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 Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
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)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
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
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
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)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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.
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
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)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding

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