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
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
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
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
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)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (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

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