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
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
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
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
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
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice

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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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