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
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
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
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
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
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

Tim Hus (2)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

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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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

bureaucrats 737

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