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
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video

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)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (3)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (2)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (1)

Hemispheres

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (3)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (2)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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