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
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand

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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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