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
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
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
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
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)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love

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

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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)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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