MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

This playlist is a curated journey through Canada's most significant and influential singles, as selected by Robert Williston for the Museum of Canadian Music. Spanning genres, decades, and regions, it showcases the diversity and richness of Canadian music history.

From iconic tracks like Stompin' Tom Connors' "The Hockey Song" to rare gems such as The Media's "Girl I Want You," this collection highlights both celebrated hits and obscure treasures. Each entry reflects a piece of Canada's musical tapestry, offering listeners a comprehensive overview of the nation's sonic heritage.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

SPOONS (13)

SPOONS (12)

SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

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