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
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
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)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
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 South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
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 Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)

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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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