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A further two singles were released in specific territories. Bob is the author of the top 100 canadian albums, a national bestseller published in 2007, and the top 100 canadian singles. Sep 17, 2015 top 100 singles of 1980 in canada according to rpm magazine, the biggest song of 1980 in canada was pink floyds another brick in the wall part 2. The top 100 canadian albums is a book by journalist bob mersereau, published in 2007 by goose lane editions mersereau surveyed 600 music journalists, retailers, musicians and disc jockeys of all ages, from all parts of canada, who each submitted a list of 10 favourite canadian albums released between 1957 and 2007. The top 100 canadian singles ebook goose lane editions. The results from 1 to 100 have sparked passionate debate among canadas music aficionados. Whether youre a professional musician or an air guitarist. Canada singles top 100 january 6, 2018 music charts. Called the top 100 canadian albums, it comes complete with color photos, cover art for all the albums, and interviews with many people in the music business. The young band also appeared just as a brand new videodriven phenomenon was about to hit tv screens nationwide.
Nicknamed rockin bob by peter gzowski, mersereau was a frequent guest on cbc programs such as morningside and sounds like canada. Top 100 singles of 1980 in canada canadian music blog. Oct 03, 2008 buy the paperback book the top 100 canadian albums by bob mersereau at indigo. Bob mersereau fredericton, new brunswick, canada a veteran canadian broadcaster, bob mersereau specializes in popular music writing. No, its not a matchmaking event, but a chance to meet longtime cbc arts reporter and author bob mersereau, who is coming to ottawa to sign copies of his newest book, the top 100 canadian singles. The top 100 canadian singles, book by bob mersereau. Journalists latest canadian rock n roll tome a valuable. In our example, bob mersereaus top 100 canadian singles constructs an archive of canadian music that makes a series of historical claims, most notably that the objects it contains should be privileged in the historical record of canadian music, and that since this historical record is constantly being constructed and contested, this list is. Mersereau, a longtime journo and broadcaster in the maritimes, compiles almost. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
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