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
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
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
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
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
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
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)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk

Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

45-Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary VINYL 02

Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Deeper and Deeper

I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

Tim Hus (2)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

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