2010 Hottest Bands in Canada (My Top 10)

Again I participated in “i(heart)music” hottest band/musician poll.
This is their sixth year while this is my second time doing this.
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Here is my top 10 for 2010 who is considered the hottest.

Top 10ArtistIheartmusic's ranking
1Arcade Fire1
2Karkwa3
3Basia Bulat14
4The Acorn22
5Diamond Rings2
6Caribou7
7Stars19
8Shad5
9Tokyo Police*
10Rich Aucoin13

  1. Arcade Fire
  2. Arcade Fire @ Osheaga
    Listen to Rococo
    [audio:http://www.iheartmusic.net/mp3/ArcadeFire-Rococo.mp3]

  3. Karkwa
  4. Karkwa @ Metropolis
    Listen to Dors Dans Mon Sang
    [audio:http://www.iheartmusic.net/mp3/Karkwa-DorsDansMonSang.mp3]

  5. Basia Bulat
  6. Basia Bulat @ Live Lounge Main Stage
    Listen to Go On
    [audio:http://www.iheartmusic.net/mp3/BasiaBulat-GoOn.mp3]

  7. The Acorn
  8. The Acorn @ Ottawa Folk Festival 2010
    Listen to Bobcat Goldwraith
    [audio:http://www.iheartmusic.net/mp3/TheAcorn-BobcatGoldwraith.mp3]

  9. Diamond Rings
  10. Diamond Rings @ Cabaret Juste Pour Rire
    Listen to Something Else
    [audio:http://www.iheartmusic.net/mp3/DiamondRings-SomethingElse.mp3]

  11. Caribou
  12. Caribou @ Babylon
    Listen to Sun (Midland Re-Edit)
    [audio:http://www.iheartmusic.net/mp3/Caribou-SunMidlandReEdit.mp3]

  13. Stars
  14. Stars @ Bluesfest
    Listen to Dead Hearts
    [audio:http://www.iheartmusic.net/mp3/Stars-DeadHearts.mp3]

  15. Shad
  16. Shad on Canada Day
    Listen to Yaa I Get It!
    [audio:http://www.iheartmusic.net/mp3/Shad-YaaIGetIt.mp3]

  17. Tokyo Police Club
  18. No photos I took of them this year. But I did love their album “Champ”.
    Listen to Boots Of Danger (Wait Up)
    [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4791237/01%20Boots%20of%20Danger%20%28Wait%20Up%29.mp3]

  19. Rich Aucoin
  20. Rich Aucoin @ Live Lounge Main Stage

Listen to Push
[audio:http://killbeatmusic.com/richaucoin/rich_aucoin-push.mp3]
Its no suprise that Arcade Fire is #1 this year.
At least five of the acts I picked made it in the Top 10.
Only one didn’t make it in the list. (Which is a shame).
2010 was a interesting year.
Here my picks from:

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