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
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
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
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)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
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 I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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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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