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)
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

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)

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