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
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
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)
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)
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)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
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
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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)
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)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

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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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