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
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
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
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
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
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain

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

The Munks

Freedom North

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