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
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
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)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold 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.
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
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
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
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me

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)

Tim Hus (1)

Tim Hus (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

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