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100 Best Canadian Songs Of 2017

This is a 'sort of' 100 list because the cut-off date was Nov. 1st, but it is still a great review of who had what and you get to hear a stream of the countdown, courtesy of CBC Music. So, without further ado.....

100 Best Canadian Songs Of 2017

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This is a 'sort of' 100 list because the cut-off date was Nov. 1st, but it is still a great review of who had what, and you can stream the jukebox of songs courtesy of CBC Music. So, without further ado find yourself a comfy chair and click on the link provided.


Can one song define 2017?

CBC Music’s team of producers and hosts took weeks to agree on the 100 Canadian songs that had the greatest impact in 2017. From homegrown talent that made waves outside of Canada and acts that influenced their respective genres, these 100 songs are ones that turned heads, rose up the charts or drummed up buzz that you couldn’t miss.

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Press play on the stream of all 100 songs here to hear Canada's best pop, rock, R&B, singer-songwriter, country and hip-hop artists. Scroll down for the full ranking.

Plus! On New Year’s Eve, join hosts Raina Douris and Odario Williams as they count down to midnight with this list of the 100 best Canadian songs of 2017. Tune in on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2 starting at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on Sunday, Dec. 31.

Written by: Emma Godmere, Jeanette Cabral, Andrea Warner, Jesse Kinos-Goodin, Melody Lau, Robert Rowat, Jennifer Van Evra, Reuben Maan, Rich Terfry, Raina Douris, Odario Williams, James Booth, Mary-Anne Korosi, Monika Platek, Caroline Szwed and Holly Gordon.

Editor’s note: All 100 songs were chosen from Canadian singles and albums released between Jan. 1 and Nov. 1, 2017 — not including French releases, which is a task our sister site ICI Musique will be undertaking.

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Not By Choice on MuchOnDemand on MuchMusic in 2002.
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Not By Choice on MuchOnDemand on MuchMusic in 2002.

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Obituary: Mike Bilcox of Ajax, Ontario Pop-Punk Band Not By Choice

Former drummer and now head of Round One Sports & Entertainment Liam Killeen pens this tribute to his former bandmate, with words from The Feldman Agency's Jeff Craib, Sum 41's Dave Baksh, Simple Plan's Chuck Comeau and more.

Mike Bilcox, lead singer and guitarist of Ajax, Ontario’s second most famous pop-punk band, Not By Choice, passed away on June 21, at age 48.

Mike started Not By Choice with his Ajax High School friend Glenn ‘Chico’ Dunning back in 1997. They had initially played a few shows under different names that may or may not be suitable for print, but our moniker came from Mike bothering his younger sister Chrissy at the dinner table. When she couldn’t take any more of his taunting, she promptly told her Mom, Pat, that he was annoying her – Pat yelled ‘Well, he’s your brother!’ to which Chrissy quickly replied ‘Yeah, not by choice!’. With that, a real band was born.

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