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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
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)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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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

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)

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