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
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
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)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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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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