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
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
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)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

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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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