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
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
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
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
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)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City

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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)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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