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
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
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)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

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

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie LABEL 01

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Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie INSERT SIDE 01

Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

bureaucrats 737

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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