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
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
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)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

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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

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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