The R3-30 number-one hits of 2007
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This is a list of number one singles of 2007 on CBC Radio 3
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charts.
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The R3-30
The R3-30 is a weekly record chart show on CBC Radio 3, which counts down the week's top indie rock singles as determined by airplay , listener feedback , and other criteria . The show, hosted by Craig Norris and produced by Pedro Mendes, airs at 11 a.m Eastern time The R3-30 is a weekly record...
charts.
| Date | Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Henri Fabergé and the Adorables Henri Fabergé and the Adorables Henri Fabergé and the Adorables are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2005 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History:Henri Fabergé and the Adorables formed in 2005 and is a musical collective including members of The Bicycles, Born Ruffians, Spitfires & Mayflowers, Woodhands, The Rural Alberta... |
"Ventriloquist Love" | Henri Fabergé and the Adorables |
| January 11 | |||
| January 18 | Shotgun & Jaybird Shotgun & Jaybird Shotgun & Jaybird were a Canadian indie rock band based in Sackville, New Brunswick.-History:Shotgun & Jaybird formed in mid-2003 when Dick Morello, formerly of The Janitors, travelled to the Yukon and was later joined by his lifelong friend and former Janitor, Shotgun Jimmie, from Ajax, Ontario... |
"Two and Two is Four" | Trying to Get Somewhere Trying to Get Somewhere Trying to Get Somewhere is the fifth and final release by Canadian indie rock band Shotgun & Jaybird, released in 2006 on Sappy Records.-Track listing:# "3 1 8 6 4 2 9 7 5"# "Two and Two is Four"# "Writing on Our Arms"# "Come Back Slowly"... |
| January 25 | Jewish Legend | "Tigris River" | Telepathy Now! |
| February 1 | Matt Mays Matt Mays Matt Mays is a Canadian singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian indie band The Guthries... and Buck 65 Buck 65 Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,... |
"When the Angels Make Contact" | When the Angels Make Contact When the Angels Make Contact ...When the Angels Make Contact is the third album by Matt Mays, released in 2006.-Track listing:All songs written by Matt Mays, except as noted.# "Intro"# "The Past"# "When the Angels Make Contact" # "1 for the Motor"... |
| February 8 | Johnny and the Moon Johnny and the Moon Johnny and the Moon is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 based in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. The band is fronted by Dante DeCaro of Hot Hot Heat and Wolf Parade and includes Lindy Gerrard, Mark Devoe, and Jeff "Big Juicy Papa" Phillips... |
"All Things Gonna Come Back Around" | Johnny and the Moon |
| February 15 | Land of Talk Land of Talk Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consists of singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, bass guitarist Joseph Yarmush and drummer Andrew Barr.-History:... |
"Summer Special" | Applause Cheer Boo Hiss |
| February 22 | Champion Champion (musician) Maxime Morin , is a multi-instrumentalist, better known for his work in electronic music under the moniker DJ Champion or simply Champion. Morin is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Early music career:... |
"Guy Doune (Patrick Watson Patrick Watson (musician) Patrick Watson is a Canadian singer-songwriter, and the name of the band which he fronts, whose blend of cabaret pop and classical music influences with indie rock has been compared to Rufus Wainwright, Andrew Bird, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley and Pink Floyd for their experimental musicianship.-... 's Missing You Remix)" |
The Remix Album The Remix Album (Champion album) The Remix Album is an album by Champion, released in 2006 on Saboteur Records. The album collects remixes by various Canadian musicians of tracks from Champion's 2004 debut album Chill'em All.... |
| March 1 | Swan Lake Swan Lake (band) Swan Lake is a Canadian indie supergroup comprising Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach, Daniel Bejar of Destroyer, Hello, Blue Roses and The New Pornographers, and Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes. Originally playing under the moniker "Thunder Cloud", the group... |
"All Fires" | Beast Moans Beast Moans Beast Moans is the debut album by Canadian indie rock supergroup Swan Lake, released in November 2006 on the label Jagjaguwar. It was recorded at Dead Wood Studios in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia as well as at a house in Victoria, British Columbia.... |
