Artist · chart history
Spirit of the West
Band Vancouver Canada Active 1983–2016
Spirit of the West formed in 1983 in Vancouver, Canada and was active until 2016. Spirit of the West has 7 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1991–2009. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Political”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #11. The station that charted Spirit of the West most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1991.
Spirit of the West started out in Vancouver in 1983 and spent the '80s winning over Canada's folk crowd, a band with a rabble-rousing streak and a taste for titles like "Political", from 1988's Labour Day, and "D for Democracy".
Then the band plugged in. Over the next few years they worked hard rock, Britpop and Celtic folk into one rousing brew, and by the '90s they stood among the biggest alternative rock bands in Canada. Save This House in 1990 gave them the rollicking "Home for a Rest", and Faithlift in 1993 brought "And If Venice Is Sinking". John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly were at the heart of it, with J. Knutson, Hugh McMillan, Linda McRae, Vince Ditrich and Tobin Frank among the players over the years, and Stony Plain among their labels. They called it a day in 2016.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Spirit of the West on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Political | 2 | #11 | – | 1991 | |
| 2 | Home For A Rest | 3 | #190 | – | – | |
| 3 | D For Democracy | 1 | #67 | – | 1991 | |
| 4 | And If Venice Is Sinking | 1 | #947 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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