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
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
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
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (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)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
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
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else

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

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Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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