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
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)

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The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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