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
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
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
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
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)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
The Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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)

I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

45-Ron Nigrini I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road VINYL 02

Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

45-Susan Jacks - Anna Marie VINYL 02

The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

Immortals The Ultimate Warlord LABEL 02

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)

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Tim Hus (5)

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