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
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Tyson & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
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
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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