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
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
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
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
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)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)

Teenage Head (8)

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After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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