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
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
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
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Immortals Warlord (Part II) The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
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)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
The Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Ron Nigrini I'm Easy I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
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)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job

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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