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
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
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)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (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)
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)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST

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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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