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
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
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)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Boys Brigade The Passion of Love ST
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
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)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
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)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You

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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

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