CanCon Queens: 80s Edition
Big hair, bold voices, and unstoppable style—welcome to the era of neon dreams and fierce Canadian femmes. CanCon Queens: 80s Edition celebrates the trailblazing women who ruled the airwaves, dancefloors, and MuchMusic screens throughout the decade. From synth-pop sparkle to power ballad glory, this playlist brings together the essential female-fronted sounds that defined 1980s Canadian music.
Featuring iconic chart-toppers and underground gems, CanCon Queens pays tribute to a generation of performers who broke boundaries and redefined pop, rock, dance, punk, and metal on their own terms. Whether you’re rediscovering forgotten 45s or reliving your youth, this is your backstage pass to the fierce, fearless, and fabulously Canadian women of the ’80s.
Press play and step into the shoulder-padded spotlight. The Queens are ready.
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VA It Came From The Pit BACK (NO SHRINKWRAP COPY)
Tú
Data 3
Data 3 - Heartful of Soul bw Who's That (3)
Death In The Family (EP)
Dishrags-Death in the Family BACK
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Can't Live Without Your Love
Suzy-Q
Carol Jiani
Mama Quilla II - ST (EP) BACK
CD-Dishrags - Love Hate CD
CD-Dishrags - Love Hate BOOKLET PAGES 5-6
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DISHRAGS (1)
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VA Maple Metal BACK
VA Maple Metal INSERT SIDE 02
Tú - Tú (2)
Blue Oil
Blue Oil (1)
Blue Oil (4)
Ruggedy Annes - Jagged Thoughts (EP) SEALED BACK
CD-Tú - Secrets In The Dark INLAY
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
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| Tú | (How to) Marry a Millionaire | Tú | 03:33 | |
| Voggue | Love Buzz | Dancin' the Night Away | 07:19 | |
| Dishrags | Love/Hate | Four | 03:35 | |
| Tú | Secrets in the Dark | Secrets In The Dark | 04:20 | |
| Dishrags | Vicious | Love/Hate | 01:58 | |
| Dishrags | Can't Wait | Love/Hate | 01:09 | |
| Tú | Le Freak - Tú Freak | Tú | 04:25 | |
| Tú | Office Party | Tú | 03:55 | |
| Dishrags | Friday Nite Date | Love/Hate | 02:11 | |
| Dishrags | You Fit The Picture | Love/Hate | 01:58 | |
| Tú | Romance Under the Moonlight | Tú | 03:52 | |
| Dishrags | Quiet Litte Table | Four | 02:41 | |
| Suzy-Q | Can't Live Without Your Love (Airwave Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:57 | |
| Voggue | Here We Are | Dancin' the Night Away | 03:08 | |
| Suzy-Q | Get On Up And Do It Again (Original Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:56 | |
| Suzy-Q | Computer Music | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:49 | |
| Dishrags | Nowhere To Hide | Love/Hate | 04:09 | |
| Dishrags | Beware of Dog | Four | 02:35 | |
| Tú | Do You Dream About Me | Secrets In The Dark | 03:38 | |
| Suzy-Q | I Can't Stop The Rain | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:25 | |
| Dishrags | Can't Wait | Four | 01:10 | |
| Tú | Infidelity | Secrets In The Dark | 03:03 | |
| Dishrags | Carry On | Four | 01:26 | |
| Dishrags | Nowhere to Hide | Four | 04:10 | |
| Tú | The Language of Love | Tú | 03:23 | |
| Dishrags | Cement | Love/Hate | 01:55 | |
| Tú | Hands Off! | Tú | 03:42 | |
| Voggue | Without Your Love | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:55 | |
| Tú | I Used to Cry | Secrets In The Dark | 04:12 | |
| Tú | Stay With Me | Tú | 04:01 | |
| Dishrags | Death In The Family | Death In The Family (EP) | 02:30 | |
| Compilation | Ruggedy Annes - Casual Design | It Came from the Pit | 02:22 | |
| Dishrags | Double Checkin' Woman | Three | 01:44 | |
