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
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
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)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
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)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
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)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST

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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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