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
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
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
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
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)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
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)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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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)

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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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