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
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue 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
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
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)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
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)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
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
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.

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After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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