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
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
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
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
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)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
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
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders

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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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