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
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
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)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour 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
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
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)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

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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

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