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
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
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
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
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)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Ron Nigrini For Someone on the Road I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House

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)

pointed sticks 010101

pointed sticks 010122201

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)

Comments

No Comments