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
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
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)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
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
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
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)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (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)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away

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

That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Moving Pictures

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control

1985-02-17_Dead End + Genetic Control_Larry_s (Toronto)_ticket_+

Genetic Control_First Impressions_+

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

Rush – Moving Pictures (3)

Rush – Moving Pictures (2)

Rush – Moving Pictures (1)

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