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148. The Tragically Hip

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Although they are virtually unknown outside their native Canada, it can be easily argued that the Tragically Hip were the definition of Canadian music.

This is not to disrespect Rush or other powerful acts from the Great White North, but there really was no other Canadian band that consistently belted out songs that could not have emerged from anywhere else. That in itself was the problem. As much as Canadians could identify with the music of the Hip, it literally did not always translate South of the border and thus the American market that they attempted to track always eluded them. They are in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, but the acclaim in Cleveland will likely not come.

The Bullet Points

  • Eligible Since: Tuesday, 01 January 2013
  • Country of Origin: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Why they will get in: Actually they won’t. The only Hall they can get in is in Canada.
  • Why they won't get in: As successful as they were in Canada (where they were huge), they flopped in the U.S.
  • Nominated in: Never
  • Essential Albums: Up to Here (1989)
    Road Apples (1991)
    Fully Completely (1992)
    Day For Night (1994)
  • Our Five Favorite Songs as Chosen by Each Member of the NIHOF Committee: Small Town Bringdown (From The Tragically Hip EP, 1987)
    38 Years Old (From Up to Here, 1989)
    Blow at High Dough (From Up to Here, 1989)
    Locked in the Trunk of a Car (From Fully Completely, 1992)
    Ahead by a Century (From Trouble at the Henhouse, 1996)

Should The Tragically Hip be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put them in! - 94%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 1.2%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 1.8%
No opinion. - 0%
No way! - 3%

THE HIP EXPERIENCE : HOMMAGE à THE TRAGICALLY HIP

Aug 09, 2026

Buy your Tickets to see The Hip Experience : Hommage à The Tragically Hip HERE!

Theatre du Casino du Lac-Leamy, 1 Blvd du Casino, GATINEAU, Canada

GRACE, 2 - TRAGICALLY HIP TRIBUTE & FRIENDS PERFORM THE HIP'S FINAL CO

Aug 22, 2026

Buy your Tickets to see Grace, 2 - Tragically Hip Tribute & Friends Perform the Hip's Final Co HERE!

LONDON MUSIC HALL, 182 Dundas St, London, Canada

THAT NIGHT IN RED DEER - A CELEBRATION OF THE TRAGICALLY HIP

Sep 12, 2026

Buy your Tickets to see THAT NIGHT IN RED DEER - A CELEBRATION OF THE TRAGICALLY HIP HERE!

Bo's Bar & Stage, 2310 50 Avenue, Red Deer, Canada

 
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