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
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
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
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
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
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
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)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)

Hey!

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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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