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
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
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
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child 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)
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)
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
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)

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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

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

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