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
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
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
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)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party 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)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
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)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
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)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City

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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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