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
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
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
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.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
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
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
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
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks

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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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