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
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Ron Nigrini For Someone on the Road I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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 Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
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)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
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
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In

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

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