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 Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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
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)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
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
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
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)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner

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)

Rush – Moving Pictures (1)

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