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
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges 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
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
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)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

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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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