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
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
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)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
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
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
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
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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SPOONS (12)

SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

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