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
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
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
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
The Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
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
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
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)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
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
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love

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

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)

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