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
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
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
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt

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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'

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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 (6)

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Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

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