While the world lacked in the TV and movie department this year, there was no shortage of incredible music coming out. From Canadian gems like Toronto’s DEBBY FRIDAY’s experimental hip-hop album, GOOD LUCK; to Montreal’s TEKE::TEKE with their fantastical japanese surf rock on Hagata; or even dancehall classics in the making off of Toronto’s Haviah Mighty’s Crying Crystals; this year, Met Radio had the pleasure of spinning the Canadian artists shaping the contemporary music scene — and safe to say, they did not disappoint. Here’s our top 128 for 2023.

	128 Mac DeMarco One Wayne G Duncan, BC (Mac’s Record Label)
	127 Miesha and the Spanks Unconditional Love in Hi-Fi Calgary, AB (Mint Records)
	126 Symphony Orchestra Radiant Music Toronto, ON (Telephone Explosion Records)
	125 Leland Whitty Annyhow Toronto, ON (Innovative Leisure)
	124 PJ Harvey I Inside the Old I Dying London, UK (Partisan)
	123 Karma Glider Future Fiction Montreal, QC (Mothland)
	122 Squander The Western Nightmare Continues… Halifax, NS (Self Released)
	121 Willem James Cowan Mourning in the Morningtime Toronto, ON (Pocket Records)
	120 Fever Ray Radical Romantics Stockholm, Sweden (Mute)
	119 Thee Oh Sees Intercepted Message Los Angeles, USA (In The Red)
	118 Yesterday’s Rust Glad I Got You Toronto, ON (Self Released)
	117 King Tuff Smalltown Stardust Vermont, USA (Sub Pop)
	116 July Talk Remember Never Before Toronto, ON (Six Shooter)
	115 Angel Olsen Forever Means North Carolina, USA (Jagjaguwar)
	114 The New Pornographers Continue as a Guest Vancouver, BC (Merge)
	113 Cat Clyde Down Rounder London, ON (Second Prize Records)
	112 Cut Worms Cut Worms New York, USA (Jagjaguwar)
	111 Sarah Burton 64 Magic Queens Toronto, ON (Self Released)
	110 Cinephonic Visions Ontario (Self Released)
	109 Avalon Tassonyi Candlelightning Niagara on the Lake, ON (Self Released)
	108 FRANKIIE Between Dreams Vancouver, BC (Paper Bag)
	107 Please Don’t Crash Whatever Fits in Your Pocket Toronto, ON (Self Released)
	106 afternoon bike ride Glossover Montreal, QC (Friends of Friends)
	105 Braids Euphoric Recall Montreal, QC (Secret City Records)
	104 Great Lake Swimmers Uncertain Country Toronto, ON (Harbour Songs/Fontana)
	103 Big Bliss Tether New York, USA (Good Eye Records)
	102 Pkew Pkew Pkew Siiick Days Toronto, ON (Stomp)
	101 The Jins It’s a Life Vancouver, BC (604 Records)
	100 Amaara Child of Venus Toronto, ON (Self Released)
	99 Beach House Become Baltimore, USA (Sub Pop)
	98 Daniel Caesar Never Enough Oshawa, ON (Hollace)
	97 Status/Non-Status January 3rd London, ON (Self released )
	96 Jemma & the Good Thing Get It Together Cortes Island, BC (Self Released)
	95 waveform* Antarctica Connecticut, USA (Run For Cover Records)
	94 Becca Mancari Left Hand Nashville, USA (Captured Tracks)
	93 This Is The Kit Careful Of Your Keepers Paris, France (Rough Trade)
	92 Meltt Another Quiet Sunday Vancouver, BC (Nettwerk)
	91 Philippe B Nouvelle Administration Montreal, QC (Bonsound)
	90 Phoneboy Moving Out New Jersey, USA (AWAL)
	89 Do Nothing Snake Sideways Nottingham, UK (Exact Truth/The Orchard)
	88 Tunic Wrong Dream Winnipeg, MB (Arttofact)
	87 Snõõper Super Snooper Nashville, USA (Third Man)
	86 Youth Lagoon Heaven Is a Junkyard Idaho, USA (Fat Possum)
	85 The Ape-Ettes Simply Sudbury, ON (Reta Records, Snappy Little Numbers)
	84 Sleepy Gonzales MERCY KILL Vancouver, BC (Light Organ)
	83 Sleepy Jean Shoot Me in a Dream St. Catherines, ON (Self Released)
	82 Täbï Yösha True Colors Montreal, QC (Bonsound)
	81 Mitski The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We New York, USA (Dead Oceans)
	80 Yves Tumor Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Miami, USA (Warp)
	79 Badge Époque Ensemble Air, Light & Harmony Toronto, ON (Telephone Explosion Records)
	78 PACKS Crispy Crunchy Nothing Toronto, ON (Royal Mountain)
	77 feeble little horse Girl with Fish Pittsburgh, USA (Saddle Creek)
	76 The Murlocs Calm Ya Farm Melbourne, Australia (ATO)
	75 Sufjan Stevens Javelin New York, USA (Asthmatic Kitty)
	74 Julie Byrne The Greater Wings New York, USA (Ghostly International)
	73 Double Rider Times of the Day Siksika Nation, AB (Aatahpiim/Major Minor Music)
	72 Jenn Grant Champagne Problems Lake Echo, NS (Leo Vela)
	71 Boy Golden For Jimmy Winnipeg, MB (Six Shooter Records)
	70 Len Bowen NTHN4GRNTD Winnipeg, MB (BLK.SUN.SND)
	69 TANDM Sirens Toronto, ON (Self Released)
	68 Beverly Glenn-Copeland The Ones Ahead New Brunswick (Transgressive)
