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
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
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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