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
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
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
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
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
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown

FEATURED

Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

FEATURED

Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bum - A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

Victoria, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Diodes - Released

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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