Much Music CD Compilations - Something for Canadians in the 90's

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I'm not sure how many of y'all are Canadian and/or experienced music in Canada throughout the 90's and early 00's but I have always been fascinated with the Dance Mix, Much Dance, Big Shiny Tunes and Now! CD Compilations. I have always felt that 15-18 songs of a certain genre to represent that year just wasn't enough and that I could come up with 30 more songs each year for Much Dance/Dance Mix, Big Shiny Tunes and Now. Over the last year - as my musical knowledge continues to grow - I have made up track lists for the 3 big compilations as well as cover art and booklet art... It's a very distinctive interest that doesn't really have a place on the internet but I figured, why not just post it here for the hell of it.

For most of the BST from 1992-1999 I have the full track lists but only a few covers. The covers are supposed to mimic the real life compilation from that year - Big Shiny Tunes 2 and Big Shiny Tunes 1997 (my version) will have similar looks or a relating background.

Enough talk, ill post the CD cover and the track list, cover on left is mine, cover on right is original.

silverchair * Freak
blink-182 * Dammit
311 * Beautiful Disaster
Oasis * D'you Know What I Mean
Veruca Salt * Volcano Girls
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones * The Impression That I Get
Creed * My Own Prison
Days of the New * Touch, Peel and Stand
Sarah Mclachlan * Building a Mystery
Better Than Ezra * Desperately Wanting
Green Day * Hitchin' a Ride
Savage Garden * Break Me Shake Me
The Offspring * Gone Away
The Chemical Brothers * Setting Sun
The Crystal Method * Keep Hope Alive
Prodigy * Firestarter
Big Wreck * The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)
Our Lady Peace * Clumsy
Matthew Good Band * Everything is Automatic
Big Sugar * If I Had My Way
Econoline Crush * All That You Are
Zuckerbaby * Heavy
Fountains of Wayne * Radiation Vibe
Counting Crows * Angels of the Silences
The Gandharvas * Downtime
Sugar Ray * RPM
Marcy Playground * Sex & Candy
I Mother Earth * Raspberry
Headstones * Cubically Contained
Glueleg * Dragonfly

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This one has always confused me as a kid. Much Music's Dance Mix stopped in 1996 as Dance Mix 96, however when Much released Much Dance 1997 in 1997, Quality Records continued the Dance Mix for one last year as Dance Mix 97. After 1997, Much Dance used the next year in the name - Much Dance 1999 was released in 1998. So because of this, I made the part 2 of Much Dance 1997 as 1998 being released in 1997.




Haven't completed track list yet.

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Tonic * If You Could Only See
Chantal Kreviazuk * Surrounded
Sarah Mclachlan * Sweet Surrender
Econoline Crush * Sparkle and Shine
Sheryl Crow * Everyday is a Winding Road
Boyzone * Picture of You
Bryan Adams * 18 til I Die
Jann Arden * The Sound Of
Green Day * Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Loreena McKennitt * The Mummers' Dance
Natalie Imbruglia * Torn
Slowburn * Hit The Ground
The Wallflowers * Three Marlenas
The Verve Pipe * The Freshman
U2 * Discotheque
Collective Soul * Listen
Cardigans * Lovefool
54-40 * Lies To Me
Puff Daddy * I'll Be Missing You f. Faith Evans and 112
Luscious Jackson * Naked Eye
Monaco * What Do You Want From Me?
Cake * Frank Sinatra
Counting Crows * A Long December
Great Big Sea * Ordinary Day
Junkhouse * Shine
The Philosopher Kings * Hurts to Love You
Rheostatics * Bad Time To Be Poor