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
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
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)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ron Nigrini I'm Easy I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love

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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Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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