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
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
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)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)

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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