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
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
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)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave

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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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