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
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
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
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (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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