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
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Kilt Last Call Kilt
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
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs

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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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