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Canadian Musical Acts by Two Songs

Can you name these Canadian musical acts based on two of their songs?
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First submittedJuly 5, 2012
Times taken28,417
Average score50.0%
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Songs
Musical Act
Sk8er Boi / Girlfriend
Avril Lavigne
Sorry / Love Yourself
Justin Bieber
Blinding Lights / Starboy
The Weeknd
Ironic / Hand in my Pocket
Alanis Morissette
My Heart Will Go On /
Because You Loved Me
Celine Dion
Summer of '69 /
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Bryan Adams
Takin' Care of Business /
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Bachman-Turner
Overdrive
Tom Sawyer / New World Man
Rush
Big Yellow Taxi / Case of You
Joni Mitchell
Suzanne / Famous Blue Raincoat
Leonard Cohen
Heart of Gold / Southern Man
Neil Young
God's Plan / The Motto
Drake
Up on Cripple Creek / The Weight
The Band
How You Remind Me / Photograph
Nickelback
American Woman / Share The Land
The Guess Who
Keep the Car Running / Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
You're Still the One /
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
Shania Twain
Ahead by a Century / Nautical Disaster
The Tragically Hip
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald /
Rainy Day People
Gordon Lightfoot
One Week / If I Had $1,000,000
Barenaked Ladies
Born to be Wild / Magic Carpet Ride
Steppenwolf
Promiscuous / Say it Right
Nelly Furtado
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80 Comments
thalassemia
+7
Level 24
Sep 8, 2012
only 14% knew the Tragically Hip or Leonard Cohen. boourns....
thalassemia
+4
Level 24
Sep 8, 2012
oh and eww nickelback
sensfan123
+12
Level 21
Jun 15, 2013
Stop hating on Nickelback
kenpo17
+7
Level 65
Nov 10, 2017
Why? They may not be the worst band ever, but they ARE terrible.
codeninjas29
+5
Level 49
Jul 20, 2025
The worst is Taylor Swift by far
bananawana
+2
Level 32
Mar 3, 2026
@codeninjas29 Not a band
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 93
Apr 20, 2026
Also not Canadian
CeartGoLeor
+3
Level 91
Mar 3, 2026
If they listen Hallelujah, way more people would get Leonard Cohen
dwo
+4
Level 96
Sep 8, 2012
Only thirty-one percent can guess Gordon Lightfoot but fifty-eight percent can guess Nickelback? THIS is what's wrong with society.
kenpo17
+8
Level 65
Nov 10, 2017
Not a fan of either one (thought I got both right on the quiz). This is not indicative of musical taste, but merely a bias for more recent musical acts. Most people will always recognize the stuff that's current and the stuff from when they were young before they recognize anything older than them.
Cliffa
+1
Level 47
Mar 4, 2026
I got both right. But you are comparing 50 year old songs to 20 year old songs.
Heather12
+1
Level 26
Sep 8, 2012
Maybe you should accept the Members of Nickleback as well (Chad Kruger etc..)
thalassemia
+1
Level 24
Sep 8, 2012
lol you wouldn't even get that right either, since you can't seem to spell his name properly.
Carry
+5
Level 63
Oct 16, 2012
What's the problem with Nickelback? Seen them live last month and they were awesome. The real tragedy here is that 67% know who Justin Bieber is. I'd rather not.
pctjunkie
+8
Level 92
Oct 26, 2014
The only problem with Nickelback is that they are terrible and a blight on humankind. I guess that's two problems, actually.
redsplat
+1
Level 72
Apr 2, 2016
Hehe. True.
Jiaozira
+1
Level 72
Mar 4, 2026
I guess we didn't want to look at that photograph after all.
aliberti68
+7
Level 53
Dec 29, 2012
No love for Triumph? Great band who should be here!
Cog
+1
Level 77
May 7, 2020
Could not agree more
tschutzer
+5
Level 93
Feb 28, 2013
Canada, I'll give you a nickel back to take Nickelback back.
Wingedwheel
+7
Level 48
Mar 8, 2013
R.I.P Stompin' Tom Connors. Another Canadian Musical Icon.
Travellinman
+4
Level 34
Mar 4, 2014
The musicians with low percentage guessed are the best ones. As the percentage gets higher, the musicians get worse.
Arp2600
+3
Level 89
May 18, 2014
Rush are the bests and they have a medium score :p.
PabloHoney
+3
Level 47
Apr 27, 2014
only 21% knew about Arcade Fire? wow.
Coitus
+1
Level 20
Sep 29, 2018
Who? I still do not know what that is
Dimby
+2
Level 83
Feb 25, 2021
They won the Grammy for rock album of the year not that long ago. They were definitely a respected band outside of Canada.
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Mar 2, 2026
Actually, I believe it was the best album of the year, not even just rock album.
Coyuznik
+4
Level 85
Jun 2, 2014
I would just like to point out that the only reason I got Beiber was because I was typing in all the Candaian acts I could think of at the end. I still have not consciously heard any of his "music"
Coitus
+2
Level 20
Sep 29, 2018
oh good for youuuu
Jeremy
+3
Level 79
Dec 10, 2021
How does someone criticize an artist's music if they've never heard it? I understand disliking it because it's overplayed or even just because you don't like the way it sounds, but if you claim to not have heard any of his music (which I doubt is true) then there's nothing to judge.
plattitude
+1
Level 94
Mar 6, 2015
Huh, I always thought Big Yellow Taxi was a Fleetwood Mac song. Knew Mitchell more for Clouds than Case of You, but got it in the end.
cappa1
+3
Level 75
Mar 11, 2015
How about a "part 2"? Sloan, 54-40, Arkells, Billy Talent, Our Lady Peace, Junkhouse, I Mother Earth..
blinky
+5
Level 57
Jan 23, 2017
That would be my first zero points, then.
Dimby
+2
Level 83
Mar 2, 2026
"Canadian Musicians for Canadian Quiz-Takers"
PrinceEric
+1
Level 56
Jul 1, 2015
No way, Nelly Furtado? Well, that opens my eyes.
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Jul 1, 2015
Nice string of featured Canadian quizzes for Canada Day week!
Freestatebear
+4
Level 88
Jul 1, 2015
No Arrogant Worms??
alannafletcher
+1
Level 57
Jul 1, 2015
no hedley :'(
ander217
+2
Level 73
Jul 1, 2015
The Band was 80% Canadian. Levon Helm was from Marvell, AR. My bro-in-law had the privilege of playing onstage with him once when he came back to AR for "Levon Helm Day" in Marvell. My BIL said Levon was a super great guy.
Kalamazoo
+1
Level 55
Jul 2, 2015
Whatever happened to Remy Shand?
polygong
+1
Level 56
Apr 20, 2026
Right? He was fantastic. Should've been much bigger.
Kalamazoo
+1
Level 55
Jul 2, 2015
Tal Bachman?
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Jul 4, 2015
Can Nickelback really be classified as music?
kenpo17
+1
Level 65
Nov 10, 2017
If they can't be, then Bieber can't either.
starbury
+1
Level 43
Jul 6, 2015
I believe "Canadian content" laws for our radio/television stations make a lot of artists Canada-famous and not world-famous.

