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
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
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
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)

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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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