Top 80, Totally 80s

The 1980s, known for materialism, consumerism, yuppies, big hair, neon and… totally awesome music. Check out our Top 80 songs below that made up the Canada Day countdown.

80. Blow At High Dough – The Tragically Hip
79 Somewhere Down The Crazy River – Robbie Robertson
78 All We Are – Kim Mitchell
77 White Hot – Tom Cochrane/Red Rider
76 Standing In The Dark – Platinum Blonde
75 Burning In Love – Honeymoon Suite
74 Situation Critical – Platinum Blonde
73 Old Emotions – The Spoons
72 Your Daddy Don’t Know – Toronto
71 Day By Day – Doug & The Slugs
70 Innocence – Harlequin
69 Don’t It Make Ya Feel – Headpins
68 Cryin’ Over You – Platinum Blonde
67 Black Cars – Gino Vannelli
66 Pop Goes the World – Men Without Hats
65 Something to Live For – Barney Bentall
64 Someday – Glass Tiger
63 Dancing Under The Latin Moon – Candi
62 Wave Babies – Honeymoon Suite
61 Straight From The Heart – Bryan Adams
60 Sign Of The Gypsy Queen – April Wine
59 It’s Only Love – Bryan Adams
58 Just Between You and Me – April Wine
57 Fantasy – Aldo Nova
56 Doesn’t Really Matter – Platinum Blonde
55 More Than Words Can Say – Alias
54 Wind Him Up – Saga
53 Hot Girls in Love – Loverboy
52 My Song – Glass Tiger
51 Wild Horses – Gino Vannelli
50 Subdivisions – Rush
49 Love Changes Everything – Honeymoon Suite
48 Heaven In Your Eyes – Loverboy
47 Boy Inside The Man – Tom Cochrane/Red Rider
46 Stay In The Light – Honeymoon Suite
45 My Girl (Gone Gone Gone) – Chilliwack
44 You’re A Strange Animal – Gowan
43 We Run – Strange Advance
42 When I’m With You – Sheriff
41 Lunatic Fringe – Red Rider
40 Rise Up – The Parachute Club
39 One Night Love Affair – Bryan Adams
38 Somebody’s Out There – Triumph
37 Everything In My Heart – Corey Hart
36 Five Long Years – Colin James
35 I Go Blind – 54-40
34 Angel Eyes – Jeff Healey Band
33 High School Confidential – Rough Trade
32 Big League – Tom Cochrane
31 Dream Come True – Frozen Ghost
30 Lovin’ Every Minute – Loverboy
29 Limelight – Rush
28 Cuts Like A Knife – Bryan Adams
27 Magic Power – Triumph
26 New Girl Now – Honeymoon Suite
25 Somebody – Bryan Adams
24 The Kid Is Hot Tonight – Loverboy
23 Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young
22 Echo Beach – Martha & The Muffins
21 Eyes Of A Stranger – Payolas
20 Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) – Glass Tiger
19 A Criminal Mind – Gowan
18 Nova Heart – The Spoons
17 Patio Lanterns – Kim Mitchell
16 This Beat Goes On/ Switchin’ To Glide – The Kings
15 Heaven – Bryan Adams
14 Go For Soda – Kim Mitchell
13 Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
12 The Safety Dance – Men Without Hats
11 Never Surrender – Corey Hart
10 The Spirit Of Radio – Rush
9 Run To You – Bryan Adams
8 Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
7 Turn Me Loose – Loverboy
6 Try – Blue Rodeo
5 New Orleans Is Sinking – The Tragically Hip
4 Working For The Weekend – Loverboy
3 Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart
2 Tom Sawyer – Rush
1 Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams