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
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
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
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose 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)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning

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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)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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