Canadian Artists Rankdown - TOP 2 REVEAL RIGHT NOW

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

Corey Hart or Bryan Adams?

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

17. Michael Bublé



Total Points: 391
Number of lists: 15
Average Rank: 24.9
Median: 22

Years Active: 1996-present
Biggest album: Christmas (2011)
Biggest hit single: Haven’t Met You Yet (2009)

Province: British Columbia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9

Only 3 acts in the entire Top 50 didn’t place inside anyone’s top 10. #50, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, #49, Theory of a Deadman, and #17, Michael Bublé.

Individual Rankings:

Daryl the Beryl - #13
🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - #14
someguy - #19
Juanca - #19
jtd Thee Stallion - #20
Sambalada - #20
.indulgecountry - #22
matteeeb - #22
aerodynamite - #26
janinho - #28
Leo ✔ - #28
trebor - #28
Leaf - #32
@jamesflame - #35
born - #48

Unhinged - n/c
Kanenrá:ke - n/c
Ky - n/c
Pipa - n/c
@quirkyfarang - n/c
Red - n/c
Rose "Payola" Nylund - n/c
Butterflies & Hurricanes - n/c
Mirago - n/c

David Foster hesitated signing Michael Bublé because he didn’t know how he would market his music.
With the exception of his newest album from last year (so far), every major label album he’s released has been certified at least 4x platinum in Canada and at least Platinum in the US.
His album Christmas was the first holiday album to win Album of the Year at the Juno Awards.
He’s a huge hockey fan. His tour rider requires a hockey puck from a local hockey team be in his dressing room and he’s co-owner of the Vancouver Giants.
Michael has been on hiatus since his son was diagnosed with cancer last year.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

One of the most disliked Canadian acts is up next... (it's strange to me how this clue can apply to a lot of Canadian artists...)

[matteeeb]

Gotta be Bieber or Drake

[Leo ✔]

Bieber for sure

[aerodynamite]

Jul 2, 2017 22:36:47 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

One of the most disliked Canadian acts is up next... (it's strange to me how this clue can apply to a lot of Canadian artists...)

No doubt a lot of them got votes strictly on name recognition 

[Leo ✔]

I didn't rank Drake or Bieber

[Red]

We haven't seen Nickelback yet, have we? Just spitballing.

(Also, it's probably bad that I still think Rush deserved better, despite finishing top 20...right?)

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

16. Justin Bieber



Total Points: 400
Number of lists: 15
Average Rank: 24.3
Median: 30

Years Active: 2008-present
Biggest album: My World 2.0 (2010)
Biggest hit single: Sorry (2015)

Province: Ontario
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_bieber

If I accounted for standard deviations, I’d bet that Justin Bieber would have one of the highest as he appeared on 15 lists, is only the second act to be in 5 top 10s, but his average is #30, one of the lowest.

Individual Rankings:

jtd Thee Stallion - #3
.indulgecountry - #3
born - #8
Juanca - #9
Mirago - #10
Sambalada - #12
someguy - #29
Ky - #30
matteeeb - #33
@jamesflame - #33
Daryl the Beryl - #34
Kanenrá:ke - #36
Rose "Payola" Nylund - #37
Unhinged - #39
🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - #49

aerodynamite - n/c
janinho - n/c
Leo ✔ - n/c
Leaf - n/c
Pipa - n/c
@quirkyfarang - n/c
Red - n/c
Butterflies & Hurricanes - n/c
trebor - n/c

Justin Bieber’s mother was reluctant to let Scooter Braun sign Justin because Scooter was Jewish. Elders from her Christian church convinced her to let him go.
In 2013, the Guiness Book of World Records noted that his video for Baby was the most disliked video on YouTube and he had five other videos in the Top 40 most disliked.
Justin was the most followed person on Twitter for nearly a year, until he was surpassed by Katy Perry at the end of 2013. He’s currently still in second place.
Justin was the first artist to earn two back-to-back #1s earlier this year when Despacito replaced I’m The One on top of the Hot 100.

