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
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
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)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
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)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
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
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt

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45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Reign Ghost

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Reign Ghost

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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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