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
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) 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
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio 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
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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

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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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