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
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (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
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
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
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
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
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
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)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice

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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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