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
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
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)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
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)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go

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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