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
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
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
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
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
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
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)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love

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Underwhelmed (promo)

Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Lady - You're Still The One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Flying

Huskies & Huskvarnas

Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Lisa Lougheed (3)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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