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
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
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)
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
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
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami

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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