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
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
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
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
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)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
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)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City

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