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
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
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)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow 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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did

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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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