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
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
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)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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

That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Moving Pictures

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control

1985-02-17_Dead End + Genetic Control_Larry_s (Toronto)_ticket_+

Genetic Control_First Impressions_+

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

Rush – Moving Pictures (3)

Rush – Moving Pictures (2)

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