Popularity ranking · Canada

The 100 most popular New Waves in Canada

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest new waves in Canada, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 167 new waves tracked in Canada, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. HighSchool, Iceage and BODEGA lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.5M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 47k, and the largest, HighSchool, reaches around 738k people in Canada. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with each new wave, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Canada and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Canada. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Canada, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Canada. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Anne Clark 2.1k 52.6 97.0% New wave
77 Big Special 2k 37.6 56.4% New wave
78 Gurriers 2k 40.7 75.8% New wave
79 Gustaf 2k 39.3 48.8% New wave
80 Molly Nilsson 2k 32.8 42.9% New wave
81 Alien Sex Fiend 2k 34.5 44.8% New wave
82 Vosh 1.9k 38.7 64.6% New wave
83 Crack Cloud 1.9k 38.5 50.5% New wave
84 Bootblacks 1.9k 38.7 64.6% New wave
85 Yard Act 1.8k 37.8 52.1% New wave
86 Vision Video 1.8k New wave
87 Pink Turns Blue 1.7k 39.9 50.3% New wave
88 Kontravoid 1.6k 0.0 0.0% New wave
89 Helena Hauff 1.5k 33.3 51.5% New wave
90 Warmduscher 1.5k 37.4 42.8% New wave
91 Soft Kill 1.4k 35.2 46.7% New wave
92 45 Grave 1.4k New wave
93 Selofan 1.3k 38.7 64.6% New wave
94 Kirlian Camera 1.2k 39.1 50.9% New wave
95 The Murder Capital 1.2k 40.8 64.7% New wave
96 The Soft Moon 1.2k 35.2 46.7% New wave
97 TVOD 1.1k 36.3 56.0% New wave
98 Tuxedomoon 1.1k 50.3 63.3% New wave
99 Heavy Lungs 813 39.1 66.7% New wave
100 Deep Tan 762 38.7 64.6% New wave

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular new waves compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each new wave by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest new wave in Canada?

HighSchool currently leads with an estimated audience of 738k people in Canada.

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