[aerodynamite]

Jul 2, 2017 22:46:54 GMT -5 aerodynamite said:

Jul 2, 2017 22:36:47 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

One of the most disliked Canadian acts is up next... (it's strange to me how this clue can apply to a lot of Canadian artists...)

No doubt a lot of them got votes strictly on name recognition 

Case in point 

[aerodynamite]

For real, though, I knew Bieber would make the list, so I'm at least glad he missed the top 15.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

That'll be it for tonight's reveal. Tomorrow, we will go on with an artist from Quebec who also made the most Top 25 appearances... so far!

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

19. Rush
Wow! What a shock. I guess it wouldn't have helped, even If I had put them in my top 3? 

17. Michael Bublé
Another great artist I didn't even know was Canadian. I thought he was french, because of his last name. I guess he be French Canadian?

16. Justin Bieber
You all don't even have to guess what I think of this artist? Not even in my top 100 Canadian artists.  But it is a travesty to seem him place higher than Michael Buble' ,RUSH and every other artist below #16. WTF?

[trebor]

Bye, bye to Arcade Fire, then! (At least they did better than Justin Bieber)

[Daryl the Beryl]

^ :'(

[trebor]

Jul 3, 2017 4:27:37 GMT -5 Daryl the Beryl said:

^ :'(

I know but I can't think of any other artist from Quebec... (and it's certainly not Céline Dion)

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Jul 3, 2017 4:11:23 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

19. Rush
Wow! What a shock. I guess it wouldn't have helped, even If I had put them in my top 3? 

A #3 placement on your list would have given them an extra 48 points, which certainly would have put them ahead of Bieber so it would have helped a bit you only have yourself to blame. ;)

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

You're all wrong.

15. Leonard Cohen



Total Points: 432
Number of lists: 14
Average Rank: 20.1
Median: 17

Years Active: 1956-2016
Biggest album: Live In London (2009)
Biggest hit single: Closing Time (1992)

Province: Quebec
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen

9 of the 14 people who included Leonard Cohen on their list placed him in their top half, the most of any artist thus far.

Individual Rankings:

Red - #3
Daryl the Beryl - #5
Butterflies & Hurricanes - #5
Mirago - #6
trebor - #8
@jamesflame - #12
janinho - #14
jtd Thee Stallion - #19
Juanca - #24
Unhinged - #27
🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - #28
matteeeb - #32
Leo ✔ - #49
Sambalada - #50

.indulgecountry - n/c
born - n/c
someguy - n/c
Ky - n/c
Kanenrá:ke - n/c
Rose "Payola" Nylund - n/c
aerodynamite - n/c
Leaf - n/c
Pipa - n/c
@quirkyfarang - n/c

Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah was first released in 1984 on his album Various Positions. A 1991 cover by John Cale formed the basis for how the song would be covered by later artists, including Jeff Buckley’s cover several years later.
While primarily a folk musician, Cohen used synths heavily on several of his albums beginning in the late 80s.
His son Adam released a solo album in the late 90s that gave him several hits. Adam was the lead singer of the band Low Millions.
His first #1 album in Canada was 2012’s Old Ideas. That album was also his first Top 10 record in the US.
Cohen has never had a Top 40 hit in the US. His only charting song was Hallelujah, which hit #59 last November. In Canada, he’s only had three songs make the charts.

[aerodynamite]

How did I forget to include Leonard Cohen?

[Red]

I always forget that Cohen was from Quebec. D'oh.

Whereas I was (slightly) upset with where Rush went out, I'm actually pretty satisfied with the position for Cohen, and I'll take top 15. Musically, he's not going to be everyone's cup of tea. I get that. Lyrically, he's simply one of the greatest to ever walk among us. The man was a lyrical masterclass in and of himself.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

14. Three Days Grace



Total Points: 444
Number of lists: 17
Average Rank: 24.9
Median: 30

Years Active: 1997-present
Biggest album: One-X (2006)
Biggest hit single: Pain (2006)

Province: Ontario
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Days_Grace

Three Days Grace’s 17 lists is a new high - but it’s the lowest for any act for the rest of the countdown. From now on, every act will be on 17 or more lists.

