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
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
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)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

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 (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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