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
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
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
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

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)

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

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