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
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
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
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
The Immortals Warlord (Part II) The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby

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

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