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
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold

Teenage Head (8)

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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