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
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
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
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
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)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
The Immortals Warlord (Part II) The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
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)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
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)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt

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

Tim Hus (2)

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Tim Hus (5)

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