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
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Maurice & The Clichés It's All Talk C'est la vie
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
The Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)

The Munks

The Munks

The Munks

Freedom North

Freedom North

Freedom North

Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

C'est la vie

Maurice & the Cliches

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Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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