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
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
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)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak

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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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