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
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
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)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
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
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
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)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue

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 Clichés - C'est la vie LABEL 01

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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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)

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 02

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man VINYL 01

45-Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Streudel Man BACK

Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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