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
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
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)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

45-Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary VINYL 02

Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Deeper and Deeper

I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

Tim Hus (2)

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Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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