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
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
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
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white 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
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST

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 (5)

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