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
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Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
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)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
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 Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
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)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew 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)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Kilt Last Call Kilt
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?

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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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