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
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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
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)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
The Immortals Warlord (Part II) The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love

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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