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
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
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
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
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
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
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)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
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)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
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
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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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)

Kilt

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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