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
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her 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
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
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)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
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
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs

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

That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Moving Pictures

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control

1985-02-17_Dead End + Genetic Control_Larry_s (Toronto)_ticket_+

Genetic Control_First Impressions_+

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

Rush – Moving Pictures (3)

Rush – Moving Pictures (2)

Rush – Moving Pictures (1)

Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

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