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
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (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
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
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
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

Kilt

Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

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Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Deeper and Deeper

I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

Tim Hus (2)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

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