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
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
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)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

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After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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