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
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
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
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
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
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
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
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue

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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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