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
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)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
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
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST

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 (5)

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