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
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
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
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) 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
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider

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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)

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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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