[@GarganoA]

In my Canadian artists top 10 would certainly be Alanis Morissette, The Tragically Hip, The New Pornographers and Rush but there are plenty others there who are super talented, like The Guess Who, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen.

[@alanlinfield8207]

Ian & Sylvia, Glass Tiger, Lighthouse.

[@janetsampson1779]

I've never been a big fan of any Canadian artist Larry,I know we have a lot of talent here in Canada and some of these artists like Gord Downie,Neil Young,Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell are phenomenal but still I've never been blown away by anyone,funny but I remember a few years ago some other musicians listened to my stuff and told a friend of mine that this guy's not playing American(or Canadian) music,he's playing British music and maybe they were right,it's British music,mainly the Beatles that have had the biggest influence on me Larry,afterall the first albums I ever listened to were by the Beatles,the Searchers and the Beach Boys,that's two Liverpool bands out of three. Bob

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

In terms of writing my own music, it was Neil Young, folk-rock and jazz-rock that initially influenced me. It's such a scammy business that does nothing but take advantage of anyone available.

[@wisardofw]

No French speaking artists at all what a surprise, Harmonuim?. What about Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Voivod?

[@dennisking7872]

La Bottine Souriante

[@wisardofw]

@@dennisking7872Robert Charlebois

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

Celine Dion is French-Canadian so there's one. She does mainly sing in English but she has released several French language albums and singles too.

[@RMD_FreeLance]

Hi Larry, have you heard of The Heavy Horsees? If you haven't, check out this Canadian band, I really like what they do 👍

[@111oooo]

Where is Thunder Face?

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Never even heard of them...

[@111oooo]

@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin Meant as a joke. Fictional band from the sitcom Corner Gas. Funniest Canadian show ever 😀

[@canadianstudmuffin]

@@111oooo Ha ha, I never watched that show. Thanks!

[@MusicandCatLover-vc6jb]

I think none of my top 10 canadian musicians are in this list: 1. Bruce Cockburn 2. Tom Cochrane / Red Rider 3. Coeur de Pirate 4. Madison Violet 5. Rah Rah 6. Layla Zoe 7. Stars 8. Amanda Rheume 9. Saga 10. Loverboy So, this is my first post in this YT-world!

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Thank you for commenting!

[@barrymoore4470]

Thanks for reminding me of Saga.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

@@barrymoore4470 The lead singer, Michael Sadler, quit the band ... because he won the lottery! I'd quit too. Saga was one of my favourites and played at our high school twice.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@ScubaSteveCanada Cool!

[@davidj3416]

Larry, do you consider Steppenwolf a Canadian band?

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Yes. Love them.

[@davidj3416]

Ty

[@2727rogers]

Well the title did say best artists and not best rock groups so I guess that was the reason why certain performers were not on this list. Saying that there were a few on this list I have not heard of. Maybe I should check some of those out. I may actually like them if I tried.

[@alexandercaviedes2559]

No Trooper? This article is a 3 dressed up as a 9. We should send the Boys in the Bright White Sports Car down to the US to Raise a Little Hell in the Rolling Stone press room.

[@pumagutten]

If Oscar Peterson is not nr.1, this list is a joke! That's what I said before I saw the list. I rest my case!😞

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

He would not be in my top 50 either... everyone has their favorites.

[@pumagutten]

@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin What do you mean? Oscar Peterson, the greatest Canadian artist, and he should not be on your top 50 list? If he is not a favorite of yours or mine, we should still be able to understand that he is nr.1.❤🥇

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

I've never listened to his music... I am more of a classic rock and prog rock fan. We all like what we like.

[@pumagutten]

@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin Yes, I am not telling you what to like. Enjoy your favorites!❤

[@lindaostrom570]

it appears that no great artists prior to the 70's was listed. spotify has limited understanding and data.

[@DoubleD990]

Some of these artists are so obscure and the rankings are way off in many cases. Some I might consider are Ian Thomas, Red Sand from Quebec for out French Canadians, Doug and the Slugs, Crown Lands, Andy Shauf, Yukon Blonde, The Odds, and last but not least Paul Anka. As others have mentioned, how is Bruce Cockburn not on this list??!

