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
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
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)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
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
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
The Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
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
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
The Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
The Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

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 (7)

Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

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