Based on airplay, I was surprised to not see:

Jann Arden

Amanda Marshall

K-OS

Moist

City and Colour

Diana Krall

Serena Ryder

Michael Buble

Just to name a few. Again, based on radio airplay rather than personal taste. :)

kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jul 15, 2015
It's kind of funny how so many extra-American countries have laws about using locally produced music/television/films etc. Like they acknowledge that the stuff they produce just isn't good enough that anyone would want to listen to it unless it was required by law. :)

Anyway, Michael Buble is fairly famous I think. The rest of the people you mention I've never heard of before.

DavidK75
+3
Level 24
Jul 15, 2017
Since I live in Canada, I am familiar with all the names listed. If I were to suggest listening, I would say give Diana Krall a listen, as well as Serena Ryder. I actually like all the acts listed, but as education, I might suggest listening to those two first.
kenpo17
+7
Level 65
Feb 23, 2019
There's not a lot of correlation between fame and talent in American music either.
Dimby
+8
Level 83
Feb 25, 2021
Good lord.. it's hard to find a quiz where kalbahamut isn't adding his American two bits. As of 2021 the top song in the US has been by a Canadian artist 3 of the last 5 years, so apparently Canadian music is good enough for you Yanks. The reason countries have these rules is to preserve their cultures. Otherwise, the English-speaking world would be boring and dominated by "American culture". Nobody wants that.
Botticella
+5
Level 68
Mar 2, 2026
Its about economics not talent - everyone has talent but you need to back it up with cash and opportunities for artists. Canada actually does a pretty good job of that.
Roxy7699
+3
Level 28
Jul 13, 2015
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young may have been from Canada but their music, lyrics, and perspective are very much Southern California. They came to America to make it and they were part of the Laurel Canyon scene that also included David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, and many others.
polygong
+1
Level 56
Apr 20, 2026
That's like saying that Graham Nash isn't British.
bitterblue
+1
Level 58
Nov 24, 2016
no carly rae!?!?!!?!!??!?!
kenpo17
+1
Level 65
Nov 10, 2017
I was going to make a crack about this being a "musical acts" quiz, but with Bieber and Nickelback as answers, the joke is ruined. And besides, Call Me Maybe really isn't that bad...
Suzyhomemaker
+2
Level 59
Jan 26, 2017
Cohen is by far the most important contributor to the musical canon in this list. So disappointed more people don't know him. But everyone knows his work. He wrote "Hallelujah" and "Suzanne."
MungoJerry
+2
Level 63
Apr 4, 2020
A great musician for sure, but Neil Young and the Band both rival Cohen in their contributions to music
introvertigo
+1
Level 43
Sep 26, 2018
Why no Shawn Mendes?
Mark1232
+1
Level 76
Apr 29, 2019
What about David Foster?
MungoJerry
+5
Level 63
Apr 14, 2020
Stompin' Tom Connors is the most Canadian artist ever and he isn't on this list. Messed up.
Shilohsaurus
+2
Level 43
Apr 23, 2020
Had no idea Steppenwolf was from Canada.
DanAlberto
+3
Level 55
May 13, 2020
Include Halleluiah for Cohen and that percentage goes from 20 to 80.

