Why does Canada produce so many big artists?

[avamaxstan]

Canada has a population of only 38 million, yet it has produced some of the biggest and best selling global music acts. What is the explanation? Is it something in the water?

The Weeknd

Drake

Justin Bieber

Celine Dion (one of best selling female singers of all time)

Mylene Farmer (most successful singer of all time in France)

Shania Twain (best selling female album of all time)

Alanis Morrissette (2nd biggest album of the 90s)

Avril Lavigne (4th best selling female debut album ever, started 2000s pop-rock trend)

Joni Mitchell (one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters ever)

Nelly Furtado

Shawn Mendes

Michael Buble

Carly Rae Jepsen (gay icon, had one of the biggest global hits of all time)

Bryan Adams (one of the biggest singers of the 80s)

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

40 million as of this week 😃

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

And we also got great, talented R'n'B acts from Canada like Deborah Cox and Tamia.

[onebuffalo]

Don't forget Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, and Hank Snow. Before the Hot Country Songs chart came out in 2012, Snow had the top country hit of all time with I'm Moving On. It spent 21 weeks at #1 in 1950.

[onebuffalo]

Jun 22, 2023 17:36:23 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

40 million as of this week 😃

Canadians must be mating and multiplying like rabbits to add another two million people THIS WEEK.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Jun 22, 2023 19:21:20 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Jun 22, 2023 17:36:23 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

40 million as of this week 😃

Canadians must be mating and multiplying like rabbits to add another two million people THIS WEEK.

What

[Ezekiel 23:20–21]

We also can't forget Arcade Fire, Bryan Adams, Chantal Kreviazuk, Elissa, Fefe Dobson, k.d. lang, Kiesza, Leonard Cohen, Mylène Farmer, Nelly Furtado, Simone Denny, and Tegan & Sara.

[avamaxstan]

Jun 22, 2023 21:02:56 GMT -5 Ezekiel 23:20–21 said:

We also can't forget Arcade Fire, Bryan Adams, Chantal Kreviazuk, Elissa, Fefe Dobson, k.d. lang, Kiesza, Leonard Cohen, Mylène Farmer, Nelly Furtado, Simone Denny, and Tegan & Sara.

I've only heard of half of those but yes! Nelly is on my list, and isn't Mylene like the most successful female singer ever in France?

[Ezekiel 23:20–21]

Jun 22, 2023 23:10:03 GMT -5 avamaxstan said:

Jun 22, 2023 21:02:56 GMT -5 Ezekiel 23:20–21 said:

We also can't forget Arcade Fire, Bryan Adams, Chantal Kreviazuk, Elissa, Fefe Dobson, k.d. lang, Kiesza, Leonard Cohen, Mylène Farmer, Nelly Furtado, Simone Denny, and Tegan & Sara.

I've only heard of half of those but yes! Nelly is on my list, and isn't Mylene like the most successful female singer ever in France?

Mylene was born in Quebec, though France is her biggest market.

[onebuffalo]

Jun 22, 2023 20:10:44 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

Jun 22, 2023 19:21:20 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Canadians must be mating and multiplying like rabbits to add another two million people THIS WEEK.

What

In the opening post, avamaxstan stated there were 38 million Canadians. You corrected it by saying 40 million.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Jun 23, 2023 18:28:22 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Jun 22, 2023 20:10:44 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

What

In the opening post, avamaxstan stated there were 38 million Canadians. You corrected it by saying 40 million.

And you implied the 2 million was added overnight, which was what I found confusing dahling

[Codex]

We age slower because of the long winters, and Hollywood is ageist, so we become overrepresented. I’m also convinced Mac n Cheese somehow plays a role.

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

Jun 22, 2023 18:34:41 GMT -5 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 said:

And we also got great, talented R'n'B acts from Canada like Deborah Cox and Tamia.

I'd add Melanie Fiona too.

[think pink.]

Because Canada >

[Deleted]

City and Colour might not be huge, but pretty big in the Indie scene.

Keisha Chante should have been bigger.

