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
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
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
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)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
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
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
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
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
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)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs

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

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