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
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
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
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
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)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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