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
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
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)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
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)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
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
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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)

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)

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SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

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SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

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