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
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
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
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
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
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
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)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
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)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
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)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes

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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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