The Guess Who’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome

By Steve Newton

From what I understand, the only Canadian acts in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are the Band, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and Rush. I reckon the Guess Who should be in there as well.

20. “Albert Flasher” (non-album single, 1971)

19. “Three More Days” (Share the Land, 1970)

18, “Of a Dropping Pin” (Canned Wheat, 1969)

17. “Glamour Boy” (#10, 1973)

16. “Broken” (non-album single, 1971)

15. “Star Baby” (Road Food, 1974)

14 “Grey Day” (So Long, Bannatyne, 1971)

13. “Guns, Guns, Guns” (Rockin’, 1972)

12. “Ballad of the Last Five Years” (Road Food, 1974)

11. “Hand Me Down World” (Share the Land, 1970)

10. “Follow Your Daughter Home” (Artificial Paradise, 1973)

9. “Orly” (Artificial Paradise, 1973)

8. “Share the Land” (Share the Land, 1970)

7. “Laughing” (Canned Wheat, 1969)

6. “Species Hawk” (outtake from Canned Wheat, 1970)

5. “These Eyes” (Wheatfield Soul, 1969)

4. “American Woman” (American Woman, 1970)

3. “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature” (American Woman, 1970)

2. “No Time” (American Woman, 1970)

1. “Undun” (Canned Wheat, 1969)

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