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 San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
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)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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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'

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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)

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Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

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