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
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
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
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
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
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice

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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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