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
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
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)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

After the Institution b/w My Job

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