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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
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 Let's Get Together Let Them In
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
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)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie LABEL 02

Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie LABEL 01

Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie INSERT SIDE 02

Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie INSERT SIDE 01

Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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