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
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
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
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying

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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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