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
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
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
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
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)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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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

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