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
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
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
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

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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