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
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
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)
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)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

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)

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Demics (21)

Demics (20)

Demics (19)

Demics (18)

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