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
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
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)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
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
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby

La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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

Tim Hus (2)

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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

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