I'm old enough to remember when a Canadian topping the Billboard Hot 100 was a rare occurrence. Now, with Drake and The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, it happens fairly often. And it's happening right now.
Here's the complete list of 48 Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- It's Love-Love-Love by Guy Lombardo
- Cry by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads
- Sh-Boom by The Crew-Cuts
- Diana by Paul Anka
- Lonely Boy by Paul Anka
- Theme from A Summer Place by Percy Faith
- Ringo by Lorne Greene
- American Woman / No Sugar Tonight by The Guess Who
- Heart of Gold by Neil Young
- Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks
- Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot
- (You're) Having My Baby by Paul Anka and Odia Coates
- Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim
- You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Hot Child In The City by Nick Gilder
- You Needed Me by Anne Murray
- Heaven by Bryan Adams
- When I'm With You by Sheriff
- Black Velvet by Alannah Myles
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You by Bryan Adams
- Informer by Snow
- All for Love by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
- The Power of Love by Céline Dion
- Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?