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
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
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)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
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)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)

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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

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