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
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
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)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

SPOONS (13)

SPOONS (12)

SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

SPOONS (6)

SPOONS (5)

SPOONS (4)

SPOONS (3)

SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

Demics (22)

Demics (21)

Demics (20)

Demics (19)

Demics (18)

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