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
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
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
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
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)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
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
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

45-Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary VINYL 02

Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Deeper and Deeper

I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

Tim Hus (2)

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Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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