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
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

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

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Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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