If you know me, then you know I absolutely love rock music – from classic rock to alternative rock. What is Canada’s best export in my opinion? Our amazing Canadian rock music.

Now I now I’ve missed some bands and songs here so please do add them in the comments.

This is my best of the best list of the 40 best Canadian Rock Songs on my playlist, which you can also check out on Spotify:

40 Best Canadian Rock Songs of All Time

  1. Tragically Hip – New Orleans is Sinking
  2. Neil Young – Rockin’ In The Free World
  3. Sheep Dogs – Feeling Good
  4. Alexisonfire – This Could Be Anywhere in the World
  5. Monster Truck – Seven Seas Blues
  6. Three Days Grace – The Animal I Have Become
  7. Death From Above 1979 – Romantic Rights
  8. Our Lady Peace – Naveed
  9. Rush – Tom Sawyer
  10. Barenaked Ladies – If I Had $1,000,000
  11. Billy Talent – Try Honesty
  12. Smile and Wave – Headstones
  13. Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
  14. Coming Home – City and Colour
  15. Sum 41 – Still Waiting
  16. Tegan and Sara – Hell
  17. Metric – Gimme Sympathy
  18. Sam Roberts – Brother Down
  19. Sloan – The Good in Everyone
  20. Finger 11 – Paralyzer
  21. Neil Young – Old Man
  22. Big Wreck – That Song
  23. Sheep Dogs – Who
  24. The Trews – Highway of Heroes
  25. USS – Damini
  26. Tragically Hip – Blow at High Dough
  27. Bachman Turner Overdrive – Takin’ Care Of Business
  28. Arcade Fire – We Used to Wait
  29. Spirit of the West – Home for a Rest
  30. Tokyo Police Club – Wait Up (Boots of Danger)
  31. I Mother Earth – One More Astronaut
  32. Billy Talent – Red Flag
  33. Tom Cochrane – Life is a Highway
  34. The Guess Who – No Sugar Tonight
  35. Mother Mother – Let’s Fall in Love
  36. Matthew Good – Everything is Automatic
  37. Matt Mays – Take It On Faith
  38. Simple Plan –  I’m Just a Kid
  39. Thornley – So Far So Good
  40. Neverending White Light – The Grace

 

best canadian rock songs of all time

ROCK ON!

Author

Maria Lianos-Carbone is the author of “Oh Baby! A Mom’s Self-Care Survival Guide for the First Year”, and publisher of amotherworld.com, a leading lifestyle blog for women.

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