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
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
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
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
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
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash

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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

Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

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