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
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Chilliwack Ridin' Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
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)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs

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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