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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
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
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
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)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
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)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up

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

The Munks

Freedom North

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

bureaucrats 737

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