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
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
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
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
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)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
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)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ray St. Germain Metis ST

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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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