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
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
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)

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

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