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
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
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
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

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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)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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