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
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
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)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
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)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)

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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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