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
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)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
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
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

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

Tim Hus (2)

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Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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