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
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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