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
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
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)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
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)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else

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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45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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