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
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
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)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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