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
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
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
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt

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

That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Moving Pictures

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control

1985-02-17_Dead End + Genetic Control_Larry_s (Toronto)_ticket_+

Genetic Control_First Impressions_+

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

Rush – Moving Pictures (3)

Rush – Moving Pictures (2)

Rush – Moving Pictures (1)

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