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
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Reign Ghost

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Reign Ghost

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The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

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