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
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)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
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)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
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)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
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
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs

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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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