Starting in 2018, Dave Hodge has unveiled his 100 favourite songs of the calendar year on Toronto Mike'd. I'm honoured to help facilitate this. VP even maintains hodge100.com. Dave's Hodge 100 for 2025 is scheduled for November 27, two days before TMLX21 at Palma's Kitchen. This is year 9.
Tonight is game 7. The last time the Blue Jays played a game seven, it was 1985 and Jim Sundberg broke my 11-year-old heart when he hit a wind-blown, three-run triple off Dave Stieb in the sixth inning. Here's hoping tonight is different. Here's seven songs with the number 7
A CBC article on Canadian hits that didn't chart in the USA linked to a Nielsen Music Canada document put together for Canada's 150th birthday. That was way back in 2017. There are many interesting lists in this PDF, with two key caveats: This is from the Nielsen Music Canada
The other day, I played Alice In Chains's Dirt in its entirety. I've always loved this album, and during a previous chapter in my life, would throw it on to plow through an office workday. It's 13 tracks, and if we consider "Intro (Dream Sequence)/Iron Gland" as an intro
Forever I've been tracking Canadian artists who reach #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. That used to mean something, as discussed on Toronto Mike'd with members of Barenaked Ladies, Andy Kim, Randy Bachman, Tom Cochrane and Snow. But now, in the streaming era, when an artist can flood
Two of my favourite movies of all-time turn 30 this month. That has me thinking about my favourite films of all-time. Obviously, this list has changed over the past few decades, but the core seems to remain the same. There are some films I just adore to the core. In
I often listen to podcasts while I bike, but sometimes I run out of fresh content, because I'm picky! That's when I switch to a biking playlist. This happened today when I was 30 KM from home, and while listening to "Laid" from James I was thinking about how that's
Drake has his 13th chart-topper, not that this all means what it once did. With the current rules and importance of streaming, it feels like a new Drake drop is guaranteed to score him a #1 or two or seven. Here's the complete list of 66 songs performed by a
Drake is back on top of the charts with "Slime You Out" featuring SZA. My oldest daughter saw SZA live in concert this past summer and is a massive fan. SZA is American, though, so this song is #65 thanks to Toronto's own Drake, his 12th chart-topper. Here's the complete
This one is a little strange, because the Weeknd released Die for You in 2016. TikTok gave the song new life, and on February 24, 2023, the Weeknd released a remix of "Die for You" with Ariana Grande. That song went all the way to #1. Here's the complete list
I've been slow to update the list of Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100, because Drake is just too damn prolific. Since his his ninth #1, a collaboration with Future and Young Thug called "Way 2 Sexy," he's tallied two more. "Wait for U" is a Future song
Drake has his ninth #1, a collaboration with Future and Young Thug called "Way 2 Sexy." Here's the complete list of 61 songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four LadsSh-Boom by The Crew-CutsDiana
Just Bieber has his eighth #1, a collaboration with Aussie The Kid LAROI called "Stay." Here's the complete list of 60songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four LadsSh-Boom by The Crew-CutsDiana by Paul
Toronto's The Weeknd has his sixth #1, but this time it's a collaboration with Ariana Grande called "Save Your Tears." Here's the complete list of 59 songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four
Toronto's Daniel Caesar has his first #1 with "Peaches", the latest single from fellow canuck Justin Bieber. The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became Bieber's seventh number one. Bieber also became the first solo male artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Toronto's Drake is the first artist ever to debut three songs in the top three simultaneously. With "What's Next," Drake adds his eighth Hot 100 No. 1, while the three songs up his total to a record-extending 45 top 10s. Drake also joins The Beatles and Ariana Grande as the
In this 677th episode, Mike is joined by music journalist Michael Barclay as he kicks out 10 Toronto Jams. This episode is exactly 1:40:27. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify
Streaming has changed this chart forever. It's as if MLB expanded their regular season to 200 games and then celebrated a new single-season HR record. The new rules are certainly benefiting Canadians, however, and Drake in particular. With "Toosie Slide" he becomes the first male artist to accomplish three number-one
Sorry I'm a little behind on this one, but the 12:36 newsletter just informed me that Toronto's very own The Weeknd had the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 last week. That's the good news for him. The bad news is that "Heartless" recorded the biggest drop
Last week, I had one of those surreal moments that you can't believe is actually happening. Legendary sports broadcaster Dave Hodge visited my home and spent a couple of hours with me in my basement while he shared his 100 favourite songs of all-time. Yes, this actually happened, and I
With apologies to Rush, here are a few of my all-time favourite instrumental songs. Add yours to the comments! Bonus points if you embed a YouTube video of the song. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pretty Little Ditty The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica Dick Dale and the Deltones -
This used to be a rare event, worthy of noting, but now it's a regular occurrence. Note though, this is a Rihanna song featuring Drake. Drake has never hit #1 on his own. Here's the complete list of 44 Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love
This is not a definitive list, but here's some things I dig. And they're in absolutely no particular order. french press coffeeStride Spark Kinetic Mint gumPublic EnemybikingNeil Youngdunking chocolate chip cookies in milkThe Wirefatherhoodpizzathe Olympicsplaying catchThe Tragically Hipmy Roots sweat pantsThe Howard Stern Showmy smart phoneplayoff hockeycampingTarantino moviesskating outdoorsArrested Developmentapplesrooting
I started watching Saturday Night Live during the Sandler era. That crew, with Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, David Spade and Chris Rock, introduced me to the world of SNL. Since then, I've watched it off and on over the years. Sometimes I'd tune out for a
You've seen the 10 most downloaded episodes of Toronto Mike'd in 2014, but here are my favourites. This was tough, as I thoroughly enjoyed recording far more than 10 episodes, and I excluded all episodes with my buddy Elvis, but here's my 10 favourite episodes of Toronto Mike'd in 2014,
