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
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
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)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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