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
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
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
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
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)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
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
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
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 Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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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'

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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