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
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
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)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
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)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
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)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
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)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark

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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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