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
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Stiffs No Money 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
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
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)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
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)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold

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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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