Here are some of the best bands from Canada ever, ranked by their level of fame. This Canadian musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous bands from Canada are included, as well as many underground Canadian artists.
This list of Canadian musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Canada bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.
You can rank all of these bands, from Avril Lavigne to Neil Young.
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Avril Lavigne
Pop punk, Pop musicAlbums: Let Go, My Happy Ending, Don't Tell Me, When You're Gone, Forbidden Rose
Avril Ramona Lavigne (; French: [avʁil laviɲ]; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer,... more
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Neil Young
Rock music, Experimental rockAlbums: Harvest, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Tonight's the Night, On the Beach
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. After embarking... more- 3
Celine Dion
Adult contemporary music, Pop musicAlbums: Falling into You, These Are Special Times, Miracle, Loved Me Back to Life, Céline Dion chante Noël
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Born into a large... more - 4
Rush
Progressive metal, Rock musicAlbums: Moving Pictures, 2112, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Fly by Night
Rush was a Canadian rock band consisting of Geddy Lee (bass, vocals, keyboards), Alex Lifeson... more - 5
Joni Mitchell
Pop music, Folk musicAlbums: Blue, Court and Spark, Ladies of the Canyon, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Clouds
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian... more - 6
Alanis Morissette
Pop music, Rock musicAlbums: Jagged Little Pill, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Under Rug Swept, Underneath, Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
Alanis Nadine Morissette (; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter,... more - 7
Shania Twain
Country pop, Pop musicAlbums: Come On Over, Up!, The Woman in Me, Man! I Feel Like a Woman!, Greatest Hits
Shania Twain, OC (; born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer,... more - 8
Nickelback
Rock music, GrungeAlbums: Rockstar, All the Right Reasons, Photograph, How You Remind Me, Silver Side Up
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada. The band is... more - 9
Bryan Adams
Adult contemporary music, Pop musicAlbums: Reckless, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, 11, Bryan Adams, Room Service
Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer,... more - 10
Leonard Cohen
Synthpop, Pop musicAlbums: Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs of Love and Hate, Old Ideas, The Future, Live in London
Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer,... more - 11
Arcade Fire
Indie Rock, Baroque PopAlbums: Funeral, The Suburbs, Neon Bible, Reflektor, Christmas Album
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and... more - 12
Nelly Furtado
Hip hop music, Rock musicAlbums: Loose, Whoa, Nelly!, Folklore, The Spirit Indestructible
Nelly Kim Furtado (, Portuguese: [fuɾˈtaðu]; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and... more - 13
Heart
Pop music, Rock musicAlbums: Dreamboat Annie, Little Queen, Heart, These Dreams: Greatest Hits, Bebe Le Strange
Heart is a rock band that first found success in Canada and later in the United States and... more - 14
The Band
Americana, Blues-rockAlbums: The Band, Music From Big Pink, The Last Waltz, Planet Waves, The Basement Tapes
The Band was a Canadian-American roots rock group including Rick Danko (bass guitar, vocals,... more - 15
Geddy Lee
Heavy metal, Progressive rockAlbums: My Favorite Headache
Geddy Lee Weinrib, (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953), known professionally as Geddy Lee,... more - 16
Three Days Grace
Nu metal, Rock musicAlbums: One-X, Life Starts Now, Three Days Grace, Transit of Venus, The Collection: Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1997. Based in Toronto,... more - 17
Neko Case
Americana, Folk rockAlbums: Middle Cyclone, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, Blacklisted, The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight
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Sarah McLachlan
Adult contemporary music, Pop musicAlbums: Solace, Wintersong, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, The Freedom Sessions, Touch
Sarah Ann McLachlan, (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer and songwriter known for... more - 19
k.d. lang
Adult contemporary music, Pop musicAlbums: Drag, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, Watershed, A Wonderful World, Invincible Summer
Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stylized stage name k.d. lang, is a... more - 20
Sum 41
Pop punk, RapcoreAlbums: All Killer No Filler, Does This Look Infected?, Underclass Hero, 8 Years of Blood, Sake and Tears 2000–2008
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. Originally called Kaspir, the band was... more - 21
Tegan and Sara
Indie pop, SynthpopAlbums: So Jealous, This Business of Art, The Con, If It Was You, Sainthood
Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie pop band formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta, composed of... more - 22
Neil Peart
Progressive metal, Swing musicAlbums: Anatomy of a Drum Solo, The Hockey Theme
Neil Ellwood Peart (September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian musician and writer... more - 23
Triumph
Progressive metal, Heavy metalAlbums: Allied Forces, Never Surrender, Rock & Roll Machine, Triumph, Thunder Seven
Triumph is a Canadian hard rock band formed in 1975 that was popular in the late 1970s and the... more - 24
Broken Social Scene
Shoegazing, Experimental rockAlbums: Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People, The Time Traveler's Wife, Feel Good Lost, Bee Hives
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as... more - 25
Feist
Indie pop, Anti-folkAlbums: The Reminder, Let It Die, Metals, 2007-04-26: Le Grand Rex, Paris
Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976) is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist,... more
