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
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
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)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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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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