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
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Kilt Last Call Kilt
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
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
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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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