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
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
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)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

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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

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