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
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
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
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
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)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
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
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone

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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)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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