| March 8 | Apostle of Hustle Apostle of Hustle Apostle of Hustle is a Canadian indie rock group, formed in 2001 by Andrew Whiteman.-History:The band is more or less the brainchild of Andrew Whiteman, who has been in such groups as Bourbon Tabernacle Choir and Que Vida. He released a solo effort titled Fear of Zen in 1995. He is also the lead... |
"My Sword Hand's Anger" | National Anthem of Nowhere National Anthem of Nowhere National Anthem of Nowhere is the second album by Canadian indie rock band Apostle of Hustle. It was released in Canada on February 6, 2007.... |
| March 15 | Julie Doiron Julie Doiron Julie Doiron is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage.-Background:Doiron started playing guitar in Eric's Trip at the age of eighteen, having joined the band at the insistence of her then-boyfriend, Rick White, also of Eric's Trip... |
"I Woke Myself Up" | Woke Myself Up Woke Myself Up Woke Myself Up is an album by Julie Doiron, released in 2007.Doiron's former Eric's Trip bandmate Rick White produced and played on the album. Three songs on the album — "I Woke Myself Up", "No More" and "The Wrong Guy" — also include contributions by Mark Gaudet and Chris Thompson, the other two... |
| March 22 | Arcade Fire | "Black Mirror Black Mirror (song) "Black Mirror" is the first single by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire in the US from their second album Neon Bible .... " |
Neon Bible |
| March 30 | |||
| April 5 | |||
| April 12 | |||
| April 19 | |||
| April 26 | The Memories Attack The Memories Attack The Memories Attack is a Canadian indie pop duo from Atlantic Canada. The group consists of Eric's Trip guitarist Chris Thompson and Ron Bates of the pop group Orange Glass... |
"Love in the Time of Hate" | The Memories Attack |
| May 3 | The Western Investor The Western Investor The Western Investor is a Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia, signed to the indie label Sci Con Records. The foursome have also performed as Feisty and The Mean Reds. The band members are Heidi Ernest, Drew Pirie, Rob Walter and Gareth Eaves... |
"If You Wanna Go" | This Beautiful Town |
| May 10 | Joel Plaskett Emergency | "Snowed In" | Ashtray Rock Ashtray Rock Ashtray Rock is an album by Canadian indie rock band Joel Plaskett Emergency, released on April 17, 2007.In interviews, band frontman Joel Plaskett has noted that Ashtray Rock is not a genre of music, but an actual location—in the forest west of Clayton Park, Nova Scotia—where teenagers go to get... |
| May 17 | |||
| May 24 | |||
| May 31 | The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, two of their three albums have been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize.-History:... |
"Devastation" | The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band The Besnard Lakes, released in 2007 . The album was The Besnard Lakes' first release on indie label Jagjaguwar and was self-produced by bandleaders Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas... |
| June 7 | You Say Party! We Say Die! You Say Party! We Say Die! You Say Party was a Canadian five piece dance-punk band from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their album Hit the Floor! was released in September 2005, and the band recently completed their second Canadian tour, an appearance at South by Southwest and a tour of the United States, before touring the... |
"Downtown Mayors Goodnight, Alley Kids Rule!" | Lose All Time Lose All Time Lose All Time is the second album from Vancouver's You Say Party and the first for their new label Paper Bag Records who released it on March 20, 2007.... |
| June 14 | Great Lake Swimmers Great Lake Swimmers Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the band is currently based in Toronto.... |
"Your Rocky Spine" | Ongiara Ongiara Ongiara is an album by Canadian folk rock band Great Lake Swimmers, released on March 27, 2007. The album was released on Nettwerk.The band recorded most of the album in London, Ontario's historic music venue Aeolian Hall with producer Andy Magoffin.... |
| June 21 | The Weakerthans The Weakerthans The Weakerthans are a four-piece Canadian indie rock band.-History:The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P... |
