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
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
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)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

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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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