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
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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

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)

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)

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