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
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
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)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
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)

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)

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

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