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
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
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
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
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
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
The Immortals Warlord (Part II) The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ron Nigrini For Someone on the Road I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois

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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