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
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
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
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)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else

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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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