[@RogerGriffiths-nj3ro]

For me its 1) The Band, 2) Neil Young 3) Leonard Cohen so that's the nearest I've ever come to agreeing with any R S list.

[@MrTarkus1]

Saga. Still very alive.

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Saw them open for Max Webster around 1978. Great band.

[@williamdemerchant7295]

No Bruce Cockburn, 54-40, Tom Cochrane, BTO or Triumph. Plus the wrongly placed Hip and Guess Who. Likely too many Americans involved with compiling that one.

[@canarsie56]

The Guess Who at 26, goes to show you how messed up Rollin g stone is, and putting Rap ahead of them is bull$hit

[@claytonvyoung]

No Sherriff?

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

As a great Canadian Top 50 band ... no way. I see your Sheriff and raise you Max Webster/Kim Mitchell.

[@raynaRobichaud]

Nelly hosted the Junos just recently. 😎👍

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

The what? The CanCon awards? Canada no longer needs the CanCon rules and they need to be abolished. Canada no longer needs the Junos now that Canadians have fair shots at the irrelevant Grammy Awards. Who cares. What songs has she released that are relevant? 0

[@alainfrigon1797]

Of course, no French artists except Celine and thet's because she also sing in English and no first nations artists. excepté Buffy and Shania and it's also because they sing in English....Cette liste est ridicule, vous avez oublié Samian, Sans Pression,,Florant Vollant, Manu Militari,Michel Rivard, Beau Dommage,Harmonium,MNair-Mai,Ginette Reno,Bruno Pelletier, Offenbach et Gerry Boulet,Octobre, les Colocs, même Simple Plan qui pourtant chantent en anglaisc'est toujours comme ca, vous oubliez les québécois COLISSE

[@barrymoore4470]

Buffy Sainte-Marie's First Nations status is debatable, as are her Canadian credentials.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

French is not spoken in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, PEI nor Newfoundland. How does that represent Canada? And, you forget "The Box" band the sang in English but no mention. All they are known for is using Sass Jordan as a saxophonist and backup singer.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@ScubaSteveCanada Historically, there have been Francophone communities in Manitoba and Ontario at least (the novelist Gabrielle Roy [1909-1983], a writer in French, was a native of Manitoba, for example).

[@ernestcruz6316]

Typical Rolling Stone list. There's no way to justify Hank Snow not being in the top 10, or Anne Murray or Gordon Lightfoot or The Guess Who either.

[@maryannlockwood7806]

😊🇨🇦another good one!

[@davidbartholomew1555]

Canadian artists I have enjoyed That were not listed BTO KLATTU Great Big Sea KILT and Amanda Marshall

[@matteop.481]

Of course Gino Vannelli is not even on the list 🤦🏻 him and his brothers are some of the most amazing musicians ever

[@DougHanson-ko2ng]

April Wine is a top TEN !!!

[@corveli]

Where is Frank Marino ?? 🎸

[@hudahekizzy8402]

Alvvays is actually pretty good. I really like The New Pornographers, Sloan, Broken Social Scene and Feist. Glad they got some love. The Guess Who should be #1, Gordon Lightfoot should be higher and April Wine should be higher. BTO certainly should be in there. Hard to argue against Joni Mitchell but for my preferences I'd put her a bit lower. Personally I like Jann Arden, Bruce Cockburn, 54-40, Grapes of Wrath, The Tea Party, The Payolas, Red Rider and Men Without Hats better than many included on this list. How about Harlequin and your oft mentioned Northern Pikes? If they're going to include Hank Snow why not Paul Anka? Not my style but if we're going to be consistent... weird list, anyways...

[@yourvicarofvinylvov2013]

Interesting list....I realize it's all very subjective but it's to wrap my head around Snow, Nelly Furtado and Richie Hawting on this list and not Max Webster, Triumph or BTO Personally I think Max Webster ranks in my list of greatest bands of all time.

