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
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
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
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way

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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

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