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
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
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)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
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
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
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)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away

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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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