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
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
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)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
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)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

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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

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