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 Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Ron Nigrini I'm Easy I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road
The Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
The Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Anna Marie Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
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)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) Into the Night Anna Marie b/w Into the Night
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
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
The Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
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
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
The Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb

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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