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
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
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
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
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
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)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)

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

Tim Hus (2)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

bureaucrats 737

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