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
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kings Switchin` Switchin'

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

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

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