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
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
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
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

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