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
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

Tim Hus (2)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

bureaucrats 737

bureaucrats 730

bureaucrats 728

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