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
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
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
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
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
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

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After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

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