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
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
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)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

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)

SPOONS (12)

SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

SPOONS (6)

SPOONS (5)

SPOONS (4)

SPOONS (3)

SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

Demics (22)

Demics (21)

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