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
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
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)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
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
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
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
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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SPOONS (9)

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SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

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