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
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
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
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me

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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)

Lisa Lougheed (2)

Lisa Lougheed (1)

45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

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