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
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
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)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight

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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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