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
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
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
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
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
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

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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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