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
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
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
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
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)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
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
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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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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