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
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
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)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
The Immortals Warlord (Part II) The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
The Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
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
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi

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)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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