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
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
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)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
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
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

45-Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary VINYL 02

Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Deeper and Deeper

I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

Tim Hus (2)

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Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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