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
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)

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

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

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)

SPOONS (13)

SPOONS (12)

SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

SPOONS (8)

SPOONS (7)

SPOONS (6)

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