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
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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 Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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