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
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
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
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
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)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
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
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
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)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
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
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

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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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