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
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
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
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
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
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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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)

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