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
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
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)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
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

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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