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
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
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)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
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)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
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.
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ron Nigrini I'm Easy I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
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
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
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)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

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

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