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
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
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
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

Vancouver, British Columbia → Toronto → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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The Bed Time Story - Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Hometown Band - Flying

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

Nelson, British Columbia → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Etobicoke, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

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Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

The Hockey Theme

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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

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