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
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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
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)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)

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)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

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