Nickelback is a good rock band. Nothing complicated. Just good ole rock.

Paul Anka, the Weeknd, Nelly Furtado, K.D Lang, Deadmaus, Anne Murray, Michael Buble, ..... the list goes on.

pinkysbrain
+4
Level 87
Sep 15, 2020
What about VOIVOD .Metal ahead of their time and so influential in a sometimes stale genre. Rip Piggy.
WillemLAif
+1
Level 81
Mar 5, 2026
It's for the hard version with other obscure acts like Propagandhi, Strapping Young Lad, Woods of Ypres and the band with too few members, The Kingpins. Might as well throw in Sum 41 for the popular appeal.
Tomtrific
+2
Level 80
Apr 13, 2022
The Guess Who should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as far as I am concerned.
InterAlia
+1
Level 83
Apr 13, 2023
Seems like there are enough ideas here for a sequel. I'll add k.d. lang
Weeknd
+2
Level 26
May 9, 2023
You should add The Weeknd. He is literally the biggest artist right now.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 2, 2026
Yes. Added.
irishbluejay
+1
Level 51
May 18, 2024
Must be younger quiz takers given the fact that only 20% new Leonard Cohen and Gordon Lightfoot who were literal icons.

Also Steppenwolf has dubious canadian status

FernandoMartinez
+1
Level 53
Apr 20, 2026
Well they don't give you most obvious songs like with other artists, if they gave You want it darker, Hallelujah or Dance me to the end of love way more people would get it.
joez
+4
Level 77
Oct 9, 2024
How about Anne Murray and Chantal Kreviazuk?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Mar 3, 2026
If I had a million dollars the government would take half of it and I wouldn't have enough to buy a house after Covid hyper inflation.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Mar 3, 2026
We'd still eat Kraft dinner because that's all we could afford.
sumguy
+1
Level 87
Mar 3, 2026
If you're going to include Alanis Morissette and Avril Lavigne, you kind of have to include Sarah McLachlan. If you have The Tragically Hip, you kind of have to include Our Lady Peace and maybe Moist. If Leonard Cohen, then at least an honourable mention for Paul Anka and Anne Murray. Could certainly include Chantal Kreviazuk and Matthew Good Band.
Jiaozira
+1
Level 72
Mar 4, 2026
I'm surprised to see the Tragically Hip so low. They feel like such an iconic Canadian band, at least among gen-X Canadians anyways (I'm after their time personally but I hear them come up in music discussions relatively often up here).

I'm also happy to see the Barenaked Ladies here. I don't really listen to them these days, but I grew up with their music in the background so they are pretty nostalgic to me :)

polygong
+1
Level 56
Apr 20, 2026
This is an international site, the Hip weren't well known abroad.
polygong
+2
Level 56
Apr 20, 2026
Stompin' Tom forever!
Canuckquizzer1981
+1
Level 66
Apr 20, 2026
It hurts my soul that so few people know the Tragically Hip...they truly were/are Canada's band, beloved here, unknown everywhere else.
idontkn1
+1
Level 94
Apr 20, 2026
Too bad no one knows another song by Red Rider other than "Lunatic Fringe" and no one knows any song solely attributed to their lead singer Tom Cochrane outside of "Life is a Highway". Could say the same with Jeff Healey and "Angel Eyes".
reverendmeat
+1
Level 86
Apr 20, 2026
Shania Twain is canadian?? I am shook
chrisgee89
+1
Level 52
Apr 27, 2026
No Godspeed You! Black Emperor?!?! Haha
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