	67 Holy Wave Five of Cups Austin, USA (Suicide Squeeze)
	66 Pantayo Ang Pagdaloy Toronto, ON (Telephone Explosion Records)
	65 poolblood mole Toronto, ON (Next Door Records)
	64 Dominique Fils-Aimé Our Roots Run Deep Montreal, QC (Ensoul)
	63 Grand Eugène Grand Eugène Montreal, QC (Délicieuse Records)
	62 Hayden Are We Good Toronto, ON (Arts & Crafts)
	61 Aysanabee Here and Now Toronto, ON (Ishkodé Records)
	60 Zoon Bekka Ma’iingan Toronto, ON (Paper Bag)
	59 MorMor Semblance Toronto, ON (Don’t Guess)
	58 Newselph If It Ain’t Broke, Remix It Edmonton, AB (Illect Recordings)
	57 Ora Cogan Formless Nanaimo, BC (Prism Tongue)
	56 MOURAINE In Search of Gold Edmonton, AB (Birthday Cake)
	55 JayWood Grow On EP Winnipeg, MB (Royal Mountain)
	54 Tractor Beam Turtles All the Way Vancouver, BC/Toronto, ON (Kingfisher Bluez)
	53 Clairmont The Second Full Circle Toronto, ON (GRAiN Inc. )
	52 Velvet Beach The Dream Toronto, ON (Self Released)
	51 The Beaches Blame My Ex Toronto, ON (AWAL)
	50 Omega Mighty Notorious & Noble Toronto, ON (Omega Group)
	49 Bridal Party Cool Down Victoria, BC (Self Released)
	48 Tinge Big Deep Sigh Winnipeg, MB (House of Wonders Records)
	47 Tough Age Waiting Here Vancouver, BC (Self Released)
	46 Jorja Smith falling or flying Walsall, UK (FAMM)
	45 Yaya Bey exodus the north star New York, USA (Big Dada)
	44 Begonia Powder Blue Winnipeg, MB (Birthday Cake)
	43 Charlotte Cornfield Could Have Done Anything Toronto, ON (Next Door Records)
	42 Bart Some Kind Of Way Toronto, ON (Idée Fixe )
	41 Islands And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs Montreal, QC (ELF)
	40 Lee Paradise Steady Toronto, ON (Telephone Explosion )
	39 The Armed Perfect Saviors Detroit, USA (Sargent House)
	38 Slaughter Beach, Dog Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling Philadelphia, USA (Lame-O)
	37 Jeremie Albino Tears You Hide Toronto, ON (Majesticsilk )
	36 Toro y Moi Sandhills Oakland, USA (Dead Oceans)
	35 Mauvey BEFORE THE ALBUM: a love letter to the moons of mars Vancouver, BC (604)
	34 Andy Shauf Norm Toronto, ON (Anti- )
	33 Elisapie Inuktitut Montreal, QC (Bonsound)
	32 Dumb Pray 4 Tomorrow Vancouver, BC (Mint)
	31 Palehound Eye On The Bat Brooklyn, USA (Polyvinyl)
	30 Bells Larsen If I Was, I Am Toronto, ON/Montreal, QC (Next Door Records)
	29 Little Dragon Slugs of Love Gothenburg, Sweden (Ninja Tune)
	28 King Krule Space Heavy London, UK (Matador)
	27 Slow Leaves Meantime Winnipeg, MB (Birthday Cake)
	26 Atsuko Chiba Water, It Feels Like It’s Growing Montreal, QC (Mothland)
	25 Indigo De Souza All of This Will End North Carolina, USA (Saddle Creek)
	24 Guest Room Status Like the Weather Ottawa, ON (Self Released)
	23 Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD New Heart Designs Toronto/Baltimore, USA (Roadrunner)
	22 Harrison Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees Toronto, ON (Last Gang Records)
	21 Wednesday Rat Saw God North Carolina, USA (Dead Oceans)
	20 Aiza Sovereignty Toronto, ON (Hidden Pony/Universal Canada)
	19 Little Simz NO THANK YOU London, UK (AWAL)
	18 Mise En Scene Reality Bites Winnipeg, MB (Light Organ Records)
	17 Hot Freaks Hot Freaks Forever! Ghent, Belgium (Diamond City and Many Hats Distribution)
	16 Mother Tongues Love In A Vicious Way Toronto, ON (Wavy Haze Records)
	15 Hannah Georgas I’d Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Care Toronto, ON (Arts & Crafts / Brassland)
	14 Black Belt Eagle Scout The Land, The Water, The Sky Portland, USA (Saddle Creek)
	13 Faith Healer The Hand That Fits The Glove Edmonton, AB (Mint)
	12 Jessy Lanza Love Hallucination Hamilton, ON (Hyperdub)
	11 ANOHNI and the Johnsons My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross New York, USA (Secretly Canadian)
	10 Tiger Balme Tiger Balme Toronto, ON (Self Released)
	9 Feist Multitudes Toronto, ON (Polydor)
	8 Jonah Yano portrait of a dog Toronto, ON (People’s Champ)
	7 Arlo Parks My Soft Machine London, UK (Transgressive/PIAS)
	6 La Sécurité Stay Safe! Montreal, QC (Mothland)
	5 TEKE::TEKE Hagata Montreal, QC (Kill Rock Stars)
	4 Haley Blais Wisecrack Vancouver, BC (Arts & Crafts)
	3 Haviah Mighty Crying Crystals Toronto, ON (Mighty Gang Inc.)
	2 U.S. Girls Bless This Mess Toronto, ON (4AD)
	1 DEBBY FRIDAY GOOD LUCK Toronto, ON (Sub Pop)

Tune in to hear the Top 128 countdown starting on Tuesday December 26 at noon and continuing all they way through the new year on Met Radio.