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
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
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)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
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
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
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)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
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)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
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
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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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)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

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