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
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
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)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
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)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
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
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
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)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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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