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
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
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)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

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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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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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