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
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
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
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper

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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

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