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
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
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 Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (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)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
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
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
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)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue

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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