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
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
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)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

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

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)

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