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
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
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)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) 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
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
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
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy

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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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