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
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
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
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away

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Mama Let Him Play

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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