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
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
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)
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
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
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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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)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

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