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
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (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
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
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)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401

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)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

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