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
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
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
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
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
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
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
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around 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

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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