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
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
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)
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
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
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)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white 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)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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The Hockey Theme

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