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
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
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
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

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