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
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
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)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
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)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

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)

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