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
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)

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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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