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
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
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
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)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
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)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt

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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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