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
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
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
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
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
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
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
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)

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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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