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
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
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)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
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
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
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
The Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ron Nigrini I'm Easy I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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

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