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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
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
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
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)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

SPOONS (13)

SPOONS (12)

SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

SPOONS (6)

SPOONS (5)

SPOONS (4)

SPOONS (3)

SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

Demics (22)

Demics (21)

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