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
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
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
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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)
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)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
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 Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
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
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)

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

That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Moving Pictures

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control

1985-02-17_Dead End + Genetic Control_Larry_s (Toronto)_ticket_+

Genetic Control_First Impressions_+

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

Rush – Moving Pictures (3)

Rush – Moving Pictures (2)

Rush – Moving Pictures (1)

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