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
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
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)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
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)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy

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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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