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
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
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)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
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)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

Burlington, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Boys Brigade - ST

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Collingwood → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Gruesomes - Hey!

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

Vancouver, British Columbia → Toronto → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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The Bed Time Story - Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Hometown Band - Flying

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

Nelson, British Columbia → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Etobicoke, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

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Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

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