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
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
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)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder 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)
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)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
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)

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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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