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
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
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)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie LABEL 02

Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie LABEL 01

Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie INSERT SIDE 02

Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie INSERT SIDE 01

Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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