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
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
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)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
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
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
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
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
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
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
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
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)

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The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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