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
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
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)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
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)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (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
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl

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

The Munks

Freedom North

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