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Line 34: [[Canadian rock]] describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, starting with American-style [[Rock and roll]] in the mid-20th century.<ref name="Top Pop Records 1940–1955 Author Joel Whitburn Publisher Record Research Billboard year 1973 p. 211.">Top Pop Records 1940–1955 Author Joel Whitburn Publisher Record Research Billboard year 1973 p. 211. {{oclc\|673629}}</ref> Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern [[popular music]] called rock.<ref name="heart" /> Canada has produced many of the genre's most significant groups and performers, while contributing significantly to the development of the most popular subgenres, which include [[alternative rock]], [[pop rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[country rock]], [[folk rock]], [[hard rock]], [[punk rock]], [[heavy metal music\|metal]] and [[indie rock]].<ref name="CHUM">{{cite book\|title=The CHUM chart book from 1957 to 1986 \|isbn=0-920325-15-7\|author=Ron Hall \|publisher=Stardust Productions (Toronto, Ont.)Canada\|year=1990}}</ref><ref name="billboard">{{cite book\|title=The Billboard Book of Hits \|isbn=0-8230-8285-7\|author=Adam White & Fred Bronson\|publisher=Billboard Books\|year=1988}}</ref><ref name="RPM">{{cite web \|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-101.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12 \|title=RPM (magazine)collection at Library and Archives Canada \|work=RPM Awards \|access-date=August 9, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810214931/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-101.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12# \|archive-date=August 10, 2011 \|url-status=dead }}Requires running a searches for Artist or year</ref> Canada has been a source of rock and roll music for decades, beginning with "[[The Mocking Bird]]" originally recorded by [[The Four Lads]] in 1952 reaching No. 23 on the [[Billboard charts\|''Billboard'' chart]] that year.<ref name="Top Pop Records 1940–1955 Author Joel Whitburn Publisher Record Research Billboard year 1973 p. 211."/> It was re-released four years later reaching No. 67 on the 1956 chart.<ref name="billboard" /> The first Canadian with a [[Number-one hits of 1957 (USA)\|No. 1]] American [[''Billboard ~~charts\|Billboard]]~~'' hit was 16-year-old [[Paul Anka]].<ref>{{cite web \| title= 16 Year Old Canadian Artist Has a U.S. Number One Single in 1957 with "DIANA" \| work= Classic Bands Canada \| url= http://www.classicbands.com/chartfacts.html#youngest \| accessdate= November 26, 2006 \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061115114607/http://www.classicbands.com/chartfacts.html#youngest \| archive-date= November 15, 2006 \| url-status= live }}</ref> In 1957 he went to New York City where he recorded his own composition, "[[Diana (Paul Anka song)\|Diana]]".<ref>{{cite web \| title = The Youngest Artists To Have A U.S. Number One Single Between 1950 and 2000 \| work = ntlworld.com \| url = http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.hart/lyricsa/anka.html \| accessdate = November 26, 2006 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061111055351/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.hart/lyricsa/anka.html# \| archive-date = November 11, 2006 \| url-status = dead \| df = mdy-all }}</ref> The song brought him instant stardom selling more than nine million copies in sixteen countries,<ref>[http://www.history-of-rock.com/paul_anka.htm Paul Anka reportedly has sold more than nine million copies.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212105025/http://history-of-rock.com/paul_anka.htm \|date=December 12, 2009 }}, History of Rock and Roll. (URL accessed May 14, 2006)</ref> reaching [[Number-one hits of 1957 (USA)\|No. 1]] on the U.S.<ref name="billboard"/> and Canadian charts.<ref name="CHUM"/> Since then, Canada has produced many internationally popular rock and roll artists. Perhaps the most notable Canadian rock band is [[Rush (band)\|Rush]], who currently place fifth behind [[The Beatles]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Kiss (band)\|KISS]] and [[Aerosmith]] for the most consecutive gold and platinum albums by a rock band.<ref name="Big Drum Thump"/> Other notable musicians; include [[Thousand Foot Krutch]], [[The Guess Who]],<ref>{{cite web\| title=The Order of Canada member list\| work=nndb.com\| url=http://www.nndb.com/honors/490/000032394/\| accessdate=November 26, 2006\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404022523/https://www.nndb.com/honors/490/000032394/\| archive-date=April 4, 2019\| url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive\|BTO]], [[Nickelback]], [[Three Days Grace]], [[The Tragically Hip]],<ref>{{cite web\|title=GRAMMY Award WINNERS\|work=grammy.com\|url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/\|accessdate=August 18, 2007\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070413125439/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/\|archive-date=April 13, 2007\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Our Lady Peace]], [[Sum 41]], [[Alanis Morissette]], [[Billy Talent]], [[Simple Plan]], [[Finger 11]] and [[Metric (band)\|Metric]].<ref name="heart" >Heart of Gold: 30 years of Canadian pop music by Martin Melhuish, (Toronto: CBC Enterprises, 1983) ({{ISBN\|0887941125}})</ref> Toronto-based band [[The Birthday ~~massacre~~Massacre]] has established a very faithful fanbase spreading across the globe. ==Blues==

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