50 Tracks: The Canadian Version
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50 Tracks: The Canadian Version was a Canadian radio series, which aired across Canada on CBC Radio One in 2005. The show, hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, was a competition to determine the 50 most essential songs in Canadian pop music history. It was a sequel to the 2004 series 50 Tracks, which chose the 50 essential pop songs from anywhere in the world.
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[edit] History
The list unfolded over ten weeks, with five songs added each week for eight weeks. A further ten songs were added by listener input in the ninth week. Panelists included Terry David Mulligan, Jay Ferguson, Lorraine Segato, Laurie Brown, Damhnait Doyle, Denise Donlon, Geoff Pevere, Leah McLaren, Lee Aaron, Jennifer Hollett and Emm Gryner. After the 50 songs were chosen, a listener vote was held to rank them.
On March 26, 2005, the songs were counted down in their final chart order.
In response to the CBC's list, the MP3 blog Pregnant Without Intercourse gathered a group of music writers (including Carl Wilson of The Globe and Mail, Peter Simpson of the Ottawa Citizen and Aaron Wherry of the National Post) to come up with an alternative list.
In the fall of 2005, Ghomeshi launched the series National Playlist, which took a similar format and adapted it to a weekly series.
[edit] The 50 Tracks
[edit] Stats
| Artist/Group | Songs on list |
|---|---|
| Gordon Lightfoot | 3 |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 |
| Neil Young | 2 |
| The Guess Who | 2 |
| Bruce Cockburn | 2 |
| The Tragically Hip | 2 |
| Blue Rodeo | 2 |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 |