Individual Rankings:

janinho - #2
@jamesflame - #3
Daryl the Beryl - #6
@quirkyfarang - #7
born - #13
Leaf - #15
matteeeb - #21
Leo ✔ - #27
Juanca - #30
Pipa - #32
jtd Thee Stallion - #34
.indulgecountry - #35
aerodynamite - #35
Unhinged - #37
Sambalada - #39
Red - #42
trebor - #45

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - n/c
Kanenrá:ke - n/c
Ky - n/c
someguy - n/c
Rose "Payola" Nylund - n/c
Butterflies & Hurricanes - n/c
Mirago - n/c

Former lead singer Adam Gontier performed in various rehab centres after his own rehabilitation as a way to give back to those who helped him.
Members of Three Days Grace were originally in a band called Groundswell from 1992 until they broke up in 1995.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Jul 2, 2017 22:36:47 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

One of the most disliked Canadian acts is up next...

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

I've got half of my top 10 in so far & I know I'll get at least 2 more but I'm worried about my #4 not making the cut

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

13. Nickelback



Total Points: 479
Number of lists: 17
Average Rank: 22.8
Median: 20

Years Active: 1995-present
Biggest album: All The Right Reasons (2005)
Biggest hit single: How You Remind Me (2001)

Province: Alberta
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback

Individual Rankings:

Pipa - #1
janinho - #6
Daryl the Beryl - #7
Unhinged - #8
Leaf - #13
@jamesflame - #14
jtd Thee Stallion - #16
Leo ✔ - #18
someguy - #20
Juanca - #21
@quirkyfarang - #23
trebor - #25
born - #33
matteeeb - #40
.indulgecountry - #45
🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - #48
Mirago - #50

aerodynamite - n/c
Sambalada - n/c
Kanenrá:ke - n/c
Ky - n/c
Red - n/c
Rose "Payola" Nylund - n/c
Butterflies & Hurricanes - n/c

Nickelback were the second highest selling non-American band in the US in the 2000s, behind only the Beatles. They were also the 7th top selling act of the decade.
They formed as a cover band called the Village Idiots in the mid-90s, performing covers of Led Zeppelin and Metallica songs.
Their crossover album Silver Side Up was released September 11, 2001, and debuted at #2.
In 2013, Rolling Stone Magazine readers voted Nickelback the second worst band of the 90s, behind Creed.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Up next - another #1 is lost....!

[Deleted]

I thought everyone loved Nickelback?

[crazyb]

If I did this rankdown, Nickelback would of been my number 1

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

12. Drake



Total Points: 482
Number of lists: 17
Average Rank: 22.6
Median: 26

Years Active: 2001-present
Biggest album: Take Care (2011)
Biggest hit single: One Dance (2016)

Province: Ontario
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(musician)

Individual Rankings:

jtd Thee Stallion - #1
born - #5
Juanca - #10
Sambalada - #10
Daryl the Beryl - #11
Leaf - #11
Unhinged - #22
someguy - #25
Mirago - #26
@jamesflame - #27
matteeeb - #27
🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - #31
Red - #31
Leo ✔ - #33
.indulgecountry - #34
Ky - #36
Rose "Payola" Nylund - #45

Pipa - n/c
janinho - n/c
@quirkyfarang - n/c
trebor - n/c
aerodynamite - n/c
Butterflies & Hurricanes - n/c
Kanenrá:ke - n/c

Drake started out as an actor on the popular Canadian after-school drama Degrassi: The Next Generation.
He has the most charting songs on the Hot 100 for a solo artist with 154.
He also holds the record for most simultaneous chart appearances on the Hot 100 when he was present on 24 songs in a single week, 21 of which were debuts.
This past May, Drake won 13 Billboard music awards, the most wins in a single night ever for an artist.
Drake has had 4 albums, 2 mixtapes, and a playlist hit #1 on the Billboard 200. lol

[Deleted]

Yo, he's my second favorite rapper ever. How did he not make top 10?!?

[crazyb]

And drake would of been my number 2