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
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
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
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
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)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

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)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

45-Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary VINYL 02

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)

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Tim Hus (5)

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