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
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)

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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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