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
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
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)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
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)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
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)
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
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

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45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Reign Ghost

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