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 Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
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
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
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)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
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)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
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)

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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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