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
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
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
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
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)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else

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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

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