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
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
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
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)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
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 Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

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After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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