"Bad Time to Be Poor" | Secret Sessions: Rheostatics Tribute The Secret Sessions The Secret Sessions is a tribute album to Canadian indie rock band Rheostatics, released March 16, 2007 through the web label Zunior. The album was released to coincide with the band's farewell show scheduled for March 30, and features Canadian indie rock artists performing Rheostatics songs... |
| June 28 | Lesbians on Ecstasy Lesbians on Ecstasy Lesbians on Ecstasy is an electronic band from Montreal, Quebec.The band toured across Canada and the U.S. with Le Tigre before the release of their first recording.The first album, the self-titled Lesbians on Ecstasy was released on October 26, 2004... |
"Sisters in the Struggle" | We Know You Know We Know You Know We Know You Know is the third album by Montreal based group Lesbians On Ecstasy. It contains 10 songs and is the followup album to 2005 remix album Giggles in the Dark... |
| July 5 | Pink Mountaintops Pink Mountaintops Pink Mountaintops is a shoegaze psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of many of the same musicians who participate in the Black Mountain collective.-Band members:*Stephen McBean*Amber Webber*CC Rose*Lyndsay Sung... |
"Single Life" | Single Life / My Best Friend EP |
| July 12 | |||
| July 19 | Maybe Smith Maybe Smith Maybe Smith is the stage name of Colin Skrapek, a Canadian indie pop singer and songwriter based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He releases his material on the independent label Sir, Handsome Records.... |
"Bloody Nose" | Animals & Architects |
| July 26 | Abdominal Abdominal (rapper) - Biography :He grew up in Toronto and attended Northern Secondary School in the late 80s and early 90s, gaining a reputation there for his cartoons and graphic design work. Using the name Abdominal, he formed his first rap crew with DJ Serious and Scott C. called Rushholme and they started... |
"Pedal Pusher" | Escape From The Pigeon Hole Escape from the Pigeon Hole Escape from the Pigeon Hole is the debut studio album of Canadian hip hop artist Abdominal.-Track listing:... |
| August 2 | Young Galaxy Young Galaxy -External links:**... |
"Searchlight" | Young Galaxy Young Galaxy (album) Young Galaxy is the 2007 debut album by the band Young Galaxy. It features a shoegazer sound similar to that of Luna or early Slowdive.-Track listing:All songs were written by Stephen Ramsay and Catherine McCandless, except as noted.... |
| August 9 | Handsome Furs Handsome Furs Handsome Furs is a Montreal-based indie rock duo which consists of Dan Boeckner, of Wolf Parade and Atlas Strategic, and his wife, writer Alexei Perry.-Music:... |
"Cannot Get Started" | Plague Park Plague Park Plague Park is Handsome Furs' first full-length album. Handsome Furs is Dan Boeckner and his wife, Alexei Perry.The record is named after the park Ruttopuisto, situated in Helsinki, Finland... |
| August 16 | |||
| August 23 | Miracle Fortress Miracle Fortress Miracle Fortress is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal. The band is primarily a project of songwriter Graham Van Pelt. Van Pelt also a member of Think About Life.-Band history:... |
"Have You Seen In Your Dreams" | Five Roses Five Roses Five Roses is the first album by Miracle Fortress, released on May 22, 2007. On July 10, 2007, the shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize was revealed. Five Roses was announced as a finalist, alongside such other acts as Arcade Fire, Julie Doiron, and Chad VanGaalen... |
| August 30 | |||
| September 6 | Shapes and Sizes Shapes and Sizes Shapes and Sizes are a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia. There are four members — Nathan Gage, Caila Thompson-Hannant, Rory Seydel and John Crellin. After self-releasing their self-titled first album in early 2006, the band caught the attention of Sufjan Stevens' record... |
"Head Movin" | Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner |
| September 13 | Pride Tiger Pride Tiger Pride Tiger was a Canadian rock band, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Consisting of vocalist and drummer Matt Wood, guitarists Bob Froese and Sunny Dhak and bassist Mike Payette, the band released its debut EP in 2006... |
"Let 'Em Go" | The Lucky Ones The Lucky Ones (Pride Tiger album) The Lucky Ones is the debut full-length album from the Canadian rock band Pride Tiger. It was nominated for a 2008 Juno Award in the Rock Album of the Year category.-Track listing:#"Let'em Go"#"What It Is"#"Fill Me In"#"A Long Way Down"... |
