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
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
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)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
The Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
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
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
The Immortals Warlord (Part II) The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white 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.
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock

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

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