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
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)

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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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