the barenaked ladies brought a spotlight on to the canadian indie market when their album sales began to steamroll based simply on word of mouth and their live shows. "the yellow tape", released in 1991, became the first indie release by any band to achieve platinum status (100,000 copies) in canada. the album "stunt" became their greatest success, buoyed by "one week", which coincidentally spent "one week" at the number one spot on the storied billboard hot 100. also notable is the tragically hip who signed a long-term record deal with mca in 1987, but were largely unrecognized until 1989s "up to here". they went on to establish themselves as one of the most influential bands in canada. they have never found mainstream success in the united states, but this didn't matter because their canadian fan base alone was enough to sustain a long and healthy career, with them still playing large stadiums twenty-five years after they started. the band is one of canada's homegrown heroes — they hold the record for most number one debuts on the canadian albums chart with a total of eight albums. - they have been inducted into the canadian music hall of fame, canada's walk of fame, royal conservatory of music, have won over a dozen juno awards from more than thirty nominations, our lady peace, from toronto were one of the most successful canadian rock groups of the 1990s; their 1997 effort "clumsy" was certified diamond in canada and going platinum in the u.s. which was something that a lot of the canadian rock groups didn't do in that time.