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
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

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)

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