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
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
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
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)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ron Nigrini For Someone on the Road I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse

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

Tim Hus (2)

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Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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