| Suzy-Q | If You Love Me (Like You Say You Love Me) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:55 | |
| Dishrags | Gang War | Four | 02:54 | |
| Tú | Just Stay Away | Secrets In The Dark | 03:59 | |
| Tú | Time Will Tell | Secrets In The Dark | 04:00 | |
| Suzy-Q | I Wanna Feel Your Touch | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:49 | |
| Voggue | Dancin' the Night Away | Dancin' the Night Away | 07:23 | |
| Suzy-Q | Give Me Your Love | Can't Live Without Your Love | 05:13 | |
| Dishrags | All the Pain | Four | 03:31 | |
| Dishrags | High Society Snob | Three | 01:17 | |
| Mama Quilla II | KKK | ST (EP) | 05:40 | |
| Tú | She Can Never Love You | Tú | 03:53 | |
| Dishrags | I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You | Love/Hate | 01:23 | |
| Dishrags | Loving Person | Love/Hate | 02:02 | |
| Dishrags | Cement | Four | 01:55 | |
| Data 3 | Who's That? | Heartful of Soul b/w Who's That? | 05:04 | |
| Tú | Remote Control | Tú | 04:09 | |
| Data 3 | Heartful of Soul | Heartful of Soul b/w Who's That? | 05:39 | |
| Voggue | Go for It | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:47 | |
| Tú | Stop Spreading Rumours | Secrets In The Dark | 04:15 | |
| Dishrags | Rebel Kind | Three | 01:58 | |
| Dishrags | Quiet Little Table | Love/Hate | 02:40 | |
| Dishrags | Just Another Girl | Three | 01:51 | |
| Voggue | Back Again | Dancin' the Night Away | 05:12 | |
| Dishrags | Carry On | Love/Hate | 01:25 | |
| Dishrags | Quick Step | Three | 02:44 | |
| Blue Oil | Living for the Time | Money b/w Living For The Time (picture sleeve) | 02:56 | |
| Suzy-Q | Harmony (Extended Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:03 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Jagged Thoughts | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:11 | |
| Tú | First Things First | Secrets In The Dark | 03:50 | |
| Data 3 | Who's That? | Who's That? | 05:04 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Casual Design | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:20 | |
| Dishrags | Love-Hate | Love/Hate | 03:35 | |
| Dishrags | Sold Out | Four | 02:17 | |
| Dishrags | Death in the Family | Four | 02:31 | |
| Dishrags | Silence | Four | 02:37 | |
| Dishrags | Cravin' A ... | Love/Hate | 01:38 | |
| Compilation | Apple Viper - Get Up | Maple Metal | 03:22 | |
| Suzy-Q | Don't Come Crying To Me (Extended Mix) | Can't Live Without Your Love | 06:30 | |
| Voggue | Movin' Up | Dancin' the Night Away | 04:12 | |
| Tú | Last Embrace | Tú | 03:59 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Hollow Heros | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:06 | |
| Dishrags | Janie Jones | Love/Hate | 01:46 | |
| Blue Oil | Money | Money b/w Living For The Time (picture sleeve) | 02:50 | |
| Dishrags | All The Pain | Death In The Family (EP) | 03:31 | |
| Dishrags | Gang War | Love/Hate | 02:55 | |
| Dishrags | Beware of Dog | Death In The Family (EP) | 02:35 | |
| Dishrags | Silence | Love/Hate | 02:37 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Dead & Gone | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 03:12 | |
| Dishrags | You Fit the Picture | Four | 01:58 | |
| Dishrags | What Do You Want Me To Be? | Three | 01:34 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | Autumn | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 02:18 | |
| Dishrags | Sold Out | Love/Hate | 02:15 | |
| Ruggedy Annes | G.I. Joe | Jagged Thoughts (EP) | 01:15 | |
| Tú | Stop Breaking My Heart | Secrets In The Dark | 03:24 |
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