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
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider

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

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