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
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
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
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
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
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
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
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
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)

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

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Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

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