Greatest Canadian Albums
by Giant2015 
- Chart updated: 04/18/2019 00:15
- (Created: 04/16/2019 06:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Singer-songwriter; folk
Key song: "A Case of You" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "A Case of You" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,384
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114
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Folk rock; jazz pop
Key song: "Help Me" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "Help Me" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
3,245
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Roots rock; folk
Key song: "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
14,899
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Folk; hard rock; proto-grunge
Key song: "Powderfinger" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "Powderfinger" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,279
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Jazz fusion; folk rock; art rock; worldbeat
Key song: "Paprika Plains" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "Paprika Plains" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
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Roots rock; country rock; folk; symphonic pop
Key song: "The Needle and the Damage Done" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "The Needle and the Damage Done" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
12,670
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Hard rock; country rock; folk
Key song: "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,264
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Rock; blues rock; folk; country
Key song: "For the Turnstiles" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "For the Turnstiles" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
7,511
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Hard rock; psychedelic rock; folk
Key song: "No Time" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "No Time" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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407
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Country rock; blues rock; folk
Key song: "Tonight's the Night" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Key song: "Tonight's the Night" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1975
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3,133
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Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2
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Greatest Canadian Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 33 | 33% | |
| 2010s | 32 | 32% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Arcade Fire | 5 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 3 | 3% | |
| Tegan And Sara | 3 | 3% | |
| Patrick Watson | 3 | 3% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
| Destroyer | 3 | 3% | |
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