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
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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