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
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
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)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (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

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