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
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
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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)
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

45-Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary VINYL 02

Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Deeper and Deeper

I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

Tim Hus (2)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

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