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
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
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
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami

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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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