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
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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