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
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
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)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
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 Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby

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)

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SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

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Demics (18)

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