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
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
The Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
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)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
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
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
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)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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

The Munks

Freedom North

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