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
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
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)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
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
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job

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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)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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