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
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi

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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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