| September 20 | Lightning Dust Lightning Dust Lightning Dust is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2007 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-History:The band is a side project of Amber Webber and Joshua Wells, both members of Black Mountain... |
"Listened On" | Lightning Dust Lightning Dust (album) Lightning Dust is the self-titled debut album by Canadian indie rock band Lightning Dust, released in 2007 on Jagjaguwar.The song "Wind Me Up" was featured as the free Single of the Week in the iTunes music store... |
| September 27 | Two Hours Traffic Two Hours Traffic Two Hours Traffic is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They are named after a line in the prologue to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Although often described as the band that Halifax guitarist Joel Plaskett took "under his wing", they have increasingly... |
"Backseat Sweetheart" | Little Jabs Little Jabs Little Jabs is the second full-length studio album by Canadian indie rock band Two Hours Traffic, released on Bumstead Records on July 24, 2007... |
| October 4 | Tegan and Sara Tegan and Sara Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin . Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write songs.-History:... |
"The Con" | The Con The Con (album) The Con is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara, released on July 24, 2007... |
| October 11 | |||
| October 18 | Hot Little Rocket Hot Little Rocket Hot Little Rocket was a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1998 and based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-History:Hot Little Rocket formed in 1998, the band released its debut EP, Laika, in 2000, and followed up with Danish Documentary the following year... |
"Sleep Today" | How to Lose Everything |
| October 25 | The New Pornographers The New Pornographers The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia.-History:The band's first four albums each ranked in the top 40 on The Village Voices Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a... |
"My Rights vs. Yours" | Challengers Challengers (album) Challengers is the fourth album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers, released on August 21, 2007. The track listing for the album was revealed June 1, 2007... |
| November 1 | |||
| November 8 | Caribou Caribou (musician) Daniel Victor Snaith is a composer, musician and recording artist under stage names Caribou, Manitoba and Daphni. Under the supervision of Kevin Buzzard, he obtained a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London.- Career:... |
"Melody Day" | Andorra Andorra (album) Andorra is a 2007 album by Caribou. The gatefold vinyl record release also features an MP3 download coupon for the album.On September 29, 2008, the album was named the winner of the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.-Track listing:# "Melody Day" – 4:11... |
| November 15 | The Weakerthans The Weakerthans The Weakerthans are a four-piece Canadian indie rock band.-History:The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P... |
"Civil Twilight" | Reunion Tour Reunion Tour Reunion Tour is the fourth studio album by The Weakerthans, released on September 25, 2007 in Canada and the U.S. The album was released on both compact disc and vinyl record.... |
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| December 20 | Kevin Drew Kevin Drew Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene... |
"Backed Out on the..." | Spirit If... Spirit If... Spirit If... is the debut solo album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew. It was released on September 18, 2007. The album is the first in a series entitled Broken Social Scene Presents:, with each album in the series being a particular member's solo efforts, assisted by fellow Broken... |
| December 27 | Stars | "The Night Starts Here" | In Our Bedroom After the War In Our Bedroom After the War In Our Bedroom After the War is the fourth studio album by Stars, released on September 25, 2007 on the Arts & Crafts record label. It was released to digital retailers on July 10, 2007, in an attempt to battle the album's leak... |
| Year-end Top 100 | The Weakerthans The Weakerthans The Weakerthans are a four-piece Canadian indie rock band.-History:The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P... |
"Civil Twilight" | Reunion Tour Reunion Tour Reunion Tour is the fourth studio album by The Weakerthans, released on September 25, 2007 in Canada and the U.S. The album was released on both compact disc and vinyl record.... |