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
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
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)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
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)
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)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
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)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)

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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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