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
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (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
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
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
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
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)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
The 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
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song

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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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