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
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
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)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

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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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