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
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
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
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
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)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child

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)

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

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