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
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
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)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
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)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

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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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