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
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt

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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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