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
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
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)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)

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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

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