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 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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
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
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
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)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
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)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times

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

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Reign Ghost

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The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

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