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
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
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)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
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)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

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

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