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
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
The Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party

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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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