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
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
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
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
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
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
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
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
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)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
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)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice

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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