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
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ian Tyson & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night

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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