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
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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)
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
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)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
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
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk

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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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