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 Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
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 Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
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
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)

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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)

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45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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