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
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)

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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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