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
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
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
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
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
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
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)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)

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

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

bureaucrats 737

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