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
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
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)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
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)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind

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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SPOONS (1)

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