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
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
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)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail

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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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