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
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)

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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

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