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
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
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)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

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