CanRock Renaissance - 1985-1995
by junodog4

A chart of albums released that contributed to or resulted from Canadian rock's glory days - the blessings of Canadian content laws, Muchmusic, and forward thinking record labels gave birth to an explosion of creative music, outside of the commercial artists who had hit it big in the USA. There is no Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Alanis Morissette or Rush on here. (Not a statement of their talent, just that they didn't come from or contribute to this movement.) Artists like Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Broken Social Scene owe much to this era.

Any fan of Canadian music - go read Have Not Been The Same by Michael Barclay.
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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]
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1992
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981
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1993
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258
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3. (10) Up 7
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1998
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248
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1988
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1,019
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1990
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55
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1989
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490
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7. (5) Down 2
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1990
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89
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1996
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261
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[First added to this chart: 11/23/2012]
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1993
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56
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10. (14) Up 4
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1989
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173
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Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
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CanRock Renaissance - 1985-1995 composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 0 0%
1970s 0 0%
1980s 27 27%
1990s 73 73%
2000s 0 0%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


The Tragically Hip 4 4%
Blue Rodeo 4 4%
Sloan 3 3%
Sarah McLachlan 2 2%
54-40 2 2%
Rheostatics 2 2%
Bruce Cockburn 2 2%
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Country Albums %


Canada 99 99%
United States 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

CanRock Renaissance - 1985-1995 chart changes

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Climber Up 37 from 97th to 60thWorld Of Wonders
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Biggest fallers
Faller Down 69 from 17th to 86thSo Wound
by Jale
Faller Down 55 from 45th to 100thMaybe It's Me
by Treble Charger
Faller Down 40 from 29th to 69thValentino
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From 12/22/2012 18:42 | #58599
Could easily be expanded to 100 I think. There's another Pure album in there, more 54-40 and more Pikes possible. I'd drop in Matt Good's first album (1995), too. Red Earth by Crash Vegas - another very nice album worth including.
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