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
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
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)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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)
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
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)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner

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)

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SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

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