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
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
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
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) 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
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
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
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go

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