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
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)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
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)
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

After the Institution b/w My Job

SPOONS (14)

SPOONS (13)

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SPOONS (10)

SPOONS (9)

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SPOONS (2)

SPOONS (1)

Demics (23)

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