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
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (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.
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
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)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
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
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

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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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