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
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
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
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
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)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
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)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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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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