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
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
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)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
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)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
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)
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
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (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

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