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
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
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)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

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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

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