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
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (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
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
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)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late

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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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