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
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel

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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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