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
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
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)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
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
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

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45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Reign Ghost

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