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
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
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
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song 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
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City

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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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