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
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (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)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
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)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand

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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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