Canadian music 🎵
The greatest Canadian artists & bands, by genre — where in Canada they're from, ranked by their Spotify following, and a tap to play each. 🍁
128 Canadian artists and bands. Each links out to the artist on Spotify — this is a showcase of Canadian music, not a store.
Rock14
RushToronto prog-rock titans of '2112' and 'Tom Sawyer,' inducted into the Order of Canada
Bachman–Turner OverdriveWinnipeg rockers who gave the world 'Takin' Care of Business'
The Tragically HipKingston's beloved poet-rockers; Gord Downie's 2016 farewell tour stopped the nation
The Glorious SonsKingston rockers behind the raucous 'S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)' and 'Panic Attack'
Pop10
Justin BieberStratford, Ontario kid who turned YouTube covers into global pop domination
Shawn MendesPickering, Ontario's Vine sensation turned stadium-filling pop heartthrob
Celine DionFrom Charlemagne, Quebec to the world — the 'My Heart Will Go On' powerhouse
Michael BubléBurnaby, BC crooner and multi-Juno king of the modern Christmas standard
Nelly FurtadoVictoria, BC's 'I'm Like a Bird' — Juno-winning, genre-hopping hitmaker
Carly Rae JepsenTurned 'Call Me Maybe' into an inescapable global smash — pride of Mission, BC
Alanis MorissetteOttawa's voice of a generation — 'Jagged Little Pill' defined the '90s
Hip-Hop11
BellyOttawa-raised Palestinian-Canadian rapper and secret pen behind The Weeknd's hits
Cadence WeaponEdmonton's ex-poet laureate — won the 2021 Polaris for 'Parallel World'
Maestro Fresh WesGodfather of Canadian hip-hop — 'Let Your Backbone Slide' started it all
R&B & Soul11
The WeekndScarborough's dark-R&B phenomenon behind 'Blinding Lights' and the Super Bowl
PARTYNEXTDOORMississauga's moody hitmaker — the first artist signed to OVO Sound
Jessie ReyezToronto's fierce Colombian-Canadian songwriter with the unmistakable rasp
Jully BlackToronto soul queen who sang 'our home ON native land' at the 2023 NBA All-Star
Indie & Alternative13
Men I TrustQuebec dream-pop trio whose hazy grooves quietly conquered the internet
The New PornographersVancouver power-pop supergroup stacked with Neko Case and Dan Bejar
Folk & Singer-Songwriter11
Joni MitchellSaskatoon-raised genius of Blue whose 'Big Yellow Taxi' still rings true
Gordon LightfootOrillia's balladeer of 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' and open highways
City and ColourDallas Green's tender folk turn from St. Catharines post-hardcore roots
Andy ShaufRegina storyteller whose Polaris-shortlisted The Party unfolds like a short film
The WeakerthansWinnipeg's poet-punks who made an ode-slash-gripe of 'One Great City!'
Kathleen EdwardsOttawa singer-songwriter of alt-country ache (and a beloved coffee shop)
Stan RogersMaritime folk legend whose 'Barrett's Privateers' is a coast-to-coast singalong
Ron SexsmithSt. Catharines songwriter's songwriter adored by Elton John and Paul McCartney
Country12
Anne MurraySpringhill, Nova Scotia's 'Snowbird' — the voice that opened country's doors
Terri ClarkMedicine Hat's hitmaker and the only Canadian woman in the Grand Ole Opry
k.d. langAlberta prairie voice who stole the 2010 Vancouver Olympics with 'Hallelujah'
Tenille TownesGrande Prairie's multi-Juno voice behind the aching 'Somebody's Daughter'
Hank SnowNova Scotia-born Opry legend whose 'I'm Movin' On' is a country cornerstone
Paul BrandtCalgary's cowboy-hearted star, one of country's biggest Canadian-born names
Electronic13
Deadmau5Niagara Falls-born prog-house titan behind the LED mouse head and 'Ghosts n Stuff'
GrimesVancouver art-pop visionary whose 'Visions' won the Juno for Electronic Album
KaytranadaMontreal-Haitian producer; won the 2016 Polaris for '99.9%' and a Grammy for 'Bubba'
Marie DavidsonMontreal electronic auteur skewering hustle culture on 'Working Class Woman'
Metal & Punk12
Three Days GraceNorwood, Ontario's rock-radio powerhouse behind 'I Hate Everything About You'
AlexisonfireSt. Catharines post-hardcore heroes with a fiercely devoted following
Devin TownsendVancouver's prolific metal auteur, from Strapping Young Lad to solo epics
Jazz & Blues9
Nikki YanofskyMontreal jazz prodigy who sang the 2010 Vancouver Olympics anthem 'I Believe'
Indigenous12
The Halluci NationElectronic powwow trailblazers (formerly A Tribe Called Red) fusing beats and drums
Snotty Nose Rez KidsHaisla Nation hip-hop duo from Kitamaat spitting fierce, funny sovereignty
Robbie RobertsonMohawk songwriter of The Band; penned 'The Weight' with Six Nations roots
William PrincePeguis First Nation songwriter whose 'Earthly Days' won a roots Juno
Tanya TagaqInuk throat singer from Nunavut whose 'Animism' seized the 2014 Polaris Prize
Jeremy DutcherWolastoqiyik tenor whose Wolastoq-sung debut won the 2018 Polaris Prize
AysanabeeOji-Cree of Sandy Lake; first Indigenous artist to win a Songwriter Juno
Susan AglukarkInuk trailblazer from Arviat; 'O Siem' made her the first Inuk Juno winner
KashtinInnu folk-rock duo from Maliotenam who sang in Innu-aimun to national acclaim