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
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (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)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
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)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
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
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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