[Luckie Starchild]

[Au$tin]

I'd say it's just because of the proximity to the largest music industry in the world (US) and Canada and the US already share cultures, economies, etc. pretty frequently to the point where they're really only separate countries by name and government.

[mamooshka]

The only artist to have 8 albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.



... and the founder of Lilith Fair.

[mrmike855]

Not only are they close enough to America to share a similar musical sound, but they have that law that requires Canadian media outlets to feature a certain amount of Canadian artists. That's helped the Canadian music industry have more of an identity than plenty of other European countries (at least for crossing over).

[leonagwen]

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-canadian-musicians-1234779020/

[Deleted]

People are inside honing their crafts because it’s so damn cold out most of the year. And the coffee.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Jul 2, 2023 13:03:42 GMT -5 @mrpink said:

People are inside honing their crafts because it’s so damn cold out most of the year. And the coffee.

It’s not though

[Luckie Starchild]

Jul 1, 2023 17:48:17 GMT -5 mamooshka said:

The only artist to have 8 albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Diana and Michael... LOVE!!!

[Deleted]

Jul 2, 2023 14:30:35 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

Jul 2, 2023 13:03:42 GMT -5 @mrpink said:

People are inside honing their crafts because it’s so damn cold out most of the year. And the coffee.

It’s not though

It was a joke though.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Jul 2, 2023 15:46:39 GMT -5 @mrpink said:

Jul 2, 2023 14:30:35 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

It’s not though

It was a joke though.

Canada isn’t a joke 😢

[Luckie Starchild]

Jul 2, 2023 17:04:15 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

Jul 2, 2023 15:46:39 GMT -5 @mrpink said:

It was a joke though.

Canada isn’t a joke 😢

You tell 'em... that was way OOT OF LINE!

[notgoodenglish]

bryan adams on his peak was bigger that half of that list

[jdanton2]

the 70's was the breakthrough decade for Canadian artists reaching #1.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number_ones_by_Canadian_artists

This is a list of songs featuring Canadian artists which have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Canadian artists are listed in bold. Weeks followed by an asterisk (*) indicates that the song is still charting and subject to change.

