9 of the 10 songs in the poll were written entirely by Canadians, thus qualifying them for Canadian Content (CANCON). The 10th song "When the Night Comes" was co-penned by Diane Warren, thus does not qualify, but damnit, it came close enough LOL
All 10 songs hit the Top 40 in Canada. 8 of them reached the U.S. top 40 (both Jennifer Warnes songs failed to chart)
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar written by Eddie Schwartz
Hold On - Santana written by Ian Thomas
Runner - Manfred Mann written by Ian Thomas
Teacher Teacher - Thirty Eight Special written by Bryan Adams / Jim Vallance
What About Love - Heart written by Jim Vallance / Brian Allen / Sheron Alton
Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack written by Eddie Schwartz
Ain't No Cure For Love - Jennifer Warnes written by Leonard Cohen
First We Take Manhattan - Jennifer Warnes written by Leonard Cohen
When We Kiss - Bardeux written by Charlene Smith
When the Night Comes - Joe Cocker written by Bryan Adams / Jim Vallance / Diane Warren
