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
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
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)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper

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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