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
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
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)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love

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

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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