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
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
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)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Ron Nigrini I'm Easy I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice

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)

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Tim Hus (5)

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