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
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
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
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
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
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
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)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
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)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

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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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