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
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
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
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
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)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

SPOONS (13)

SPOONS (12)

SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

SPOONS (6)

SPOONS (5)

SPOONS (4)

SPOONS (3)

SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

Demics (22)

Demics (21)

Demics (20)

Demics (19)

Demics (18)

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