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
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
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)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
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)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs

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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)

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