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
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
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)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are 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)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls 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
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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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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