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
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
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
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
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
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

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45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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