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
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
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)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (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)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
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)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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The Deuce is Loose

Mama Let Him Play

Teenage Head (8)

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Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

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After the Institution b/w My Job

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