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
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
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
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
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
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

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Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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