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
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
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
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
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
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
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)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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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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