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
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
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
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
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
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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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

Tim Hus (2)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

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