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
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
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)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
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)
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
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
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

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Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Deeper and Deeper

I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

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