Revealed: the top 100 Canadian albums

Did you know that the United States is not the only country in the world? Not only that, but were you aware that there are even OTHER COUNTRIES IN NORTH AMERICA? Shocking, we know, and we maybe would have remained unaware of this disturbing piece of information, were it not for the release of an upcoming book.

No, not the atlas (doesn’t make sense) or the encyclopedia (too thick). Instead, we're typing to you about Bob Mersereau’s The Top 100 Canadian Albums. We were unaware that there was music anywhere other than in the USA, but apparently, Canada has a few musical artists here and there. The Top 100 Canadian Albums gathers figures in the Canadian music industry, as well as many musicians, to assess their favorite home-grown albums, and to share their choices with eager non-Canadians who have never heard of odd local acts like the Arcade Fire and Neil Young.

In addition to providing the all-important list, Mersereau, a music columnist and arts reporter for CBC (Apparently, Canadians also have their own television networks!), has included interviews, photographs, and various sidebars to make sure that you, dear reader, have the widest possible understanding of Canadian music. The book will be released in Canada in October and in the U.S. in November, proving conclusively that Americans simply never, ever make enough lists about music.