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
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
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)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

SPOONS (13)

SPOONS (12)

SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

SPOONS (6)

SPOONS (5)

SPOONS (4)

SPOONS (3)

SPOONS (2)

Comments

No Comments