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
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
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
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
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)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me

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)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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