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
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
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
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
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
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds

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)

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SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

SPOONS (6)

SPOONS (5)

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SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

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