I was having a conversation today with a friend regarding who the top selling Canadian band is of all time. We both agreed that it was probably either The Guess Who or the Tragically Hip. I did a search on the net, but never really found anything concrete. Does anyone happen to know?

 

Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians..not that I have ever listened to them

 

So sad

Céline Dion Canada 80s-00s Pop
The Royal Canadians Canada 30s-50s Pop (Big Band)
Hank Snow Canada 30s-90s Folk
Alanis Morissette Canada 90s-00s Rock
Anne Murray Canada 60s-00s Country / Pop
Bryan Adams Canada 80s-00s Rock / Pop
The Diamonds Canada 50s-70s Pop / R&B
Paul Anka Canada 50s-00s Pop
Shania Twain Canada 90s-00s Country / Pop

 

Rush : 23 Gold, 14 platinum Albums world wide....

 

Who the heck is that???

I figured that Celine Dion was the top selling solo artist in Canadian History, that's no surprise really. I honestly thought that The Guess Who or the Hip would of sold the most albums for a band.

 

A little before our time eh

I'm sure the members of the OFC will know

I remember my parents and my older relatives talking about them . The Royal Canadians apparently were very popular across Canada during the war years.

 

Bill, did they actually sell the most albums of all time in Canada? I find that hard to believe especially considering the era they were around.

 

That list I put up includes sales outside of Canada, obviously. I am not sure who the top selling Canadian artist IN Canada is, but I'd bet The Hip, Guess Who, and Rush would all be on the list.

 

LOL, I completely missed your list Kevin. It's hard to imagine Anne Murray being on that list. Three of them I never even heard of.

 

I would have thought BTO and April Wine would have been up there but perhaps that's just my era.

 

Ya, I had to ask my aged wife who The Diamonds were.

 

Never heard on 'em Bill....

My guess would have been Guess Who, Shane....

C.

 

^ uhhh not real knowledgable on them either, but then your wife is the real music afficianado right.

 

Those were 2 of my favourites along with the G/Who.....Deane.
Great tunes.

C.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Lombardo

Its hard to believe for the era that they were in.