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
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
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
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
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
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

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

Tim Hus (2)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

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