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 Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
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)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
The Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

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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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