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
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
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)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain

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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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