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Music Discography & Buyer's Guides

The Top 100 Canadian Singles

by (author) Bob Mersereau

Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Initial publish date
Sep 2010
Category
Discography & Buyer's Guides, Popular Culture
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780864925374
    Publish Date
    Sep 2010
    List Price
    $35.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780864926975
    Publish Date
    Dec 2011
    List Price
    $19.95

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Shortlisted, Independent Publishers Book Award, Performing Arts

A book that gets to the heart of the matter! Whether you're a professional musician or an air guitarist, a collector or a true amateur, this book will shake things up!

The Top 100 Canadian Singles — brought to you by Bob Mersereau and Goose Lane Editions, the team that assembled the controversial, much discussed, best-selling volume, The Top 100 Canadian Albums. The Top 100 Canadian Singles will undoubtedly stir the souls, ears, and tongues of music lovers everywhere. And answer the question, for better or for worse.

Once again, Bob Mersereau has assembled a blue ribbon panel of musicians, broadcasters, reviewers, managers, promoters, record-label executives, retailers, roadies, and more to cast their votes in a major, nationwide poll. John Roberts, Canada's original VJ; Joel Plaskett; Sarah Slean; the late Paul Quarrington; CBC's Stuart McLean; Sam Roberts; Sophie Durocher; and Eric Trudel all contributed lists — along with hundreds more.

Whose single will make it to the top 10? The top 40? The top 100? Neil or Leonard? Feist or Alanis? k.d. lang or Stompin' Tom? The Guess Who or Arcade Fire? Gilles Vigneault or k-os? This oversized, full colour book features in-depth interviews with musicians, fascinating facts, musician-penned sidebars, documentary photographs, cover art, and much, much more.

About the author

Bob Mersereau is a music writer and broadcaster from Fredericton, N.B. He has worked in commercial radio and the CBC, as a producer, reporter and writer, specializing in East Coast music. He's also written thousands of music reviews and articles for print and online, for national and local publications and websites. He's the author of three previous books on Canadian music: The Top 100 Canadian Albums (2007, Goose Lane Editions), The Top 100 Canadian Singles (2010, Goose Lane Editions) and The History of Canadian Rock “n? Roll (2015, Backbeat). He's the father of three children of various names, and a cat, Mr. Peaches.

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Awards

  • Runner-up, Independent Publishers Book Award, Performing Arts

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