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
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
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)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
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
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse

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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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