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
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
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)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
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)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

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Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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Demics (23)

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