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
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
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
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (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)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain

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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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

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)

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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