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 Fly by Night Fly By Night
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
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)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
The Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
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)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning

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

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

The Bureaucrats / Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

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