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
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
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)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand

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

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Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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