Date Song Artist Weeks at No. 1 Peak position on Canadian Charts
July 13, 1959 "Lonely Boy" Paul Anka 4 #2 (CHUM Hit Parade)
February 22, 1960 "Theme from A Summer Place" Percy Faith 9 #4 (CHUM Hit Parade)
December 5, 1964 "Ringo" Lorne Greene 1 #1 (RPM chart)
May 9, 1970 "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" The Guess Who 3 #1 (RPM chart)
March 18, 1972 "Heart of Gold" Neil Young 1 #1 (RPM chart)
March 2, 1974 "Seasons in the Sun" Terry Jacks 3 #1 (RPM chart)
June 29, 1974 "Sundown" Gordon Lightfoot 1 #1 (RPM chart)
August 24, 1974 "(You're) Having My Baby" Paul Anka and Odia Coates 3 #1 (RPM chart)
September 28, 1974 "Rock Me Gently" Andy Kim 1 #1 (RPM chart)
November 9, 1974 "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1 #1 (RPM chart)
October 28, 1978 "Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder 1 #1 (RPM chart)
November 4, 1978 "You Needed Me" Anne Murray 1 #1 (RPM chart)
June 22, 1985 "Heaven" Bryan Adams 2 #11 (RPM chart)
February 4, 1989 "When I'm with You" Sheriff 1 #8 (RPM chart)
March 24, 1990 "Black Velvet" Alannah Myles 2 #10 (RPM chart)
July 27, 1991 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Bryan Adams 7 #1 – 9 weeks (RPM chart)
March 13, 1993 "Informer" Snow 7 #8 (RPM chart)
January 22, 1994 "All for Love" Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting 3 #1 – 5 weeks (RPM chart)
February 12, 1994 "The Power of Love" Céline Dion 4 #1 – 2 weeks (RPM chart)
June 3, 1995 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Bryan Adams 5 #1 – 5 weeks (RPM chart)
March 23, 1996 "Because You Loved Me" Céline Dion 6 #2 (RPM chart)
February 28, 1998 "My Heart Will Go On" Céline Dion 2 #1 – 6 weeks (RPM chart)
October 17, 1998 "One Week" Barenaked Ladies 1 #3 (RPM chart)
December 5, 1998 "I'm Your Angel" R. Kelly and Céline Dion 6 #11 (RPM chart)
December 22, 2001 "How You Remind Me" Nickelback 4 #1 (Nielsen SoundScan)
April 8, 2006 "Bad Day" Daniel Powter 5 #7 (Nielsen SoundScan)
July 8, 2006 "Promiscuous" Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland 6 #1 - 1 week (Nielsen SoundScan)
February 24, 2007 "Say It Right" Nelly Furtado 1 #5 (Canadian Hot 100)
April 21, 2007 "Give It to Me" Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake 2 #1 – 2 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
May 5, 2007 "Girlfriend" Avril Lavigne 1 #1 – 4 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
November 20, 2010 "What's My Name?" Rihanna featuring Drake 1 #5 (Canadian Hot 100)
June 23, 2012 "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen 9 #1 – 4 weeks (non-consecutive) (Canadian Hot 100)
July 26, 2014 "Rude" Magic! 6 #6 (Canadian Hot 100)
August 22, 2015 "Can't Feel My Face" The Weeknd 3 (non-consecutive) #1 - 1 week (Canadian Hot 100)
September 19, 2015 "What Do You Mean?" Justin Bieber 1 #1 – 7 weeks (non-consecutive) (Canadian Hot 100)
October 3, 2015 "The Hills" The Weeknd 6 #1 - 1 week (Canadian Hot 100)
January 23, 2016 "Sorry" Justin Bieber 3 #1 – 7 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
February 13, 2016 "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber 2 #1 – 2 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
March 5, 2016 "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake 9 #1 – 4 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
May 21, 2016 "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla 10 (non-consecutive) #1 – 7 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
January 7, 2017 "Starboy" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk 1 #1 – 7 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
May 20, 2017 "I'm the One" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne 1 #1 – 2 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
May 27, 2017 "Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 16 #1 – 16 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
February 3, 2018 "God's Plan" Drake 11 #1 – 10 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
April 21, 2018 "Nice for What" Drake 8 #1 – 4 weeks (non-consecutive) (Canadian Hot 100)
July 21, 2018 "In My Feelings" Drake 10 #1 – 7 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
August 31, 2019 "Señorita" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello 1 #1 – 7 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
December 14, 2019 "Heartless" The Weeknd 1 #3 (Canadian Hot 100)
April 4, 2020 "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd 4 (non-consecutive) #1 – 7 weeks (non-consecutive) (Canadian Hot 100)
April 18, 2020 "Toosie Slide" Drake 1 #2 (Canadian Hot 100)
May 23, 2020 "Stuck with U" Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber 1 #1 - 1 week (Canadian Hot 100)
March 20, 2021 "What's Next" Drake 1 #1 - 1 week (Canadian Hot 100)
April 3, 2021 "Peaches" Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon 1 #1 – 3 weeks (non-consecutive) (Canadian Hot 100)
May 8, 2021 "Save Your Tears" The Weeknd and Ariana Grande 2 #1 - 1 week (Canadian Hot 100)
August 14, 2021 "Stay" The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber 7 #1 – 12 weeks (non-consecutive) (Canadian Hot 100)
September 18, 2021 "Way 2 Sexy" Drake featuring Future and Young Thug 1 #3 (Canadian Hot 100)
May 14, 2022 "Wait for U" Future featuring Drake and Tems 1 #3 (Canadian Hot 100)
July 2, 2022 "Jimmy Cooks" Drake featuring 21 Savage 1 #1 - 2 weeks (Canadian Hot 100)
March 11, 2023 "Die for You" The Weeknd featuring Ariana Grande 1 #2 (Canadian Hot 100)

[avamaxstan]

That's a list of Canadian artists who reached #1 on the Canadian Hot 100, not the US Hot 100?