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
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
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)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
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
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
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)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
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
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
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
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie

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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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