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
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
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)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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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)

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Reign Ghost

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