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 Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
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
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

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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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