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
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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