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
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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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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