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
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
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
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night

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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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