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
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
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
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

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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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