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
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
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
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
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)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
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)
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
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)

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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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