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
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
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
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
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)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (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

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