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
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
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)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
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
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk

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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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