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 It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (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
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Kilt Last Call Kilt
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
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)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (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
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
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)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
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)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Lady - You're Still The One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Flying

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)

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