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
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
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)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
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
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show

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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