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
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
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
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
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
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
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
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

bureaucrats 737

bureaucrats 730

bureaucrats 728

bureaucrats 726

bureaucrats 725

bureaucrats 722

bureaucrats 721

bureaucrats 720

bureaucrats 719

bureaucrats 718

bureaucrats 717

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

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Comments

No Comments