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
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
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
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
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)
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real

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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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