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
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
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
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
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)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

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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