Playlist
January 17, 2021

Taylor Swift tops the weekly My Life Soundtrack chart with “Willow”

Tallying the top 10 in pop music every Sunday since January 7, 1990

Essentials
December 31, 2020

Essential songs and artists of 2020

A critical ranking of the top artists and songs of the year.

Top Artists
November 4, 2020

Kylie Minogue

Essential songs and complete My Life Soundtrack chart history for Kylie Minogue

Music & Audio
November 3, 2020

Inside the My Life Soundtrack project

Why I'm building and sharing a huge database of every single song that has impacted my life

Music & Audio
November 1, 2020

My all-time top artists

A ranking of artists in my life soundtrack, ordered by chart points earned through weeks at number one, top 10s, and songwriting/production credits

Music & Audio
November 1, 2020

My Life Soundtrack #1s

Complete archive of the most-played weekly songs from January 7, 1990 to the present week

News & Features
April 15, 2018

Scientists from new documentary ‘The Kingdom’ talk fungi and the fate of humanity

Full transcripts of conversations with Rob Dunn, Anne Madden, Gerry Wright and Karen Bartlett

Site Info
April 17, 2017

This week in Canadian pop culture history: Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, Sun News Network launch

April 17 Lester B. PearsonNational Film Board of Canada / Library and Archives Canada 1967Prime Minister Lester Pearson announced the creation of the Order of Canada. 1998The mega-banks that never were: Three months after the Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal announced plans to merge, Toronto Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce announced […]

Site Info
December 25, 2016

On this day in Canadian pop culture: Dec. 25

A list of all of notable Canadian pop culture events on Christmas day

Site Info
November 1, 2016

On this day in Canadian pop culture: Nov. 1

1847 Opera singer Emma Albani is born in Chambly, Quebec, a leading soprano of the 19th century and early 20th century, she became the first Canadian singer to become an international star. 1949 Musician David Foster is born in Victoria. The prolific producer has won 16 Grammy Awards and worked with Canadian and international superstars […]