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
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Kilt Last Call Kilt
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
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
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.

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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

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

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