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
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
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
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
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)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Len Steal My Sunshine You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
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)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
The Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
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
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone

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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Tim Hus (6)

Tim Hus (5)

Tim Hus (4)

Huskies & Huskvarnas

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

Maurice & the Cliches

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Maurice & The Cliches - Cest la vie BACK

Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

The Bureaucrats

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