These 'favorite' or 'best' music threads are tricky. Like most of the others here I listen to and enjoy many different artists and genres.
However, if I'm stuck trying to figure out what to listen to, I generally default to 80s Canadian Rock.
Lots of great choices with no wrong picks (for me). Many of the artists got little or no airplay in the US (BTO and Tom Cochrane/Red Rider got some play) but I have a ton of Canadian Rock in my library with no real clunkers.
Saga, Streetheart, Aldo Nova, Leggat, Strange Advance, & Luba are just a few.
RIP guitarist Walter Rossi: