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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
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
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Copperpenny Bad Manners 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
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
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)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds

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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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