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
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
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)
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)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)

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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