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
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
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
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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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)

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

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