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
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
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
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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