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
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ron Nigrini For Someone on the Road I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
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
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
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)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

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'

45-Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary VINYL 02

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)

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Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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