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
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
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
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.
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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