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
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
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
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
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
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)

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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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