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 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)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
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
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
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)
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child

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 Clichés - C'est la vie LABEL 01

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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