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
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
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
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
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)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

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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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