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 Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
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
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave

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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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