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
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (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)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
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
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
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)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
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)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

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

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

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

bureaucrats 737

bureaucrats 730

bureaucrats 728

bureaucrats 726

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