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
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
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
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
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)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
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)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (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 (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

Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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