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
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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)
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)
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)
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
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ron Nigrini I'm Easy I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
The Immortals Warlord (Part II) The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

45-Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary VINYL 02

Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Deeper and Deeper

I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

Tim Hus (2)

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Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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