Sunday, November 1, 2009

Top Ten (+15) - Albums by Canadian Bands

I rated 94 albums by 29 Canadian bands, and other than Anvil taking the top two spots, what was also interesting is that just six bands (Anvil, April Wine, Pat Travers, Rush, Steppenwolf and Triumph) released almost 2/3 of those albums. I still have more albums to rate so the list may change (although I'll be surprised if anything changes among the top seven albums). By the way, if you haven't seen the documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," see it.

Update: Two April Wine albums entered the top 25, forcing Pat Travers and Annihilator off the list. I also re-evaluated Triumph's Never Surrender, and I think the new rating is more accurate.



Top 25 Albums:
90.51 -- Anvil - Metal On Metal (1982)
89.64 -- Anvil - Forged In Fire (1983)
89.57 -- Blood Ceremony - Blood Ceremony (2008)
89.36 -- Rush - Rush (1974)
89.32 -- Moxy - Moxy (1975)
89.16 -- Jeff Healey Band - Hell to Pay (1990)
88.47 -- Sword - Metalized (1986)
87.33 -- Triumph - Never Surrender (1982)
86.31 -- Triumph - Just A Game (1979)
86.04 -- Rush - Grace Under Pressure (1984)
85.80 -- Pat Travers Band - Lookin' Up (1996)
85.66 -- Pat Travers Band - Blues Magnet (1994)
85.32 -- Anvil - Hard 'n' Heavy (1981)
85.30 -- Triumph - Allied Forces (1981)
85.21 -- Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1973)
84.90 -- Mahogany Rush - World Anthem (1977)
84.83 -- Pat Travers Band - Makin' Magic (1977)
84.61 -- Triumph - Rock & Roll Machine (1977)
84.41 -- Killer Dwarfs - The Killer Dwarfs (1983)
84.27 -- Mahogany Rush - Eye of the Storm (2001)
84.23 -- April Wine - The Nature of the Beast (1981)
84.21 -- Triumph - Progressions of Power (1980)
83.37 -- Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
83.20 -- Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Bachman-Turner Overdrive II (1973)
83.17 -- April Wine - Harder... Faster (1979)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

No Aprilwine? That's a sin

Ponytrekker said...

Actually, I'm just getting around to listening to and rating April Wine. These lists are fluid, and I update them often as I rate new albums. So April Wine could very well end up here.