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
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away 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
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
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)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
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)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST

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

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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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)

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

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

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45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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