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 Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Dundas Can't You Hear Me 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
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
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)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
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
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job

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The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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