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
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
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
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In

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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)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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