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
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released

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Underwhelmed (promo)

Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Lady - You're Still The One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Flying

Huskies & Huskvarnas

Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Lisa Lougheed (3)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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