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
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
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)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.

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)

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)

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