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
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
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
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
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
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
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)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
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
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
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
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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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

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