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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
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)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
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
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up

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)

Demics (17)

Demics (16)

Comments

No Comments