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
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
The Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
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

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