[@barrymoore4470]

Thanks for reminding me of Triumph. Had I thought of them when compiling my list for my own comment, I definitely would have included them.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Rolling Stone don't have a clue.

[@jamieking158]

Rush would be my number 1. Arcade Fire would also be in my top 5 👍xxx.

[@leproghead]

Missing BTO, Saga, Triumph, Voivod and Annihilator.

[@jessem470]

Feel a little unqualified as I am not Canadian but I would think The Tragically Hip are #1 They represented Canada so well and Gordie was a class act all the way to the end BTO is a major miss off this list My top 5 1 The Tragically Hip 2 Joni 3 Leonard Cohen 4. Rush 5 Neil Young And i would put Feist top 10

[@jessem470]

Just watched you songwriter video Isn’t Sly Canadian ? I don’t recall him on the list . He would bd Top 5

[@raynaRobichaud]

It was shameful that they did not do homage to Myles Goodwyn not even mention his name what a disgrace 😯

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

The article was posted a few months before his passing...

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

April Wine were a fantastic live band. Unlike 5440, April Wine knew how to put on a show. This list's order just proves how little understanding there is of the impact of certain Canadian bands. The low placement of both The Tragically Hip and April Wine is terrible. The amount of sales has nothing to do with influence.

[@mikerasmusson8749]

Why is Susan Jacks always left out on all these lists?

[@mjanovec]

I would have Gordon Lightfoot at Number 1. You have to be pretty good if Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash admire your work and cover your songs.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Starting out Gordon Lightfoot was known for writing songs for the American artists until he came into his own.

[@OperationPhantom]

Alright, go Canada! The order in RS lists is never to anyone's liking! 😅 Rightfully so. Still, I won't argue with the top 3. Nickelback was at 51 I guess... (not!)

[@elvisleeboy]

I haven't seen the full list, but if Gordon Lightfoot isn't number one, I'm buying an axe.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Make sure the axe states "Made in Canada" and not anything else.

[@justinainsworth8635]

You would really like alvvays based on your taste

[@djtforever1414]

I knew it would be Neil or Joni at number 1.

[@quebecforce111]

No Harmonium or Beau Dommage? weird.

[@kennethschultz4910]

Justin Beiber at 17 is a joke should be much lower, The Guess Who should be higher and where is BTO and Triumph who r a very underrated and forgotten group

[@joelfrombethlehem]

What! Glen Kellaway the great banjo player didn't make this list. Oy. k.d. lang should have been higher on this list.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Yeah, great banjo players are recognized world-wide. Just ask James Taylor who played on one of Neil Young's songs. Now you need to figure out if I'm being sarcastic ... or not.

[@ewndr7940]

Where is the best Songwriter of today-Ron Sexsmith? Where are Klaatu?

[@oldguynewmusic6632]

What criteria did Rolling Stone use to compile this list? Really sad ranking. The Guess Who at 26 is criminal. Anne Murray, Loverboy, April Wine and Bryan Adams ridiculously low.

[@quebecforce111]

@oldguynewmusic6632 Bryan Adams are very ridiculously low. I place him maybe in the top 3 or 5 .

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

@@quebecforce111 April Wine had far more #1 hits vs Bryan and longer staying power in Canada.

[@marktrickett5081]

Alvvays - Archie Marry me, and others👍

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Who???? C'mon, really?

[@kevinbrock9751]

Beiber isn't a musician !

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

I'm not a fan but he certainly is a musician, he can play guitar, drums and problaby much more very well.

[@brianshakesby9826]

No Anne Murry what a shame

[@hudahekizzy8402]

#34

[@grantschubach5163]

No BTO on the list. Are you kidding me ?

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Rolling Stone can just Roll On Down The Highway!

[@quebecforce111]

Brian Adams are to be in the top 5 .

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Bryan...

[@quebecforce111]

@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin yes , sorry

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Record sales may count for something but not enough to keep Bryan in the top 5.