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
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel

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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