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
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
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)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark

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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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